Places to visit in Wymondham, led by Wymondham Abbey
4 places to visit are mapped inside Wymondham’s built-up area. Look for 2 museums, an abbey or priory and an art gallery. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 2 of them. Allow a day for Norwich Cathedral, 13 km off.
Must-know places in Wymondham
2 museums and an art gallery follow Wymondham Abbey.
Abbey or prioryWymondham Abbeyin townMuseumMuseumWymondham Bridewellin townArt galleryArt galleryWymondham Arts Centrein townMuseumMuseumWymondham Heritage Museumin townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
The map stretches to Wymondham Abbey, 1.3 km away.
The dashed line is Wymondham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
Museums or galleries lead the count with 3 of 4.
Green: inside Wymondham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
All 4 are inside Wymondham.
The 4 inside Wymondham come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
145 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Wymondham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wymondham →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Out of town, Norwich Cathedral (13 km) leads 12 names to know.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral13 km northeast
CastleNorwich Castle Museum13 km northeast
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral12 km northeast
Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre9 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall27 km north
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall38 km west · 106K visitors a year
CastleBungay Castle25 km southeast
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum24 km southeast · 40K visitors a year
MuseumStrangers' Hall13 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel23 km northwest
CastleClaxton Castle22 km eastMuseumMuseumNorfolk Tank Museum10 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Wymondham (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 Wymondham: questions
What are the main attractions in Wymondham?
The best known inside Wymondham’s built-up area are Wymondham Abbey, Wymondham Bridewell, Wymondham Arts Centre and Wymondham Heritage Museum. In all, 4 places to visit are mapped inside the town.
Does Wymondham have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Wymondham: Wymondham Bridewell, Wymondham Arts Centre and Wymondham Heritage Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wymondham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Blickling Hall (National Trust), 27 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Wymondham?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (13 km), Norwich Castle Museum (13 km), St John the Baptist Cathedral (12 km), The Sainsbury Centre (9 km).
Where are Wymondham’s historic buildings listed?
Wymondham has 145 listed buildings, 3 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 Wymondham 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 (12)
- Wymondham Abbey: Abbeygarth, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- 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
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strangers' Hall: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Elmham Chapel: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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