Pakenham Water Mill
Watermill and museum in Pakenham, Suffolk, England, UK.
Attractions in Badwell Ash
Photo: Pakenham Water Mill, Bob Jones (CC BY-SA 2.0)Trips from Badwell Ash, starting with Pakenham Water Mill
From Badwell Ash, the big name within reach is St Edmundsbury Cathedral, 14 km away. Nothing is mapped inside Badwell Ash’s built-up area, but 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a museum and an attraction, among others.
In Badwell Ash
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Best known
Just outside Badwell Ash, the best known
Once you have seen Pakenham Water Mill, try an attraction.
MuseumPakenham Water Mill4.8 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionWyken Vinyards3.3 km outside town, to the northwestEach 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
Mapped
Furthest from the centre is Pakenham Water Mill, 5.3 km away.
The dashed line is Badwell Ash’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
Which kinds
The places here are a museum and an attraction.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Badwell Ash. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All of them, one by one
Both is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
10 listed buildings are on Badwell Ash’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Badwell Ash →
Big names nearby
A drive away
St Edmundsbury Cathedral, at 14 km, heads the 12.
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral14 km west
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle30 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey14 km west
Historic houseEuston Hall13 km northwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory19 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House19 km west
CastleEye Castle17 km east
CastleHedingham Castle39 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle29 km northwest
Museum · English HeritageGrimes Grave's Visitor Centre27 km northwest
Church · English HeritageChurch of the Holy Sepulchre19 km northwest
CastleHelmingham Hall23 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Badwell Ash (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.
Know before you go to Badwell Ash
What is there to see near Badwell Ash?
No attraction is mapped inside Badwell Ash itself. Within 5 km of it are Pakenham Water Mill and Wyken Vinyards.
Does Badwell Ash have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Badwell Ash: Pakenham Water Mill.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Badwell Ash?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 30 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Badwell Ash?
Within 40 km: St Edmundsbury Cathedral (14 km), Framlingham Castle (30 km), Bury St Edmunds Abbey (14 km), Euston Hall (13 km).
Where are Badwell Ash’s historic buildings listed?
Badwell Ash has 10 listed buildings, 1 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 Badwell Ash 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)
- Pakenham Water Mill: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Euston Hall: Morris ?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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