Cotton Mechanical Music Museum & Bygones
Museum in nr Stowmarket, England, UK.
Attractions in Bacton and Cotton
Photo: Framlingham Castle, Happy Bean Photography (CC BY-SA 4.0)The one place to visit in Bacton and Cotton is Cotton Mechanical Music Museum & Bygones
A day out from Bacton and Cotton leads to Framlingham Castle, 23 km away. The built-up area itself has one place on our list; another is within 5 km of its edge.
In Bacton and Cotton
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
1
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known
The headline places in Bacton and Cotton
Next to Cotton Mechanical Music Museum & Bygones, the best known is a museum.
MuseumMuseumCotton Mechanical Music Museum & Bygonesin townMuseumMuseumHaughley Green Air Raid Shelter2.4 km outside town, to the southwest
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
How they lie
The outermost point is Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter, at 4 km.
The dashed line is Bacton and Cotton’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
Kind by kind
Both are museums or galleries.
Museums & galleries 2 museums1 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Bacton and Cotton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The complete list
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Bacton and Cotton comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
28 listed buildings are on Bacton and Cotton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bacton and Cotton →
Big names nearby
Days out
Top of the 12 day trips: Framlingham Castle, at 23 km.
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle23 km east
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral21 km west
CastleEye Castle11 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey20 km west
CastleHelmingham Hall16 km southeast
Historic houseEuston Hall20 km northwest
CastleWingfield Castle19 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House25 km westAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory25 km northwest
MuseumThe Food Museum9.1 km south
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle36 km northwest
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum32 km northeast · 40K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Bacton and Cotton (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.
Questions about Bacton and Cotton’s attractions
What are the main attractions in Bacton and Cotton?
The place to visit inside Bacton and Cotton’s built-up area is Cotton Mechanical Music Museum & Bygones. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Bacton and Cotton have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bacton and Cotton: Cotton Mechanical Music Museum & Bygones and Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bacton and Cotton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 23 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Bacton and Cotton?
Within 40 km: Framlingham Castle (23 km), St Edmundsbury Cathedral (21 km), Eye Castle (11 km), Bury St Edmunds Abbey (20 km).
Where are Bacton and Cotton’s historic buildings listed?
Bacton and Cotton has 28 listed buildings, 2 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 Bacton and Cotton 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)
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Euston Hall: Morris ?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Food Museum: Martinevans123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weeting Castle: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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