Around Roughton, start with Felbrigg Hall
Roughton’s list takes in 3 museums, 2 attractions and a historic house. Our list finds nothing inside Roughton’s built-up area, but 9 places within 5 km of its edge. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by the National Trust. Go 9.2 km out for Blickling Hall.
The first to see around Roughton
The list goes on from Felbrigg Hall to 2 museums, a castle and a pier.
Historic house · National TrustFelbrigg Hall2.9 km outside town, to the northwest
CastleGresham Castle4.9 km outside town, to the west
PierCromer Pier4.7 km outside town, to the northZooZooAmazona Zoo3.4 km outside town, to the north
MuseumCromer Museum4.4 km outside town, to the north
MuseumHenry Blogg Lifeboat Museum4.4 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map view
The farthest of them, Cromer Pier, is 5.6 km out.
The dashed line is Roughton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
Museums or galleries lead the count with 3; 2 are castles or historic places.
Green: inside Roughton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Felbrigg Hall).
All 9 on the list
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 9 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Roughton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Roughton →
Beyond Roughton
Day trips number 12; the best known is Blickling Hall, 9.2 km off.
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall9.2 km southwest
CathedralNorwich Cathedral28 km south
Castle · English HeritageBaconsthorpe Castle9.9 km west
CastleNorwich Castle Museum28 km south
Historic houseHolkham Hall34 km west
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral28 km south
MuseumThursford Collection24 km west · 250K visitors a year
Historic houseWolterton Hall7.6 km southwest
MuseumSheringham Museum at The Mo8.8 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBinham Priory24 km west
Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel28 km southwest
Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre30 km southPlaces well known beyond Roughton (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Visiting Roughton: questions
What is there to see near Roughton?
No attraction is mapped inside Roughton itself. Within 5 km of it are Felbrigg Hall, Gresham Castle, Cromer Pier and Amazona Zoo.
Does Roughton have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Roughton: Cromer Museum, Henry Blogg Lifeboat Museum and Gunton Park Sawmill.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Roughton?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Roughton, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Felbrigg Hall).
What are the best-known days out near Roughton?
Within 40 km: Blickling Hall (9.2 km), Norwich Cathedral (28 km), Baconsthorpe Castle (9.9 km), Norwich Castle Museum (28 km).
Where are Roughton’s historic buildings listed?
Roughton has 2 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Roughton when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (17)
- Felbrigg Hall: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gresham Castle: Stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cromer Pier: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cromer Museum: Kolforn (Kolforn) I'd appreciate if you could mail me if you want to use, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Blogg Lifeboat Museum: Katy Walters, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baconsthorpe Castle: Aaron Boardley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holkham Hall: Rev Stan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thursford Collection: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolterton Hall: Stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheringham Museum at The Mo: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Binham Priory: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Elmham Chapel: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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