Photo: Lewis Collard · Public domainNear Watlington: Sandringham House and other days out
Close by, the list has a single place: Watatunga Wildlife Reserve, within 5 km of its edge. The trip to Sandringham House is 19 km. Within 40 km you can choose from 12, 4 historic houses and 3 castles among them.
The nearest place to visit
Watatunga Wildlife Reserve is 1.6 km from the middle of Watlington. Watatunga Wildlife Reserve is a wildlife park Wildlife park.
Where they are
The 7 places carry the numbers of the tiles below.
Watlington is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
Castles or historic places number 10, museums or galleries 2.
Green: inside Watlington. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
7 places are cared for: 5 by English Heritage and 2 by the National Trust (Oxburgh Hall, Castle Rising, Weeting Castle and Castle Acre Priory, and 3 more).
All of them, one by one
Each of the 13 is within 40 km.
Sandringham House
Royal residence near the village of Sandringham in Norfolk, England, UK.
Ely Cathedral
Principal church of the Diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
Oxburgh Hall
Grade I listed historic house museum in Breckland District, Norfolk, England, UK.
Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre
Flint mine in Norfolk, England, UK.
Peckover House & Gardens
Historic house museum in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
Thetford Priory
Ruins of a Cluniac priory in Thetford, Breckland, Norfolk, England, UK.
What is in or close to Watlington comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Watlington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Watlington →
Out of town
Of 12 places within 40 km, these come first.
2Historic houseSandringham House19 km northeast
3CathedralEly Cathedral32 km south
4Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall16 km southeast · 106K visitors a year
5Castle · English HeritageCastle Rising14 km north
6Historic houseHoughton Hall25 km northeast
7Historic houseAnmer Hall22 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle27 km southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCastle Acre Priory20 km east
Museum · English HeritageGrimes Grave's Visitor Centre29 km southeast
Museum · National TrustPeckover House & Gardens16 km west
CastleThe Castle16 km westAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory37 km southeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Ely →
Seeing Watlington: questions
What is there to see near Watlington?
No attraction is mapped inside Watlington itself. Within 5 km of it are Watatunga Wildlife Reserve.
Does Watlington have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Watlington.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Watlington?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Oxburgh Hall (National Trust), 16 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Watlington?
Within 40 km: Sandringham House (19 km), Ely Cathedral (32 km), Oxburgh Hall (16 km), Castle Rising (14 km).
Where are Watlington’s historic buildings listed?
Watlington has 7 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 Watlington 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 (6)
- Sandringham House: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Rising: Antony McCallum: Who is the uploader, photographer, full copyright owner and proprietor of WyrdLight.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anmer Hall: Richard Humphrey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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