Where to go from Mildenhall
Only Mildenhall Museum is on our list in Mildenhall or within 5 km of its edge. For a day out, Ely Cathedral is 18 km away. 12 places lie within 40 km, 4 museums and 2 cathedrals among them.
The one close by
Start with Mildenhall Museum, 500 m away. Mildenhall Museum is a museum in Bury St Edmunds.
Mapped from Mildenhall
The map numbers 7 places, in the order of the tiles below.
Mildenhall is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
Castles or historic places lead the count with 7; 5 are museums or galleries.
Green: inside Mildenhall. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
6 places are cared for: 4 by English Heritage and 2 by the National Trust (Oxburgh Hall, Weeting Castle, Bury St Edmunds Abbey and Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre, and 2 more).
In Mildenhall first, then nearby
13 places in all: one in town and 12 within 40 km.
Ely Cathedral
Principal church of the Diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
Fitzwilliam Museum
Art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Grade I listed cathedral in Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom.
Oxburgh Hall
Grade I listed historic house museum in Breckland District, Norfolk, England, UK.
Bury St Edmunds Abbey
Partly ruined abbey in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK.
Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre
Flint mine in Norfolk, England, UK.
Thetford Priory
Ruins of a Cluniac priory in Thetford, Breckland, Norfolk, England, UK.
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Botanical garden located in Cambridge, England and associated with Cambridge University.
What is in or close to Mildenhall comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
48 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Mildenhall’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Mildenhall →
Worth a trip
These are the best known of the 12 places within 40 km, close and famous first.
2CathedralEly Cathedral18 km westMuseum3MuseumFitzwilliam Museum31 km southwest · 364K visitors a year
4CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral18 km southeast
5Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall26 km north · 106K visitors a year
6MuseumIWM Duxford38 km southwest · 401K visitors a year (2019)
7Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle15 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey18 km southeast
MuseumMuseum of Zoology31 km southwest · 139K visitors a year (2023)
Museum · English HeritageGrimes Grave's Visitor Centre18 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House17 km southeastAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory18 km northeast
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden31 km southwestThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Ely →
Your questions on Mildenhall
What are the main attractions in Mildenhall?
The place to visit inside Mildenhall’s built-up area is Mildenhall Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town.
Does Mildenhall have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Mildenhall: Mildenhall Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Mildenhall?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Oxburgh Hall (National Trust), 26 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Mildenhall?
Within 40 km: Ely Cathedral (18 km), Fitzwilliam Museum (31 km), St Edmundsbury Cathedral (18 km), Oxburgh Hall (26 km).
Where are Mildenhall’s historic buildings listed?
Mildenhall has 48 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 Mildenhall 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 (5)
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weeting Castle: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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