A day out from Barrow: Ickworth House, 5.6 km away
With nothing inside Barrow’s built-up area, the list has 3 places within 5 km of its edge. They include a historic house, an attraction and a historic site. Our list counts 2 places looked after by the National Trust. Day-trippers head 28 km out to Ely Cathedral.
Where to start near Barrow
Next to Ickworth House, the best known are an attraction and a historic site.
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House4.8 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttraction · National TrustThe Ice House3.9 km outside town, to the eastHistoric siteHistoric siteThe Obelisk4.8 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.
Where to go
Beyond the town, the 3 nearby are mostly to the southeast.
The dashed line is Barrow’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What there is to see
Most common are castles or historic places: 2 of 3.
Green: inside Barrow. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Ickworth House and The Ice House).
Near Barrow
These 3 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
17 listed buildings are on Barrow’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Barrow →
Bigger names, a drive away
Worth the drive, Ely Cathedral (28 km) is first of the 12.
CathedralEly Cathedral28 km northwest
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral9.1 km eastMuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum32 km west · 364K visitors a year
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey9.3 km east
MuseumIWM Duxford35 km southwest · 401K visitors a year (2019)
CastleHedingham Castle28 km south
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall38 km north · 106K visitors a year
MuseumMuseum of Zoology32 km west · 139K visitors a year (2023)
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House35 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle26 km northAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory22 km northeast
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden32 km westPlaces well known beyond Barrow (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.
Barrow: questions and answers
What is there to see near Barrow?
No attraction is mapped inside Barrow itself. Within 5 km of it are Ickworth House, The Ice House and The Obelisk.
Does Barrow have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Barrow.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Barrow?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Barrow, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Ickworth House and The Ice House).
What are the best-known days out near Barrow?
Within 40 km: Ely Cathedral (28 km), St Edmundsbury Cathedral (9.1 km), Fitzwilliam Museum (32 km), Bury St Edmunds Abbey (9.3 km).
Where are Barrow’s historic buildings listed?
Barrow has 17 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 Barrow 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)
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weeting Castle: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden: temporalata, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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