Beccles and District Museum is the place to visit in Beccles
A day out from Beccles leads to Norwich Cathedral, 27 km away. The built-up area itself has one place on our list; another is within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a museum and a historic house.
Highlights of Beccles
Along with Beccles and District Museum, see a historic house.
MuseumBeccles and District Museumin town
Historic houseSotterley Hall Estate4.5 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 Sotterley Hall Estate, 5.5 km out.
The dashed line is Beccles’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
Between them they are a museum and a historic house.
Green: inside Beccles. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.
Sotterley Hall Estate
Grade I listed building in Waveney, United Kingdom.
The one inside Beccles comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
149 listed buildings are on Beccles’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Beccles →
Bigger names, a drive away
The standout of the 12 is Norwich Cathedral, 27 km from town.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral27 km northwest
CastleBungay Castle9.1 km west
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle29 km southwest
CastleMettingham Castle6.8 km west
CastleNorwich Castle Museum27 km northwest
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum12 km west · 40K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle40 km south · 31K visitors a year (2017)
Historic houseSomerleyton Hall and Gardens10 km northeast
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral28 km northwest
Historic house · English HeritageRaveningham Hall7.4 km north
CastleClaxton Castle17 km northwest
Theme parkPleasurewood Hills13 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Beccles (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.
Asked about places to visit in Beccles
What are the main attractions in Beccles?
The place to visit inside Beccles’ built-up area is Beccles and District Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Beccles have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Beccles: Beccles and District Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Beccles?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 29 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Beccles?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (27 km), Bungay Castle (9.1 km), Framlingham Castle (29 km), Mettingham Castle (6.8 km).
Where are Beccles’ historic buildings listed?
Beccles has 149 listed buildings, 6 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 Beccles 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 (14)
- Beccles and District Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sotterley Hall Estate: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mettingham Castle: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orford Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerleyton Hall and Gardens: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raveningham Hall: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pleasurewood Hills: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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