The nearest draw to Capel St Mary: Dodnash Priory, 2.8 km away
Nothing on our list is inside Capel St Mary’s built-up area; the 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in an abbey or priory, an attraction and a castle. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by the National Trust. Make a day of it at Colchester Castle, 16 km away.
The names to know near Capel St Mary
Alongside Dodnash Priory you find an attraction, a castle and a zoo.
CastleLittle Wenham Castle400 m outside town, to the northwestZooZooJimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park4.7 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.
Where they are
At the edge of the map sits Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park, 5.7 km out.
The dashed line is Capel St Mary’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
The list holds an abbey or priory, an attraction and a castle.
Green: inside Capel St Mary. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Flatford Mill).
Every place, in and near Capel St Mary
You will find all 4 within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
12 listed buildings are on Capel St Mary’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Capel St Mary →
Within a day
The pick of the 12 is Colchester Castle, 16 km off.
CastleColchester Castle16 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle35 km east · 31K visitors a year (2017)
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle32 km northeast
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral35 km northwest
CastleHedingham Castle31 km west
ZooColchester Zoo21 km southwest
MuseumThe Munnings Art Museum6.8 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory16 km southwest
FortBalkerne Gate16 km southwest
CastleHelmingham Hall22 km northeast
MuseumIpswich Museum9.6 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey35 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Capel St Mary (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.
Your questions on Capel St Mary
What is there to see near Capel St Mary?
No attraction is mapped inside Capel St Mary itself. Within 5 km of it are Dodnash Priory, Flatford Mill, Little Wenham Castle and Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park.
Does Capel St Mary have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Capel St Mary.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Capel St Mary?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Capel St Mary, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Flatford Mill).
What are the best-known days out near Capel St Mary?
Within 40 km: Colchester Castle (16 km), Orford Castle (35 km), Framlingham Castle (32 km), St Edmundsbury Cathedral (35 km).
Where are Capel St Mary’s historic buildings listed?
Capel St Mary has 12 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 Capel St Mary 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 (13)
- Little Wenham Castle: Zorba the Geek, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Munnings Art Museum: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Botolph's Priory: Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balkerne Gate: Tanya2501, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ipswich Museum: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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