From Red Lodge, 5.8 km to Moulton Packhorse Bridge
From Red Lodge, the big name within reach is Ely Cathedral, 19 km away. There is no place to visit inside Red Lodge’s built-up area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are an attraction and a museum. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by English Heritage.
Around Red Lodge: where to begin
The other best-known place is a museum.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
Furthest out is Moulton Packhorse Bridge, at 5.8 km.
The dashed line is Red Lodge’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 is on offer
The list holds an attraction and a museum.
Green: inside Red Lodge. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Moulton Packhorse Bridge).
Every place to visit
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.
Further out, the best known
Of the 12 day trips, Ely Cathedral (19 km) is the best known.
CathedralEly Cathedral19 km northwestMuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum28 km southwest · 364K visitors a year
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral16 km southeast
MuseumIWM Duxford34 km southwest · 401K visitors a year (2019)
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall31 km north · 106K visitors a year
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey17 km southeast
MuseumMuseum of Zoology28 km southwest · 139K visitors a year (2023)
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House14 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle20 km northeast
Abbey or priory · National TrustAnglesey Abbey19 km southwest
CastleHedingham Castle35 km south
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House37 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Red Lodge (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.
What people ask about Red Lodge
What is there to see near Red Lodge?
No attraction is mapped inside Red Lodge itself. Within 5 km of it are Moulton Packhorse Bridge and Mildenhall Museum.
Does Red Lodge have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Red Lodge: Mildenhall Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Red Lodge?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Red Lodge, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Moulton Packhorse Bridge).
What are the best-known days out near Red Lodge?
Within 40 km: Ely Cathedral (19 km), Fitzwilliam Museum (28 km), St Edmundsbury Cathedral (16 km), IWM Duxford (34 km).
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 Red Lodge 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)
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weeting Castle: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anglesey Abbey: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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