Near Weeting: Weeting Castle and other places to visit
With nothing inside Weeting’s built-up area, the list has 4 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 museums, a castle and an attraction. 2 of the places on the list are maintained by English Heritage. Travel 25 km and you reach Ely Cathedral.
Where to start near Weeting
Behind Weeting Castle on the list are 2 museums and an attraction.
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle100 m outside town, to the north
Museum · English HeritageGrimes Grave's Visitor Centre3.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumBrandon Heritage Centre1.7 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionGo Ape4.2 km outside town, to the southeastEach 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 view
Beyond the town, the 4 nearby are mostly to the southeast.
The dashed line is Weeting’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
It comes down to 2 museums, a castle and an attraction.
Green: inside Weeting. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Weeting Castle and Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre).
All of them, one by one
Its 4 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings are on Weeting’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Weeting →
The wider area
Ely Cathedral, at 25 km, heads the 12 day trips.
CathedralEly Cathedral25 km west
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall13 km north · 106K visitors a year
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral26 km southAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory10 km southeast
Church · English HeritageChurch of the Holy Sepulchre10 km southeast
Historic houseEuston Hall16 km southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey26 km south
Castle · English HeritageCastle Rising38 km north
Historic houseLynford Hall7 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House27 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCastle Acre Priory27 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageDenny Abbey and Farmland Museum35 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Weeting (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.
Places to visit in Weeting: questions
What is there to see near Weeting?
No attraction is mapped inside Weeting itself. Within 5 km of it are Weeting Castle, Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre, Brandon Heritage Centre and Go Ape.
Does Weeting have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Weeting: Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre and Brandon Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Weeting?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Weeting, 2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Weeting Castle and Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre).
What are the best-known days out near Weeting?
Within 40 km: Ely Cathedral (25 km), Oxburgh Hall (13 km), St Edmundsbury Cathedral (26 km), Thetford Priory (10 km).
Where are Weeting’s historic buildings listed?
Weeting has 6 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 Weeting 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)
- Weeting Castle: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Euston Hall: Morris ?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, 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
- Lynford Hall: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Acre Priory: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum: Rob enwiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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