From Bungay Castle on: Bungay’s list
This is a list led by castles or historic places, 3 of its 5. 3 places to visit are mapped inside Bungay’s built-up area, with 2 more within 5 km of its edge. Yearly visitors to Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum number about 40K. On foot, 3 are within 1 km of the centre. Set 22 km out, Norwich Cathedral makes a day trip.
Bungay’s best known
Alongside Bungay Castle you find 2 museums, a historic site and a castle.
CastleBungay Castlein town
MuseumBungay Museumin townHistoric siteHistoric siteButter Crossin town
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum2 km outside town, to the southwest · 40K visitors a year
CastleMettingham Castle1 km outside town, to the eastEach 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 farthest of them, Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, is 3.6 km out.
The dashed line is Bungay’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 kinds on offer
Castles or historic places lead the count with 3; 2 are museums or galleries.
Green: inside Bungay. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In Bungay first, then nearby
3 in town lead, with 2 more within 5 km of its edge after them.
The 3 inside Bungay come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
185 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on Bungay’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bungay →
Days out
The 12 days out are led by Norwich Cathedral, 22 km away.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral22 km northwest
CastleNorwich Castle Museum22 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle26 km south
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral23 km northwest
CastleClaxton Castle14 km north
Historic house · English HeritageRaveningham Hall9.2 km northeast
CastleWingfield Castle17 km southwest
Historic houseSomerleyton Hall and Gardens17 km northeast
Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre23 km northwest
CastleCaister Castle28 km northeast
CastleEye Castle25 km southwest
Theme parkPleasurewood Hills21 km eastPlaces well known beyond Bungay (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.
Quick answers on Bungay
What are the main attractions in Bungay?
The best known inside Bungay’s built-up area are Bungay Castle, Bungay Museum and Butter Cross. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Bungay have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bungay: Bungay Museum and Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bungay?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 26 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Bungay?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (22 km), Norwich Castle Museum (22 km), Framlingham Castle (26 km), St John the Baptist Cathedral (23 km).
Where are Bungay’s historic buildings listed?
Bungay has 185 listed buildings, 4 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 Bungay 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 (16)
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Museum: Glen Denny, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mettingham Castle: 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
- Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raveningham Hall: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerleyton Hall and Gardens: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Caister Castle: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pleasurewood Hills: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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