Woodbridge Tide Mill
Tide mill and museum in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Martlesham Heath
Photo: Woodbridge Tide Mill, Circuitsight at English Wikipedia (Public domain)Out from Martlesham Heath: Woodbridge Tide Mill and more
5 of the 6 places to visit in and around Martlesham Heath are museums or galleries. Martlesham Heath itself has none of them. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by the National Trust. Further afield lies Orford Castle, at 18 km.
In Martlesham Heath
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
Around Martlesham Heath: where to begin
Alongside Woodbridge Tide Mill you find 4 museums and a historic site.
MuseumWoodbridge Tide Mill3.6 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumIpswich Transport Museum4.5 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric site · National TrustSutton Hoo Archeological Site4.4 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumMartlesham Heath Control Tower Museum100 m outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumSuffolk Aviation Heritage Museum1.3 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumWoodbridge Museum3.6 km outside town, to the northeastEach 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
Places on the map
To the northeast lie most of the 6 nearby.
The dashed line is Martlesham Heath’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
What they are
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 5 of the 6.
Museums & galleries 5 museums0 in town · 5 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic site0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Martlesham Heath. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Sutton Hoo Archeological Site).
Every place
All the places to visit
These 6 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Big names nearby
A little further out
Head 18 km out for Orford Castle, the best known of 12.
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle18 km east · 31K visitors a year (2017)
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle19 km north
CastleColchester Castle32 km southwest
CastleHelmingham Hall14 km northwest
MuseumChristchurch Mansion8 km westFortFortHM Fort Roughs23 km southeast
MuseumIpswich Museum8.5 km west
Castle · English HeritageLandguard Fort14 km south
CastleEye Castle30 km north
ZooColchester Zoo38 km southwest
CastleWingfield Castle32 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory32 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Martlesham Heath (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 Martlesham Heath
What is there to see near Martlesham Heath?
No attraction is mapped inside Martlesham Heath itself. Within 5 km of it are Woodbridge Tide Mill, Ipswich Transport Museum, Sutton Hoo Archeological Site and Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum.
Does Martlesham Heath have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Martlesham Heath: Woodbridge Tide Mill, Ipswich Transport Museum, Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum and Suffolk Aviation Heritage Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Martlesham Heath?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Martlesham Heath, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Sutton Hoo Archeological Site).
What are the best-known days out near Martlesham Heath?
Within 40 km: Orford Castle (18 km), Framlingham Castle (19 km), Colchester Castle (32 km), Helmingham Hall (14 km).
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 Martlesham Heath 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)
- Woodbridge Tide Mill: Circuitsight at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ipswich Transport Museum: Nowell87, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christchurch Mansion: Rowland Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ipswich Museum: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Landguard Fort: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Botolph's Priory: Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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