Raveningham Hall leads what is near Thurlton
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Thurlton’s built-up area, but 4 places are within 5 km of its edge. They include a historic house, an abbey or priory and a zoo. Of the places on our list, 2 are looked after by English Heritage. Norwich Cathedral, 21 km away, is the best-known day out.
Where to start near Thurlton
Beyond Raveningham Hall, there are an abbey or priory, a zoo and an attraction.
Historic house · English HeritageRaveningham Hall1.8 km outside town, to the southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt Olave's Priory4.1 km outside town, to the eastZooZooPettitts Animal Adventure Park4 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionHerringfleet Windmill4.7 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
The 4 outside town cluster to the east.
The dashed line is Thurlton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
The list holds a historic house, an abbey or priory and a zoo.
Green: inside Thurlton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Raveningham Hall and St Olave's Priory).
All of it
4 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 Thurlton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Thurlton →
A little further out
First of the 12 big names within reach is Norwich Cathedral, 21 km away.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral21 km northwest
CastleNorwich Castle Museum21 km northwest
CastleBungay Castle12 km southwest
CastleClaxton Castle9.6 km northwest
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral22 km northwest
Historic houseSomerleyton Hall and Gardens7.9 km east
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle37 km southwest
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum15 km southwest · 40K visitors a year
CastleMettingham Castle11 km southwest
CastleCaister Castle17 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall38 km northwest
Theme parkPleasurewood Hills13 km eastPlaces well known beyond Thurlton (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 Thurlton: questions
What is there to see near Thurlton?
No attraction is mapped inside Thurlton itself. Within 5 km of it are Raveningham Hall, St Olave's Priory, Pettitts Animal Adventure Park and Herringfleet Windmill.
Does Thurlton have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Thurlton.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Thurlton?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Thurlton, 2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Raveningham Hall and St Olave's Priory).
What are the best-known days out near Thurlton?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (21 km), Norwich Castle Museum (21 km), Bungay Castle (12 km), Claxton Castle (9.6 km).
Where are Thurlton’s historic buildings listed?
Thurlton has 6 listed buildings, 2 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 Thurlton 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)
- Raveningham Hall: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Olave's Priory: Michael Dibb, 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
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, 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
- Somerleyton Hall and Gardens: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Caister Castle: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pleasurewood Hills: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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