St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Grade I listed cathedral in Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Fornham All Saints
Photo: St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Diliff (CC BY-SA 3.0)Near Fornham All Saints: St Edmundsbury Cathedral and other places to visit
Around Fornham All Saints, the places to visit include 3 attractions, 3 museums and 2 abbeys or priories. None of our places to visit is inside Fornham All Saints’ built-up area; 11 are within 5 km of its edge. Heritage bodies look after 2 of them: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust. Ely Cathedral, 32 km away, is the best-known day out.
In Fornham All Saints
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
11
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
Where to start near Fornham All Saints
St Edmundsbury Cathedral aside, the next best known are 3 museums, an abbey or priory and an attraction.
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral3.3 km outside town, to the southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey3.3 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttraction · National TrustThe Ice House4.7 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumSuffolk Regiment Museum2.5 km outside town, to the south
MuseumMoyse's Hall Museum2.9 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumGreene King Brewery Visitor Centre3.6 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
Where to find them
To the southeast is where most of the 11 lie.
The dashed line is Fornham All Saints’ 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 mix
Count 4 castles or historic places and 3 other attractions.
Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 abbeys or priories · 1 cathedral · 1 castle0 in town · 4 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 3 attractions0 in town · 3 nearby
Green: inside Fornham All Saints. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Bury St Edmunds Abbey and The Ice House).
Every place
The whole list for Fornham All Saints
You will find all 11 within 5 km of its edge.
Bury St Edmunds Abbey
Partly ruined abbey in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK.
Suffolk Regiment Museum
Military museum in Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom.
Greene King Brewery Visitor Centre
Independent Museum in the East of England.
8Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
21 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Fornham All Saints’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Fornham All Saints →
Big names nearby
Around the region
Out of town, Ely Cathedral (32 km) leads 12 names to know.
CathedralEly Cathedral32 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House6.6 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall35 km north · 106K visitors a year
Historic houseEuston Hall13 km northeastAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory16 km north
CastleHedingham Castle32 km south
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle23 km north
MuseumWest Stow Anglo Saxon Village5.6 km northwest
Museum · English HeritageGrimes Grave's Visitor Centre23 km north
MuseumMuseum of Zoology40 km west · 139K visitors a year (2023)
Church · English HeritageChurch of the Holy Sepulchre16 km north
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden40 km westPlaces well known beyond Fornham All Saints (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.
Questions about Fornham All Saints’ attractions
What is there to see near Fornham All Saints?
No attraction is mapped inside Fornham All Saints itself. Within 5 km of it are St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds Abbey, The Ice House and Suffolk Regiment Museum.
Does Fornham All Saints have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Fornham All Saints: Suffolk Regiment Museum, Moyse's Hall Museum and Greene King Brewery Visitor Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Fornham All Saints?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Fornham All Saints, 2 places are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Bury St Edmunds Abbey and The Ice House).
What are the best-known days out near Fornham All Saints?
Within 40 km: Ely Cathedral (32 km), Ickworth House (6.6 km), Oxburgh Hall (35 km), Euston Hall (13 km).
Where are Fornham All Saints’ historic buildings listed?
Fornham All Saints has 21 listed buildings, 1 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 Fornham All Saints 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 (15)
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moyse's Hall Museum: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbey Ruins: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Euston Hall: Morris ?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Weeting Castle: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- West Stow Anglo Saxon Village: https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/6337 Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden: temporalata, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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