Out from Stoke Holy Cross: Playbarn and more
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a theme park, an attraction and a historic site. Beyond the town, Norwich Cathedral sits 7.3 km away.
Leading the list near Stoke Holy Cross
An attraction and a historic site follow Playbarn.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
Spirit of Coltishall, 5.5 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Stoke Holy Cross’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What sort of places
Between them they are a theme park, an attraction and a historic site.
Green: inside Stoke Holy Cross. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
3 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings are on Stoke Holy Cross’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Stoke Holy Cross →
Out of town
The 12 days out are led by Norwich Cathedral, 7.3 km away.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral7.3 km north
CastleNorwich Castle Museum7 km north
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral7.1 km north
Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre7.5 km northwest
CastleClaxton Castle10 km east
CastleBungay Castle15 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle38 km south
MuseumStrangers' Hall7.2 km north
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum16 km southeast · 40K visitors a year
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall28 km north
CastleMettingham Castle18 km southeastMuseumMuseumNorfolk Tank Museum11 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Stoke Holy Cross (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.
Know before you go to Stoke Holy Cross
What is there to see near Stoke Holy Cross?
No attraction is mapped inside Stoke Holy Cross itself. Within 5 km of it are Playbarn, Keswick Hall and Spirit of Coltishall.
Does Stoke Holy Cross have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Stoke Holy Cross.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Stoke Holy Cross?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 38 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Stoke Holy Cross?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (7.3 km), Norwich Castle Museum (7 km), St John the Baptist Cathedral (7.1 km), The Sainsbury Centre (7.5 km).
Where are Stoke Holy Cross’ historic buildings listed?
Stoke Holy Cross has 6 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 Stoke Holy Cross 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 (11)
- 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
- The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Strangers' Hall: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mettingham Castle: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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