City of Norwich Aviation Museum
Aviation museum in Horsham St Faith, Norfolk.
Attractions in Waterloo
Photo: City of Norwich Aviation Museum, Chloecairns (CC BY-SA 3.0)The nearest draw to Waterloo: City of Norwich Aviation Museum, 4.9 km away
Most of what there is to see is castles or historic places: 4 of 5. All of them lie outside Waterloo. Travel 10 km and you reach Norwich Cathedral.
In Waterloo
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Best known
Around Waterloo: where to begin
Close behind City of Norwich Aviation Museum are 4 historic sites.
MuseumCity of Norwich Aviation Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric siteAvro Vulcan (XM612)4.6 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric siteFokker F27-600P (G-BHMY)4.6 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric siteHandley Page Herald (G-ASKK)4.6 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric siteHawker Siddeley Nimrod MRA.2 (XV255)4.6 km 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
The lie of the land
Look to the south for most of the 5 just outside.
The dashed line is Waterloo’s 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
What is on offer
Castles or historic places lead the count with 4 of 5.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 4 historic sites0 in town · 4 nearby
Green: inside Waterloo. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All of them, one by one
5 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Waterloo’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Waterloo →
Big names nearby
Out of town
Norwich Cathedral, at 10 km, heads the 12 day trips.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral10 km south
CastleNorwich Castle Museum11 km south
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall11 km north
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral10 km south
Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre12 km south
Castle · English HeritageBaconsthorpe Castle22 km northwest
MuseumStrangers' Hall10 km south
Heritage railwayBure Valley Railway8.1 km east
CastleClaxton Castle19 km southeast
MuseumThursford Collection29 km northwest · 250K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel24 km west
Historic house · National TrustFelbrigg Hall21 km northPlaces well known beyond Waterloo (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.
Common questions about Waterloo
What is there to see near Waterloo?
No attraction is mapped inside Waterloo itself. Within 5 km of it are City of Norwich Aviation Museum, Avro Vulcan (XM612), Fokker F27-600P (G-BHMY) and Handley Page Herald (G-ASKK).
Does Waterloo have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Waterloo: City of Norwich Aviation Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Waterloo?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Blickling Hall (National Trust), 11 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Waterloo?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (10 km), Norwich Castle Museum (11 km), Blickling Hall (11 km), St John the Baptist Cathedral (10 km).
Where are Waterloo’s historic buildings listed?
Waterloo has 4 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 Waterloo 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)
- City of Norwich Aviation Museum: Chloecairns, 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
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, 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
- Baconsthorpe Castle: Aaron Boardley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strangers' Hall: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bure Valley Railway: Northmetpit 14:56, 12 January 2008 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thursford Collection: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Elmham Chapel: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felbrigg Hall: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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