What is near Hintlesham: Little Wenham Castle first
The best-known day out from Hintlesham is Colchester Castle, 19 km away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Hintlesham’s built-up area. On the list: a castle and an attraction, among others.
Top of the list around Hintlesham
Following Little Wenham Castle is an attraction.
CastleLittle Wenham Castle3.2 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionChantry Walled Garden4.3 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 lie of the land
Chantry Walled Garden, 5.9 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Hintlesham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
Between them they are a castle and an attraction.
Green: inside Hintlesham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Hintlesham
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 2 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings are on Hintlesham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hintlesham →
Beyond the town
Colchester Castle, at 19 km, heads the 12.
CastleColchester Castle19 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle30 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle35 km east · 31K visitors a year (2017)
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral31 km northwest
CastleHedingham Castle30 km west
CastleHelmingham Hall18 km northeast
ZooColchester Zoo24 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey31 km northwest
MuseumIpswich Museum8.5 km east
MuseumChristchurch Mansion9 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory19 km southwest
FortBalkerne Gate20 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Hintlesham (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 Hintlesham
What is there to see near Hintlesham?
No attraction is mapped inside Hintlesham itself. Within 5 km of it are Little Wenham Castle and Chantry Walled Garden.
Does Hintlesham have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Hintlesham.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hintlesham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 30 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Hintlesham?
Within 40 km: Colchester Castle (19 km), Framlingham Castle (30 km), Orford Castle (35 km), St Edmundsbury Cathedral (31 km).
Where are Hintlesham’s historic buildings listed?
Hintlesham has 6 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 Hintlesham 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)
- Little Wenham Castle: Zorba the Geek, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orford Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ipswich Museum: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Christchurch Mansion: Rowland Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Botolph's Priory: Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balkerne Gate: Tanya2501, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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