4.4 km from Little Waldingfield, Lavenham Guildhall leads the list
No place to visit is mapped inside Little Waldingfield’s built-up area; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. Here, 2 places are kept up by the National Trust. Travel 21 km and you reach Colchester Castle.
The best known around Little Waldingfield
The list goes on from Lavenham Guildhall to 2 museums.
MuseumLittle Hall3.7 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.
Plotted on the map
Head to the north for most of the 3 on the list.
The dashed line is Little Waldingfield’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
They are all museums or galleries: 3 in all.
Green: inside Little Waldingfield. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Lavenham Guildhall and Guildhall of Corpus Christi).
The places, one by one
All 3 on the list lie 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 Little Waldingfield’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Little Waldingfield →
Day trips
Out of town, Colchester Castle (21 km) leads 12 names to know.
CastleColchester Castle21 km south
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral20 km north
CastleHedingham Castle17 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustMelford Hall5.7 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey20 km north
Historic houseKentwell Hall6.6 km northwest
CastleClare Castle15 km west
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House19 km northwest
MuseumGainsborough's House6.4 km southwest
ZooColchester Zoo23 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory22 km south
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu40 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Little Waldingfield (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 Little Waldingfield
What is there to see near Little Waldingfield?
No attraction is mapped inside Little Waldingfield itself. Within 5 km of it are Lavenham Guildhall, Guildhall of Corpus Christi and Little Hall.
Does Little Waldingfield have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Little Waldingfield: Lavenham Guildhall, Guildhall of Corpus Christi and Little Hall.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Little Waldingfield?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Little Waldingfield, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Lavenham Guildhall and Guildhall of Corpus Christi).
What are the best-known days out near Little Waldingfield?
Within 40 km: Colchester Castle (21 km), St Edmundsbury Cathedral (20 km), Hedingham Castle (17 km), Melford Hall (5.7 km).
Where are Little Waldingfield’s historic buildings listed?
Little Waldingfield has 22 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 Little Waldingfield 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 Hall: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melford Hall: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kentwell Hall: Achilver, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clare Castle: Evelyn Simak, https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14840, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gainsborough's House: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Botolph's Priory: Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Beaulieu: Amaibrown, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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