Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum
Museum in Martlesham Heath, England.
Attractions in Newbourne
Photo: Orford Castle, Chris Gunns (CC BY-SA 2.0)Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum and more near Newbourne
The best-known day out from Newbourne is Orford Castle, 16 km away. Nothing is mapped inside Newbourne’s built-up area, but 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge.
In Newbourne
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known
The names to know near Newbourne
Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum aside, the next best known is a museum.
MuseumMuseumMartlesham Heath Control Tower Museum3.3 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumSuffolk Aviation Heritage Museum4.2 km outside town, to the west
Each 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
At the edge of the map sits Suffolk Aviation Heritage Museum, 5.2 km out.
The dashed line is Newbourne’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
The list by type
They are all museums or galleries: 2 in all.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Newbourne. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All of it
Nothing is inside Newbourne itself; these 2 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Newbourne’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Newbourne →
Big names nearby
Beyond the town
Orford Castle, at 16 km, heads the 12 day trips.
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle16 km northeast · 31K visitors a year (2017)
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle21 km north
CastleColchester Castle33 km southwest
MuseumWoodbridge Tide Mill5.8 km north
CastleHelmingham Hall17 km northwestFortFortHM Fort Roughs20 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageLandguard Fort11 km south
MuseumChristchurch Mansion11 km west
MuseumIpswich Museum11 km west
ZooColchester Zoo38 km southwest
CastleEye Castle33 km north
CastleWingfield Castle35 km northPlaces well known beyond Newbourne (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 Newbourne: your questions
What is there to see near Newbourne?
No attraction is mapped inside Newbourne itself. Within 5 km of it are Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum and Suffolk Aviation Heritage Museum.
Does Newbourne have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Newbourne: Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum and Suffolk Aviation Heritage Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Newbourne?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Orford Castle (English Heritage), 16 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Newbourne?
Within 40 km: Orford Castle (16 km), Framlingham Castle (21 km), Colchester Castle (33 km), Woodbridge Tide Mill (5.8 km).
Where are Newbourne’s historic buildings listed?
Newbourne has 4 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 Newbourne 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 (11)
- 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
- Woodbridge Tide Mill: Circuitsight at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Landguard Fort: Colin Park, 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
- Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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