Around Haughley, The Food Museum leads the list
Nothing on our list is inside Haughley’s built-up area; the 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. St Edmundsbury Cathedral is worth a day, 18 km from the centre.
The names to know near Haughley
Once you have seen The Food Museum, try 2 museums.
MuseumThe Food Museum3.5 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumHaughley Green Air Raid Shelter1.8 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumWoolpit & District Museum4.9 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
Furthest out is Woolpit & District Museum, at 5.7 km.
The dashed line is Haughley’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 you can see
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Green: inside Haughley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
The list runs to 3 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
35 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Haughley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Haughley →
Day trips from Haughley
Of the 12 day trips, St Edmundsbury Cathedral (18 km) is the best known.
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral18 km west
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle26 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey17 km west
CastleColchester Castle37 km south
CastleHelmingham Hall16 km east
CastleHedingham Castle36 km southwest
CastleEye Castle17 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House21 km west
Historic houseEuston Hall21 km northwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory27 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle37 km northwest
CastleWingfield Castle25 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Haughley (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 before you go to Haughley
What is there to see near Haughley?
No attraction is mapped inside Haughley itself. Within 5 km of it are The Food Museum, Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter and Woolpit & District Museum.
Does Haughley have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Haughley: The Food Museum, Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter and Woolpit & District Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Haughley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 26 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Haughley?
Within 40 km: St Edmundsbury Cathedral (18 km), Framlingham Castle (26 km), Bury St Edmunds Abbey (17 km), Colchester Castle (37 km).
Where are Haughley’s historic buildings listed?
Haughley has 35 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 Haughley 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 (12)
- The Food Museum: Martinevans123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Euston Hall: Morris ?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Weeting Castle: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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