Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter heads the list around Elmswell
The best-known day out from Elmswell is St Edmundsbury Cathedral, 14 km away. None of our places to visit is inside Elmswell’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge.
Where to start near Elmswell
Next to Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter, the best known is a museum.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
The outermost point is Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter, at 3.8 km.
The dashed line is Elmswell’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What they are
Both are museums or galleries.
Green: inside Elmswell. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
The list runs to 2 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
18 listed buildings are on Elmswell’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Elmswell →
Beyond Elmswell
Best known of the 12 within reach is St Edmundsbury Cathedral, at 14 km.
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral14 km west
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle30 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey13 km west
CastleColchester Castle39 km south
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House18 km west
CastleHedingham Castle35 km southwest
Historic houseEuston Hall17 km northwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory23 km northwest
CastleEye Castle18 km northeast
MuseumThe Food Museum7.8 km southeast
CastleHelmingham Hall21 km east
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle33 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Elmswell (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.
What people ask about Elmswell
What is there to see near Elmswell?
No attraction is mapped inside Elmswell itself. Within 5 km of it are Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter and Woolpit & District Museum.
Does Elmswell have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Elmswell: Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter and Woolpit & District Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Elmswell?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 30 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Elmswell?
Within 40 km: St Edmundsbury Cathedral (14 km), Framlingham Castle (30 km), Bury St Edmunds Abbey (13 km), Colchester Castle (39 km).
Where are Elmswell’s historic buildings listed?
Elmswell has 18 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 Elmswell 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 (11)
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Euston Hall: Morris ?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Food Museum: Martinevans123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weeting Castle: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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