One to see in Bardwell: Bardwell Windmill
One place to visit is mapped inside Bardwell’s built-up area, with 2 more within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 attractions and a museum, among others. Day-trippers head 13 km out to St Edmundsbury Cathedral.
Leading places in Bardwell
Following Bardwell Windmill are a museum and an attraction.
MuseumPakenham Water Mill3.3 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionWyken Vinyards2.3 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
The map ends at Pakenham Water Mill, 4.1 km out.
The dashed line is Bardwell’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
The biggest group is other attractions, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Bardwell. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 2 more.
The one inside Bardwell comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
39 listed buildings are on Bardwell’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bardwell →
Bigger names, a drive away
Most famous of the 12 is St Edmundsbury Cathedral, 13 km from the centre.
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral13 km southwest
Historic houseEuston Hall6.8 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey13 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle36 km eastAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory12 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall34 km northwest · 106K visitors a year
Church · English HeritageChurch of the Holy Sepulchre12 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle23 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House18 km southwest
Museum · English HeritageGrimes Grave's Visitor Centre21 km northwest
CastleEye Castle21 km east
CastleHelmingham Hall29 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Bardwell (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.
Your questions on Bardwell
What are the main attractions in Bardwell?
The place to visit inside Bardwell’s built-up area is Bardwell Windmill. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Bardwell have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Bardwell: Pakenham Water Mill.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bardwell?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bury St Edmunds Abbey (English Heritage), 13 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Bardwell?
Within 40 km: St Edmundsbury Cathedral (13 km), Euston Hall (6.8 km), Bury St Edmunds Abbey (13 km), Framlingham Castle (36 km).
Where are Bardwell’s historic buildings listed?
Bardwell has 39 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 Bardwell 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
- Euston Hall: Morris ?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weeting Castle: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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