Bawdsey Transmitter Block Radar Museum
Museum in Bawdsey, England, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Alderton
Photo: Orford Castle, Chris Gunns (CC BY-SA 2.0)What is near Alderton: Bawdsey Transmitter Block Radar Museum first
A day out from Alderton leads to Orford Castle, 11 km away. Nothing on our list is inside Alderton’s built-up area; the 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge.
In Alderton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known
The names to know near Alderton
Bawdsey Transmitter Block Radar Museum aside, the next best known is a museum.
MuseumMuseumBawdsey Transmitter Block Radar Museum3 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumSuffolk Punch Trust3.7 km outside town, to the northeast
Each 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
Where they are
The map ends at Suffolk Punch Trust, 4.1 km out.
The dashed line is Alderton’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 sort of places
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Alderton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Everything on the list
Its 2 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.
5 listed buildings are on Alderton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Alderton →
Big names nearby
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
The pick of the 12 is Orford Castle, 11 km off.
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle11 km northeast · 31K visitors a year (2017)
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle23 km north
CastleColchester Castle38 km southwestFortFortHM Fort Roughs15 km south
Castle · English HeritageLandguard Fort12 km southwest
CastleHelmingham Hall22 km northwest
MuseumWoodbridge Tide Mill9.8 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageLeiston Abbey25 km northeast
Historic houseGlemham Hall17 km north
MuseumChristchurch Mansion18 km west
CastleWingfield Castle38 km north
CastleEye Castle38 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Alderton (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.
What visitors ask about Alderton
What is there to see near Alderton?
No attraction is mapped inside Alderton itself. Within 5 km of it are Bawdsey Transmitter Block Radar Museum and Suffolk Punch Trust.
Does Alderton have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Alderton: Bawdsey Transmitter Block Radar Museum and Suffolk Punch Trust.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Alderton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Orford Castle (English Heritage), 11 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Alderton?
Within 40 km: Orford Castle (11 km), Framlingham Castle (23 km), Colchester Castle (38 km), HM Fort Roughs (15 km).
Where are Alderton’s historic buildings listed?
Alderton has 5 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 Alderton 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 (11)
- Orford Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Landguard Fort: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodbridge Tide Mill: Circuitsight at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leiston Abbey: Dave Briggs, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glemham Hall: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christchurch Mansion: Rowland Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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