The one place to visit in Holton is Holton Windmill
The built-up area itself has one place on our list; 2 others are within 5 km of its edge. Allow a day for Framlingham Castle, 18 km off.
The names to know in Holton
After Holton Windmill come 2 museums.
MuseumHalesworth Airfield Museum400 m outside town, to the north
MuseumHalesworth Museum900 m 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.
Where things are
Halesworth Museum marks the outer edge, 1.1 km away.
The dashed line is Holton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Green: inside Holton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
The one inside Holton comes first, then 2 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Holton comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
11 listed buildings are on Holton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Holton →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
The standout of the 12 is Framlingham Castle, 18 km from town.
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle18 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle28 km south · 31K visitors a year (2017)
CathedralNorwich Cathedral35 km northwest
CastleBungay Castle14 km northwest
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum13 km northwest · 40K visitors a year
CastleNorwich Castle Museum35 km northwest
CastleMettingham Castle12 km north
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral36 km northwest
CastleWingfield Castle18 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageLeiston Abbey14 km south
CastleClaxton Castle27 km north
Historic houseSomerleyton Hall and Gardens22 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Holton (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.
Seeing Holton: questions
What are the main attractions in Holton?
The place to visit inside Holton’s built-up area is Holton Windmill. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Holton have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Holton: Holton Windmill, Halesworth Airfield Museum and Halesworth Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Holton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 18 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Holton?
Within 40 km: Framlingham Castle (18 km), Orford Castle (28 km), Norwich Cathedral (35 km), Bungay Castle (14 km).
Where are Holton’s historic buildings listed?
Holton has 11 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 Holton 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 (14)
- Halesworth Airfield Museum: Glen Denny, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halesworth Museum: Adrian Cable, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mettingham Castle: Graham Horn, 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
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leiston Abbey: Dave Briggs, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerleyton Hall and Gardens: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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