Just outside Leiston: Leiston Abbey and more
No place to visit is mapped inside Leiston’s built-up area; 6 are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 museums, an abbey or priory and an art gallery, among others. Among them, one is cared for by English Heritage. For a longer trip, Orford Castle lies 13 km away.
Leading the list near Leiston
Close behind Leiston Abbey are 2 museums, an art gallery and a water park.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageLeiston Abbey400 m outside town, to the northArt galleryArt galleryMuseum of Beyond2.6 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumSaxmundham Museum4.5 km outside town, to the westWater parkWater parkChapel Barn Lodges1.8 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumThorpeness & Aldringham Heritage Centre2.7 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionThorpeness Windmill2.2 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
On the map, most of the 6 sit to the southeast.
The dashed line is Leiston’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 kind of places
The places here are 2 museums, an abbey or priory and an art gallery.
Green: inside Leiston. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Leiston Abbey).
The full list
6 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
22 listed buildings are on Leiston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Leiston →
Beyond the town
Head 13 km out for Orford Castle, the best known of 12.
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle13 km south · 31K visitors a year (2017)
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle16 km west
CastleBungay Castle30 km north
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum28 km northwest · 40K visitors a year
Historic houseGlemham Hall10 km west
CastleHelmingham Hall26 km west
CastleWingfield Castle27 km northwest
CastleMettingham Castle28 km northFortFortHM Fort Roughs35 km south
CastleEye Castle32 km northwest
Historic houseSomerleyton Hall and Gardens36 km north
MuseumWoodbridge Tide Mill22 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Leiston (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 Leiston: questions
What is there to see near Leiston?
No attraction is mapped inside Leiston itself. Within 5 km of it are Leiston Abbey, Museum of Beyond, Saxmundham Museum and Chapel Barn Lodges.
Does Leiston have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Leiston: Museum of Beyond, Saxmundham Museum and Thorpeness & Aldringham Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Leiston?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Leiston, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Leiston Abbey).
What are the best-known days out near Leiston?
Within 40 km: Orford Castle (13 km), Framlingham Castle (16 km), Bungay Castle (30 km), Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum (28 km).
Where are Leiston’s historic buildings listed?
Leiston has 22 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 Leiston 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)
- Leiston Abbey: Dave Briggs, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orford Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Glemham Hall: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mettingham Castle: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerleyton Hall and Gardens: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodbridge Tide Mill: Circuitsight at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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