Just outside Swainsthorpe: Playbarn and more
Norwich Cathedral, 8.1 km from Swainsthorpe, is the best-known trip nearby. Nothing is mapped inside Swainsthorpe’s built-up area, but 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. They include a theme park and an attraction.
Where to start near Swainsthorpe
Following Playbarn is an attraction.
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 to find them
Playbarn, 4.5 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Swainsthorpe’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
Between them they are a theme park and an attraction.
Green: inside Swainsthorpe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
Both is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings are on Swainsthorpe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Swainsthorpe →
The wider area
Of the 12 day trips, Norwich Cathedral (8.1 km) is the best known.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral8.1 km north
CastleNorwich Castle Museum7.7 km north
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral7.6 km north
Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre7 km north
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle38 km south
CastleBungay Castle16 km southeast
CastleClaxton Castle12 km east
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum16 km southeast · 40K visitors a year
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall28 km north
MuseumStrangers' Hall7.8 km northMuseumMuseumNorfolk Tank Museum9.1 km southwest
CastleMettingham Castle19 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Swainsthorpe (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.
Visiting Swainsthorpe: questions
What is there to see near Swainsthorpe?
No attraction is mapped inside Swainsthorpe itself. Within 5 km of it are Playbarn and Keswick Hall.
Does Swainsthorpe have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Swainsthorpe.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Swainsthorpe?
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 Swainsthorpe?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (8.1 km), Norwich Castle Museum (7.7 km), St John the Baptist Cathedral (7.6 km), The Sainsbury Centre (7 km).
Where are Swainsthorpe’s historic buildings listed?
Swainsthorpe has 5 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 Swainsthorpe 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
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 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
- Strangers' Hall: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mettingham Castle: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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