What is near Strumpshaw: Claxton Castle first
Norwich Cathedral, 12 km from Strumpshaw, is the best-known trip nearby. Nothing is mapped inside Strumpshaw’s built-up area, but 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a castle and a museum, among others.
The best known around Strumpshaw
The other best-known place is a museum.
CastleClaxton Castle3.8 km outside town, to the south
MuseumStrumpshaw Steam Museum900 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.
Finding your way
At 4.2 km, Claxton Castle is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Strumpshaw’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
It comes down to a castle and a museum.
Green: inside Strumpshaw. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
Look within 5 km of its edge for both places listed.
Strumpshaw Steam Museum
Museum in Strumpshaw, Norfolk, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Strumpshaw’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Strumpshaw →
Day trips from Strumpshaw
Norwich Cathedral, at 12 km, heads the 12.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral12 km west
CastleNorwich Castle Museum12 km west
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral13 km west
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall27 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt Benet's Abbey8.6 km northeast
CastleBungay Castle18 km south
CastleCaister Castle16 km east
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum21 km south · 40K visitors a year
Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre16 km west
MuseumStrangers' Hall12 km west
CastleMettingham Castle19 km south
Historic houseSomerleyton Hall and Gardens17 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Strumpshaw (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.
Questions about Strumpshaw’s attractions
What is there to see near Strumpshaw?
No attraction is mapped inside Strumpshaw itself. Within 5 km of it are Claxton Castle and Strumpshaw Steam Museum.
Does Strumpshaw have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Strumpshaw: Strumpshaw Steam Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Strumpshaw?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Blickling Hall (National Trust), 27 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Strumpshaw?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (12 km), Norwich Castle Museum (12 km), St John the Baptist Cathedral (13 km), Blickling Hall (27 km).
Where are Strumpshaw’s historic buildings listed?
Strumpshaw has 3 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 Strumpshaw 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 (14)
- Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strumpshaw Steam Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Benet's Abbey: Wonderwoman72uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caister Castle: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Strangers' Hall: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mettingham Castle: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerleyton Hall and Gardens: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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