Bressingham Steam & Gardens
Museum/various trains and visitor gardens in Norfolk.
Attractions in Palgrave
Photo: Bressingham Steam & Gardens, Ashley Dace (CC BY-SA 2.0)The nearest draw to Palgrave: Bressingham Steam & Gardens, 4.1 km away
The best-known day out from Palgrave is Framlingham Castle, 23 km away. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 2 places to visit; none is inside Palgrave’s built-up area.
In Palgrave
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known
Leading the list near Palgrave
Bressingham Steam & Gardens aside, the next best known is a museum.
MuseumBressingham Steam & Gardens3.8 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumDiss Museum1.1 km outside town, to the northEach 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
Places on the map
Furthest from the centre is Bressingham Steam & Gardens, 4.1 km away.
The dashed line is Palgrave’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
How the list breaks down
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Palgrave. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All of them, one by one
These 2 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
30 listed buildings are on Palgrave’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Palgrave →
Big names nearby
The wider area
Out of town, Framlingham Castle (23 km) leads 12 names to know.
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle23 km southeast
CathedralNorwich Cathedral33 km northeast
CastleEye Castle5.9 km southeast
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral30 km southwest
CastleNorwich Castle Museum32 km northeast
CastleWingfield Castle11 km east
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral32 km north
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum21 km east · 40K visitors a year
CastleBungay Castle25 km northeastZooZooBanham Zoo10 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey30 km southwest
Historic houseEuston Hall22 km westPlaces well known beyond Palgrave (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 Palgrave
What is there to see near Palgrave?
No attraction is mapped inside Palgrave itself. Within 5 km of it are Bressingham Steam & Gardens and Diss Museum.
Does Palgrave have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Palgrave: Bressingham Steam & Gardens and Diss Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Palgrave?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 23 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Palgrave?
Within 40 km: Framlingham Castle (23 km), Norwich Cathedral (33 km), Eye Castle (5.9 km), St Edmundsbury Cathedral (30 km).
Where are Palgrave’s historic buildings listed?
Palgrave has 30 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 Palgrave 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)
- Bressingham Steam & Gardens: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Euston Hall: Morris ?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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