Places to visit around Setchey, from Middleton Towers
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 3 places to visit; none is inside Setchey’s built-up area. On the list: a castle, a museum and a wildlife park, among others. Travel 16 km and you reach Sandringham House.
The names to know near Setchey
Next to Middleton Towers, the best known are a museum and a wildlife park.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
Head to the northeast for most of the 3 on the list.
The dashed line is Setchey’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What they are
It comes down to a castle, a museum and a wildlife park.
Green: inside Setchey. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
These 3 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Setchey’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Setchey →
A drive away
The pick of the 12 is Sandringham House, 16 km off.
Historic houseSandringham House16 km northeast
CathedralEly Cathedral35 km south
Castle · English HeritageCastle Rising11 km north
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall16 km southeast · 106K visitors a year
Historic houseHoughton Hall22 km northeast
Historic houseHolkham Hall38 km northeast
Historic houseAnmer Hall19 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCastle Acre Priory18 km east
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle28 km southeast
Museum · English HeritageGrimes Grave's Visitor Centre30 km southeast
Museum · National TrustPeckover House & Gardens18 km west
Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel36 km eastPlaces well known beyond Setchey (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.
Planning a visit to Setchey
What is there to see near Setchey?
No attraction is mapped inside Setchey itself. Within 5 km of it are Middleton Towers, North Runcton Art Gallery Museum and Watatunga Wildlife Reserve.
Does Setchey have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Setchey: North Runcton Art Gallery Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Setchey?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castle Rising (English Heritage), 11 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Setchey?
Within 40 km: Sandringham House (16 km), Ely Cathedral (35 km), Castle Rising (11 km), Oxburgh Hall (16 km).
Where are Setchey’s historic buildings listed?
Setchey 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 Setchey 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 (12)
- Sandringham House: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Rising: Antony McCallum: Who is the uploader, photographer, full copyright owner and proprietor of WyrdLight.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holkham Hall: Rev Stan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anmer Hall: Richard Humphrey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Acre Priory: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weeting Castle: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peckover House & Gardens: Theyellowtulip, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Elmham Chapel: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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