Bawdsey Transmitter Block Radar Museum
Museum in Bawdsey, England, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Bawdsey
Photo: Orford Castle, Chris Gunns (CC BY-SA 2.0)What to see from Bawdsey: Bawdsey Transmitter Block Radar Museum first
For a trip from Bawdsey, Orford Castle is 12 km away. What there is to see lies just outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge.
In Bawdsey
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known
Just outside Bawdsey, the best known
Along with Bawdsey Transmitter Block Radar Museum, see a museum.
MuseumMuseumBawdsey Transmitter Block Radar Museum1.5 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumSuffolk Punch Trust4.9 km outside town, to the north
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
Map of the places
Furthest out is Suffolk Punch Trust, at 5.4 km.
The dashed line is Bawdsey’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 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Bawdsey. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Near Bawdsey
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 2 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings are on Bawdsey’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bawdsey →
Big names nearby
Day trips
Allow a day for Orford Castle, 12 km away, the pick of 12.
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle12 km northeast · 31K visitors a year (2017)
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle24 km northFortFortHM Fort Roughs14 km south
CastleColchester Castle38 km west
Castle · English HeritageLandguard Fort10 km southwest
CastleHelmingham Hall24 km northwest
MuseumWoodbridge Tide Mill11 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageLeiston Abbey26 km northeast
MuseumChristchurch Mansion19 km west
Historic houseGlemham Hall19 km north
CastleEye Castle39 km northwest
CastleWingfield Castle39 km northPlaces well known beyond Bawdsey (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 Bawdsey’s attractions
What is there to see near Bawdsey?
No attraction is mapped inside Bawdsey itself. Within 5 km of it are Bawdsey Transmitter Block Radar Museum and Suffolk Punch Trust.
Does Bawdsey have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bawdsey: Bawdsey Transmitter Block Radar Museum and Suffolk Punch Trust.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bawdsey?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Orford Castle (English Heritage), 12 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Bawdsey?
Within 40 km: Orford Castle (12 km), Framlingham Castle (24 km), HM Fort Roughs (14 km), Colchester Castle (38 km).
Where are Bawdsey’s historic buildings listed?
Bawdsey 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 Bawdsey 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
- Christchurch Mansion: Rowland Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Glemham Hall: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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