Places to visit around Benhall Green, from Glemham Hall
No place to visit is mapped inside Benhall Green’s built-up area; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a historic house, a museum and an attraction. The best-known trip out is to Framlingham Castle, 9.9 km away.
Where to start near Benhall Green
The rest of the best known are a museum and an attraction.
Historic houseGlemham Hall4 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumSaxmundham Museum1.6 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionSnape Maltings3.6 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
The farthest of them, Glemham Hall, is 4.2 km out.
The dashed line is Benhall Green’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
The list holds a historic house, a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Benhall Green. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
Each of the 3 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 Benhall Green’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Benhall Green →
A drive away
Top of the 12 day trips: Framlingham Castle, at 9.9 km.
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle9.9 km west
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle12 km south · 31K visitors a year (2017)
Abbey or priory · English HeritageLeiston Abbey6.9 km northeast
CastleHelmingham Hall20 km west
CastleBungay Castle29 km north
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum27 km north · 40K visitors a year
CastleWingfield Castle23 km northwest
CastleEye Castle27 km northwest
CastleMettingham Castle28 km northFortFortHM Fort Roughs34 km south
MuseumWoodbridge Tide Mill16 km southwest
Historic houseSomerleyton Hall and Gardens38 km northPlaces well known beyond Benhall Green (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 before you go to Benhall Green
What is there to see near Benhall Green?
No attraction is mapped inside Benhall Green itself. Within 5 km of it are Glemham Hall, Saxmundham Museum and Snape Maltings.
Does Benhall Green have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Benhall Green: Saxmundham Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Benhall Green?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 9.9 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Benhall Green?
Within 40 km: Framlingham Castle (9.9 km), Orford Castle (12 km), Leiston Abbey (6.9 km), Helmingham Hall (20 km).
Where are Benhall Green’s historic buildings listed?
Benhall Green has 10 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 Benhall Green 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)
- Glemham Hall: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orford Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leiston Abbey: Dave Briggs, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mettingham Castle: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodbridge Tide Mill: Circuitsight at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerleyton Hall and Gardens: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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