Wingfield Castle
Grade I listed quadrangular castle in Mid Suffolk, England, UK.
Attractions in Fressingfield
Photo: Wingfield Castle, Robert Edwards (CC BY-SA 2.0)Wingfield Castle and more near Fressingfield
From Fressingfield, the big name within reach is Framlingham Castle, 14 km away. Our list finds nothing inside Fressingfield’s built-up area, but 2 places within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a castle and a zoo, among others.
In Fressingfield
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Just outside Fressingfield, the best known
Once you have seen Wingfield Castle, try a zoo.
CastleWingfield Castle3.2 km outside town, to the westZooZooOasis Camel Park4.3 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.
The map
Where to find them
The map ends at Oasis Camel Park, 4.8 km out.
The dashed line is Fressingfield’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
What they are
Between them they are a castle and a zoo.
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Fressingfield. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All of them, one by one
Both is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
25 listed buildings are on Fressingfield’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Fressingfield →
Big names nearby
A little further out
Framlingham Castle, at 14 km, heads the 12 day trips.
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle14 km south
CathedralNorwich Cathedral32 km north
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle32 km southeast · 31K visitors a year (2017)
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum11 km northeast · 40K visitors a year
CastleBungay Castle15 km northeast
CastleNorwich Castle Museum31 km north
CastleEye Castle12 km west
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral31 km north
CastleMettingham Castle15 km northeast
CastleHelmingham Hall21 km southwest
CastleClaxton Castle28 km north
Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre31 km northPlaces well known beyond Fressingfield (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.
Know before you go to Fressingfield
What is there to see near Fressingfield?
No attraction is mapped inside Fressingfield itself. Within 5 km of it are Wingfield Castle and Oasis Camel Park.
Does Fressingfield have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Fressingfield.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Fressingfield?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 14 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Fressingfield?
Within 40 km: Framlingham Castle (14 km), Norwich Cathedral (32 km), Orford Castle (32 km), Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum (11 km).
Where are Fressingfield’s historic buildings listed?
Fressingfield has 25 listed buildings, 2 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 Fressingfield 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)
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orford Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mettingham Castle: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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