Near Whissonsett: Raynham Hall and other places to visit
A day out from Whissonsett leads to Sandringham House, 23 km away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Whissonsett’s built-up area. On the list: a historic house and a castle, among others.
The best known around Whissonsett
After Raynham Hall comes a castle.
Historic houseRaynham Hall4 km outside town, to the northwestCastleCastleMileham Castle3.7 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 places, mapped
The farthest of them, Raynham Hall, is 4.3 km out.
The dashed line is Whissonsett’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 list by type
Both are castles or historic places.
Green: inside Whissonsett. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
The list runs to 2 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
8 listed buildings are on Whissonsett’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Whissonsett →
Beyond Whissonsett
The standout of the 12 is Sandringham House, 23 km from town.
Historic houseSandringham House23 km west
Historic houseHolkham Hall20 km north
Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel7.2 km east
Historic houseHoughton Hall14 km northwest
CathedralNorwich Cathedral35 km southeast
MuseumThursford Collection13 km northeast · 250K visitors a year
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall28 km southwest · 106K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageCastle Rising25 km west
CastleNorwich Castle Museum35 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall27 km east
Historic houseAnmer Hall19 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCastle Acre Priory14 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Whissonsett (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.
Quick answers on Whissonsett
What is there to see near Whissonsett?
No attraction is mapped inside Whissonsett itself. Within 5 km of it are Raynham Hall and Mileham Castle.
Does Whissonsett have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Whissonsett.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Whissonsett?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is North Elmham Chapel (English Heritage), 7.2 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Whissonsett?
Within 40 km: Sandringham House (23 km), Holkham Hall (20 km), North Elmham Chapel (7.2 km), Houghton Hall (14 km).
Where are Whissonsett’s historic buildings listed?
Whissonsett has 8 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 Whissonsett 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)
- Raynham Hall: Nigel Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandringham House: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holkham Hall: Rev Stan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Elmham Chapel: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thursford Collection: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- 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
- Anmer Hall: Richard Humphrey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Acre Priory: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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