From Chelmondiston, 5.6 km to Ipswich Transport Museum
From Chelmondiston, the big name within reach is Orford Castle, 25 km away. With nothing inside Chelmondiston’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a museum and a water park.
Top of the list around Chelmondiston
Alongside Ipswich Transport Museum you find a water park.
MuseumIpswich Transport Museum4.8 km outside town, to the northWater parkWater parkAqua Park Alton4.3 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
The map stretches to Ipswich Transport Museum, 5.6 km away.
The dashed line is Chelmondiston’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
Between them they are a museum and a water park.
Green: inside Chelmondiston. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
Look within 5 km of its edge for both places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings are on Chelmondiston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Chelmondiston →
Further away
The pick of the 12 is Orford Castle, 25 km off.
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle25 km northeast · 31K visitors a year (2017)
CastleColchester Castle24 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle28 km north
Castle · English HeritageLandguard Fort9.8 km southeastFortFortHM Fort Roughs22 km southeast
CastleHelmingham Hall20 km north
MuseumChristchurch Mansion8.5 km northwest
MuseumIpswich Museum8.7 km northwest
ZooColchester Zoo29 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory24 km southwest
FortBalkerne Gate24 km southwest
MuseumWoodbridge Tide Mill14 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Chelmondiston (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 Chelmondiston
What is there to see near Chelmondiston?
No attraction is mapped inside Chelmondiston itself. Within 5 km of it are Ipswich Transport Museum and Aqua Park Alton.
Does Chelmondiston have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Chelmondiston: Ipswich Transport Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Chelmondiston?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Orford Castle (English Heritage), 25 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Chelmondiston?
Within 40 km: Orford Castle (25 km), Colchester Castle (24 km), Framlingham Castle (28 km), Landguard Fort (9.8 km).
Where are Chelmondiston’s historic buildings listed?
Chelmondiston has 6 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 Chelmondiston 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
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Landguard Fort: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, 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
- Balkerne Gate: Tanya2501, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodbridge Tide Mill: Circuitsight at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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