Pakenham Water Mill
Watermill and museum in Pakenham, Suffolk, England, UK.
Attractions in Norton
Photo: Pakenham Water Mill, Bob Jones (CC BY-SA 2.0)Near Norton: Pakenham Water Mill and other places to visit
What there is to see lies just outside: 3 places within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 museums and an attraction, among others. Set 10 km out, St Edmundsbury Cathedral makes a day trip.
In Norton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known
Leading the list near Norton
Beyond Pakenham Water Mill, there are an attraction and a museum.
MuseumPakenham Water Mill3.2 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionWyken Vinyards4.9 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumWoolpit & District Museum3.3 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.
The map
Plotted on the map
Wyken Vinyards marks the outer edge, 6 km away.
The dashed line is Norton’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
Which kinds
Museums or galleries lead the count with 2 of 3.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Norton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every place, in and near Norton
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
14 listed buildings are on Norton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Norton →
Big names nearby
The wider area
St Edmundsbury Cathedral, at 10 km, heads the 12.
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral10 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey10 km west
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle33 km east
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House15 km west
Historic houseEuston Hall14 km northwest
CastleHedingham Castle34 km southwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory20 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle30 km northwest
Museum · English HeritageGrimes Grave's Visitor Centre28 km northwest
CastleEye Castle21 km east
Church · English HeritageChurch of the Holy Sepulchre20 km northwest
CastleHelmingham Hall24 km eastPlaces well known beyond Norton (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.
Know before you go to Norton
What is there to see near Norton?
No attraction is mapped inside Norton itself. Within 5 km of it are Pakenham Water Mill, Wyken Vinyards and Woolpit & District Museum.
Does Norton have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Norton: Pakenham Water Mill and Woolpit & District Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Norton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bury St Edmunds Abbey (English Heritage), 10 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Norton?
Within 40 km: St Edmundsbury Cathedral (10 km), Bury St Edmunds Abbey (10 km), Framlingham Castle (33 km), Ickworth House (15 km).
Where are Norton’s historic buildings listed?
Norton has 14 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 Norton 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)
- Pakenham Water Mill: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Euston Hall: Morris ?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Weeting Castle: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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