Near Great Waldingfield: Melford Hall and other places to visit
There is no place to visit inside Great Waldingfield’s built-up area; there are 3 within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 museums and a historic house. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by the National Trust. A drive of 14 km brings you to Hedingham Castle.
Around Great Waldingfield: where to begin
After Melford Hall come 2 museums.
Historic house · National TrustMelford Hall4.1 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumGainsborough's House3.2 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumSudbury Heritage Centre and Museum3 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
Out of town, most of the 3 are to the southwest.
The dashed line is Great Waldingfield’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
Most common are museums or galleries: 2 of 3.
Green: inside Great Waldingfield. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Melford Hall).
Each place in turn
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 3 places in all.
Gainsborough's House
Museum in Sudbury, United Kingdom, birthplace of the leading English painter Thomas Gainsborough.
Sudbury Heritage Centre and Museum
Museum in Sudbury, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
20 listed buildings are on Great Waldingfield’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Great Waldingfield →
The wider area
Start with Hedingham Castle, 14 km off, the best known of 12.
CastleHedingham Castle14 km southwest
CastleColchester Castle20 km southeast
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral21 km northMuseumMuseum · National TrustLavenham Guildhall6.2 km north
Historic houseKentwell Hall6.4 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey21 km north
CastleClare Castle14 km west
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House20 km northwest
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House39 km west
ZooColchester Zoo22 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory21 km southeast
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu37 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Great Waldingfield (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 Great Waldingfield’s attractions
What is there to see near Great Waldingfield?
No attraction is mapped inside Great Waldingfield itself. Within 5 km of it are Melford Hall, Gainsborough's House and Sudbury Heritage Centre and Museum.
Does Great Waldingfield have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Great Waldingfield: Gainsborough's House and Sudbury Heritage Centre and Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Great Waldingfield?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Great Waldingfield, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Melford Hall).
What are the best-known days out near Great Waldingfield?
Within 40 km: Hedingham Castle (14 km), Colchester Castle (20 km), St Edmundsbury Cathedral (21 km), Lavenham Guildhall (6.2 km).
Where are Great Waldingfield’s historic buildings listed?
Great Waldingfield has 20 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 Waldingfield 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)
- Melford Hall: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gainsborough's House: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kentwell Hall: Achilver, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clare Castle: Evelyn Simak, https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14840, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Botolph's Priory: Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Beaulieu: Amaibrown, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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