5.1 km from Bucklesham, Ipswich Transport Museum leads the list
All of it lies outside: 3 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Bucklesham’s built-up area. Allow a day for Orford Castle, 19 km off.
The first to see around Bucklesham
Ipswich Transport Museum aside, the next best known are 2 museums.
MuseumIpswich Transport Museum4.5 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumSuffolk Aviation Heritage Museum2.5 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumMartlesham Heath Control Tower Museum3.2 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
The map ends at Ipswich Transport Museum, 5.1 km out.
The dashed line is Bucklesham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Green: inside Bucklesham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 3 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Bucklesham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bucklesham →
Day trips from Bucklesham
Orford Castle, at 19 km, heads the 12.
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle19 km east · 31K visitors a year (2017)
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle22 km north
CastleColchester Castle30 km southwest
CastleHelmingham Hall17 km northFortFortHM Fort Roughs21 km southeast
MuseumWoodbridge Tide Mill7.5 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageLandguard Fort11 km south
MuseumChristchurch Mansion8.3 km northwest
MuseumIpswich Museum8.8 km west
ZooColchester Zoo35 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory30 km southwest
CastleEye Castle33 km northPlaces well known beyond Bucklesham (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.
Know before you go to Bucklesham
What is there to see near Bucklesham?
No attraction is mapped inside Bucklesham itself. Within 5 km of it are Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk Aviation Heritage Museum and Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum.
Does Bucklesham have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bucklesham: Ipswich Transport Museum, Suffolk Aviation Heritage Museum and Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bucklesham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Orford Castle (English Heritage), 19 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Bucklesham?
Within 40 km: Orford Castle (19 km), Framlingham Castle (22 km), Colchester Castle (30 km), Helmingham Hall (17 km).
Where are Bucklesham’s historic buildings listed?
Bucklesham has 4 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 Bucklesham 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)
- Ipswich Transport Museum: Nowell87, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodbridge Tide Mill: Circuitsight at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Landguard Fort: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christchurch Mansion: Rowland Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ipswich Museum: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Botolph's Priory: Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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