What to see from Crowfield: Helmingham Hall first
Framlingham Castle, 15 km from Crowfield, is the best-known trip nearby. What there is to see lies just outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for a castle and a zoo.
Around Crowfield: where to begin
Next to Helmingham Hall, the best known is a zoo.
CastleHelmingham Hall2.9 km outside town, to the eastZooZooSuffolk Owl Sanctuary1.5 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.
Places on the map
The map ends at Helmingham Hall, 3.5 km out.
The dashed line is Crowfield’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
Between them they are a castle and a zoo.
Green: inside Crowfield. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
Nothing is inside Crowfield itself; these 2 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings are on Crowfield’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Crowfield →
Day trips
Of the 12 day trips, Framlingham Castle (15 km) is the best known.
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle15 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle28 km east · 31K visitors a year (2017)
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral30 km west
CastleColchester Castle36 km southwest
CastleEye Castle16 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey30 km west
CastleWingfield Castle21 km north
MuseumThe Food Museum11 km west
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum34 km northeast · 40K visitors a year
CastleBungay Castle37 km northeast
MuseumIpswich Museum12 km south
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House34 km westPlaces well known beyond Crowfield (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.
Places to visit in Crowfield: questions
What is there to see near Crowfield?
No attraction is mapped inside Crowfield itself. Within 5 km of it are Helmingham Hall and Suffolk Owl Sanctuary.
Does Crowfield have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Crowfield.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Crowfield?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 15 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Crowfield?
Within 40 km: Framlingham Castle (15 km), Orford Castle (28 km), St Edmundsbury Cathedral (30 km), Colchester Castle (36 km).
Where are Crowfield’s historic buildings listed?
Crowfield has 5 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 Crowfield 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)
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, 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
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Food Museum: Martinevans123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ipswich Museum: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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