Near South Walsham: St Benet's Abbey and other places to visit
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 abbeys or priories, a garden and a museum. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by English Heritage. For a full day, there is Norwich Cathedral, 13 km away.
Leading the list near South Walsham
Then come a garden, an abbey or priory and a museum, behind St Benet's Abbey.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt Benet's Abbey2.5 km outside town, to the northeastGardenGardenFairhaven Woodland and Water Garden300 m outside town, to the northeastAbbey or prioryAbbey or priorySaint Benet's Abbey Drainage Mill2.5 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumWoodbastwick Forge3.5 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
Close by, the 4 mostly lie to the northeast.
The dashed line is South Walsham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
The list holds 2 abbeys or priories, a garden and a museum.
Green: inside South Walsham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (St Benet's Abbey).
All of them, one by one
4 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings are on South Walsham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in South Walsham →
Further afield
First of the 12 big names within reach is Norwich Cathedral, 13 km away.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral13 km west
CastleNorwich Castle Museum14 km west
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral14 km west
CastleClaxton Castle9.6 km south
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall24 km northwest
CastleCaister Castle14 km east
Heritage railwayBure Valley Railway8.1 km northwest
CastleBungay Castle23 km south
Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre18 km west
MuseumStrangers' Hall14 km west
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum26 km south · 40K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageBaconsthorpe Castle35 km northwestPlaces well known beyond South Walsham (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.
What people ask about South Walsham
What is there to see near South Walsham?
No attraction is mapped inside South Walsham itself. Within 5 km of it are St Benet's Abbey, Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, Saint Benet's Abbey Drainage Mill and Woodbastwick Forge.
Does South Walsham have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of South Walsham: Woodbastwick Forge.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near South Walsham?
Yes. In or within 5 km of South Walsham, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (St Benet's Abbey).
What are the best-known days out near South Walsham?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (13 km), Norwich Castle Museum (14 km), St John the Baptist Cathedral (14 km), Claxton Castle (9.6 km).
Where are South Walsham’s historic buildings listed?
South Walsham has 7 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 South Walsham 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 (13)
- St Benet's Abbey: Wonderwoman72uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), 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
- St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caister Castle: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bure Valley Railway: Northmetpit 14:56, 12 January 2008 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Strangers' Hall: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baconsthorpe Castle: Aaron Boardley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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