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The Muckleburgh Military Collection
Attractions in Salthouse

From Salthouse, 3.1 km to The Muckleburgh Military Collection

Salthouse’s list takes in 3 museums, 2 historic houses and a heritage railway. There is no place to visit inside Salthouse’s built-up area; there are 8 within 5 km of its edge. Our list counts one place looked after by English Heritage. For a full day, there is Baconsthorpe Castle, 7.2 km away.

Photo: The Muckleburgh Military Collection, Stavros1 at English Wikipedia (Public domain)
In Salthouse
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
8
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Around Salthouse: where to begin

The rest of the best known are 2 historic houses, a museum and a heritage railway.

MuseumThe Muckleburgh Military Collection2.4 km outside town, to the eastHistoric houseWiveton Hall3.4 km outside town, to the westMuseumThe Shell Museum3.4 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric houseBayfield Hall3.7 km outside town, to the southwestHeritage railwayNorth Norfolk Railway4.4 km outside town, to the eastRuinsRuins · English HeritageGuildhall4.4 km outside town, to the west

Each 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

Plotted on the map

The outermost point is Letheringsett Water Mill, at 5.1 km.

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The dashed line is Salthouse’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

What is on offer

Ahead are museums or galleries (3); next, castles or historic places (3).

Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 historic houses · 1 ruins0 in town · 3 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 heritage railway0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Salthouse. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Guildhall).

Every place

The whole list for Salthouse

Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 8 places in all.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

5 listed buildings are on Salthouse’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Salthouse →

Big names nearby

The wider area

Allow a day for Baconsthorpe Castle, 7.2 km away, the pick of 12.

Castle · English HeritageBaconsthorpe Castle7.2 km southeastHistoric houseHolkham Hall19 km westHistoric house · National TrustBlickling Hall18 km southeastCathedralNorwich Cathedral38 km southMuseumThursford Collection13 km southwest · 250K visitors a yearAbbey or priory · English HeritageBinham Priory10 km westHistoric house · National TrustFelbrigg Hall13 km eastCastleNorwich Castle Museum39 km southHistoric houseHoughton Hall32 km southwestCastleGresham Castle11 km southeastCathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral38 km southCastle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel24 km southwest

Places well known beyond Salthouse (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.

Asked about places to visit in Salthouse

What is there to see near Salthouse?

No attraction is mapped inside Salthouse itself. Within 5 km of it are The Muckleburgh Military Collection, Wiveton Hall, The Shell Museum and Bayfield Hall.

Does Salthouse have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Salthouse: The Muckleburgh Military Collection, The Shell Museum and William Marriott Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Salthouse?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Salthouse, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Guildhall).

What are the best-known days out near Salthouse?

Within 40 km: Baconsthorpe Castle (7.2 km), Holkham Hall (19 km), Blickling Hall (18 km), Norwich Cathedral (38 km).

Where are Salthouse’s historic buildings listed?

Salthouse has 5 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Salthouse 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 (18)

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