Orford Castle
Grade I listed historic house museum in Suffolk Coastal, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Orford
Photo: Orford Castle, Chris Gunns (CC BY-SA 2.0)Orford Castle and more near Orford
The best-known day out from Orford is Framlingham Castle, 19 km away. What there is to see lies just outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge. They include a castle and a museum. A total of 31K visitors went to Orford Castle in 2017. One of the places on the list is maintained by English Heritage.
In Orford
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
The names to know near Orford
Next to Orford Castle, the best known is a museum.
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle100 m outside town, to the southwest · 31K visitors a year (2017)MuseumMuseumOrford Museum100 m outside town, to the southwestEach 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
The layout
The farthest of them, Orford Castle, is 300 m out.
The dashed line is Orford’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 sort of places
The list holds a castle and a museum.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Orford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Orford Castle).
Every place
Every entry
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 2 places.
Orford Museum
Museum in Orford Castle, Woodbridge, East Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
46 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Orford’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Orford →
Big names nearby
Out of town
Allow a day for Framlingham Castle, 19 km away, the pick of 12.
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle19 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageLeiston Abbey14 km northFortFortHM Fort Roughs23 km south
CastleHelmingham Hall25 km west
Historic houseGlemham Hall12 km northwest
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum39 km north · 40K visitors a year
MuseumWoodbridge Tide Mill15 km west
CastleWingfield Castle34 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageLandguard Fort23 km southwest
CastleEye Castle36 km northwest
CastleMettingham Castle39 km north
MuseumChristchurch Mansion26 km westPlaces well known beyond Orford (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 Orford
What is there to see near Orford?
No attraction is mapped inside Orford itself. Within 5 km of it are Orford Castle and Orford Museum.
Does Orford have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Orford: Orford Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Orford?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Orford, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Orford Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Orford?
Within 40 km: Framlingham Castle (19 km), Leiston Abbey (14 km), HM Fort Roughs (23 km), Helmingham Hall (25 km).
Where are Orford’s historic buildings listed?
Orford has 46 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 Orford 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)
- Orford Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leiston Abbey: Dave Briggs, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glemham Hall: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodbridge Tide Mill: Circuitsight at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Landguard Fort: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mettingham Castle: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christchurch Mansion: Rowland Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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