Around Old Newton, The Food Museum leads the list
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. Framlingham Castle lies 24 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Just outside Old Newton, the best known
Beyond The Food Museum, there are 2 museums.
MuseumThe Food Museum3.9 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumCotton Mechanical Music Museum & Bygones4.8 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumHaughley Green Air Raid Shelter2.5 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
Out at 5.3 km is Cotton Mechanical Music Museum & Bygones, the farthest.
The dashed line is Old Newton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What you can see
All 3 are museums or galleries.
Green: inside Old Newton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings are on Old Newton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Old Newton →
Beyond the town
Of the 12 day trips, Framlingham Castle (24 km) is the best known.
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle24 km east
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral20 km west
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle39 km east · 31K visitors a year (2017)
CastleColchester Castle38 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey19 km west
CastleHelmingham Hall14 km east
CastleEye Castle15 km northeast
CastleHedingham Castle37 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House23 km west
Historic houseEuston Hall22 km northwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory28 km northwest
CastleWingfield Castle23 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Old Newton (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.
Common questions about Old Newton
What is there to see near Old Newton?
No attraction is mapped inside Old Newton itself. Within 5 km of it are The Food Museum, Cotton Mechanical Music Museum & Bygones and Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter.
Does Old Newton have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Old Newton: The Food Museum, Cotton Mechanical Music Museum & Bygones and Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Old Newton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 24 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Old Newton?
Within 40 km: Framlingham Castle (24 km), St Edmundsbury Cathedral (20 km), Orford Castle (39 km), Colchester Castle (38 km).
Where are Old Newton’s historic buildings listed?
Old Newton has 5 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 Old Newton 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)
- The Food Museum: Martinevans123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orford Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Euston Hall: Morris ?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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