St Olave's Priory
Priory in Fritton and St. Olaves, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK.
Attractions in St Olaves
Photo: St Olave's Priory, Michael Dibb (CC BY-SA 2.0)St Olave's Priory is the place to visit in St Olaves
One place to visit is mapped inside St Olaves’ built-up area, with 3 more within 5 km of its edge. They include an abbey or priory, a historic house and a zoo. Our list counts one place looked after by English Heritage. Further afield lies Norwich Cathedral, at 24 km.
In St Olaves
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
Start here in St Olaves
The list goes on from St Olave's Priory to a historic house, a zoo and an attraction.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt Olave's Prioryin town
Historic houseSomerleyton Hall and Gardens3 km outside town, to the southeastZooZooPettitts Animal Adventure Park4.1 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionHerringfleet Windmill900 m outside town, to the southEach 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
Furthest out is Pettitts Animal Adventure Park, at 4.8 km.
The dashed line is St Olaves’ 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
How the list breaks down
The list holds an abbey or priory, a historic house and a zoo.
Castles & historic places 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic house1 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside St Olaves. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (St Olave's Priory).
Every place
The whole list for St Olaves
One in town leads, with 3 more within 5 km of its edge after it.
The one inside St Olaves comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on St Olaves’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in St Olaves →
Big names nearby
Trips out
The standout of the 12 is Norwich Cathedral, 24 km from town.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral24 km northwest
CastleNorwich Castle Museum25 km northwest
CastleBungay Castle16 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle40 km southwest
CastleCaister Castle14 km north
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral25 km northwest
CastleClaxton Castle13 km northwest
Theme parkPleasurewood Hills8.7 km east
Historic house · English HeritageRaveningham Hall6.7 km west
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum19 km southwest · 40K visitors a yearTheme parkTheme parkPleasure Beach9.9 km northeast
CastleMettingham Castle14 km southwestPlaces well known beyond St Olaves (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 St Olaves
What are the main attractions in St Olaves?
The place to visit inside St Olaves’ built-up area is St Olave's Priory. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does St Olaves have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of St Olaves.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near St Olaves?
Yes. In or within 5 km of St Olaves, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (St Olave's Priory).
What are the best-known days out near St Olaves?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (24 km), Norwich Castle Museum (25 km), Bungay Castle (16 km), Framlingham Castle (40 km).
Where are St Olaves’ historic buildings listed?
St Olaves 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 St Olaves 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 Olave's Priory: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerleyton Hall and Gardens: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caister Castle: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Pleasurewood Hills: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raveningham Hall: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mettingham Castle: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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