Pakenham Water Mill
Watermill and museum in Pakenham, Suffolk, England, UK.
Attractions in Ixworth
Photo: Pakenham Water Mill, Bob Jones (CC BY-SA 2.0)Pakenham Water Mill and more near Ixworth
Our list finds nothing inside Ixworth’s built-up area, but 3 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 attractions and a museum. St Edmundsbury Cathedral is worth a day, 10 km from the centre.
In Ixworth
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Best known
Leading the list near Ixworth
Behind Pakenham Water Mill on the list are 2 attractions.
MuseumPakenham Water Mill600 m outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionWyken Vinyards2.6 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionBardwell Windmill2.7 km outside town, to the northEach 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
Where to go
The list reaches out to Bardwell Windmill, 3.4 km away.
The dashed line is Ixworth’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
Sorted by kind
2 of the 3 are other attractions, more than any other kind.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Ixworth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All 3 on the list
Here are the 3 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
76 listed buildings are on Ixworth’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ixworth →
Big names nearby
Bigger names, a drive away
Top of the 12 day trips: St Edmundsbury Cathedral, at 10 km.
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral10 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey10 km southwest
Historic houseEuston Hall8.8 km north
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle36 km eastAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory14 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall36 km northwest · 106K visitors a year
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House15 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle24 km northwest
Museum · English HeritageGrimes Grave's Visitor Centre23 km northwest
Church · English HeritageChurch of the Holy Sepulchre14 km northwest
CastleHedingham Castle38 km southwest
CastleEye Castle22 km eastPlaces well known beyond Ixworth (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.
Good to know in Ixworth
What is there to see near Ixworth?
No attraction is mapped inside Ixworth itself. Within 5 km of it are Pakenham Water Mill, Wyken Vinyards and Bardwell Windmill.
Does Ixworth have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Ixworth: Pakenham Water Mill.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ixworth?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bury St Edmunds Abbey (English Heritage), 10 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Ixworth?
Within 40 km: St Edmundsbury Cathedral (10 km), Bury St Edmunds Abbey (10 km), Euston Hall (8.8 km), Framlingham Castle (36 km).
Where are Ixworth’s historic buildings listed?
Ixworth has 76 listed buildings, 2 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 Ixworth 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)
- Pakenham Water Mill: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Euston Hall: Morris ?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weeting Castle: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Evelyn Simak, 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
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