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St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Attractions in Great Barton

The nearest draw to Great Barton: St Edmundsbury Cathedral, 4.8 km away

Great Barton and its surroundings hold 4 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and 2 attractions. None of our places to visit is inside Great Barton’s built-up area; 9 are within 5 km of its edge. Here, one place is kept up by English Heritage. The best-known trip out is to Ely Cathedral, 38 km away.

Photo: St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Diliff (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Great Barton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
9
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Top of the list around Great Barton

Following St Edmundsbury Cathedral are 4 museums and an abbey or priory.

CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral3.6 km outside town, to the southwestAbbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey3.4 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumPakenham Water Mill3.4 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMoyse's Hall Museum3.6 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumGreene King Brewery Visitor Centre3.8 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumSuffolk Regiment Museum4.4 km outside town, to the southwest

Each 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

Plotted on the map

Of the 9 nearby, most are to the southwest.

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The dashed line is Great Barton’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

A breakdown by kind

The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (4) and castles or historic places (3).

Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 abbeys or priories · 1 cathedral0 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Great Barton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Bury St Edmunds Abbey).

Every place

Full list of places

Each of the 9 is within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

16 listed buildings are on Great Barton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Great Barton →

Big names nearby

The wider area

The standout of the 12 is Ely Cathedral, 38 km from town.

CathedralEly Cathedral38 km northwestHistoric house · National TrustIckworth House9.6 km southwestCastle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle40 km eastHistoric houseEuston Hall12 km northHistoric house · National TrustOxburgh Hall37 km north · 106K visitors a yearAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory17 km northCastleHedingham Castle33 km southCastle · English HeritageWeeting Castle25 km northwestMuseum · English HeritageGrimes Grave's Visitor Centre24 km northChurch · English HeritageChurch of the Holy Sepulchre16 km northMuseumWest Stow Anglo Saxon Village10 km northwestCastleClare Castle25 km southwest

Places well known beyond Great Barton (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.

Practical questions about Great Barton

What is there to see near Great Barton?

No attraction is mapped inside Great Barton itself. Within 5 km of it are St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds Abbey, Pakenham Water Mill and Moyse's Hall Museum.

Does Great Barton have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Great Barton: Pakenham Water Mill, Moyse's Hall Museum, Greene King Brewery Visitor Centre and Suffolk Regiment Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Great Barton?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Great Barton, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Bury St Edmunds Abbey).

What are the best-known days out near Great Barton?

Within 40 km: Ely Cathedral (38 km), Ickworth House (9.6 km), Framlingham Castle (40 km), Euston Hall (12 km).

Where are Great Barton’s historic buildings listed?

Great Barton has 16 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 Great Barton 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 (16)

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