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St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Attractions in Risby

Around Risby, St Edmundsbury Cathedral leads the list

Risby’s list takes in 5 museums, 3 attractions and 2 abbeys or priories. None of our places to visit is inside Risby’s built-up area; 14 are within 5 km of its edge. 3 of them are cared for: 2 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage. Drive 29 km to reach Ely Cathedral.

Photo: St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Diliff (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Risby
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
14
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Castles & historic places
5
in or near town
Cared for
3
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Where to start near Risby

Once you have seen St Edmundsbury Cathedral, try an abbey or priory, a historic house and a museum.

CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral4.6 km outside town, to the southeastAbbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey4.8 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric house · National TrustIckworth House4 km outside town, to the southMuseumWest Stow Anglo Saxon Village4.5 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttraction · National TrustThe Ice House2.6 km outside town, to the southGardenGardenFullers Mill Garden4.2 km outside town, to the north

Each 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

Where things are

Leave town to the southeast for most of the 14 nearby.

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The dashed line is Risby’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

Ahead are castles or historic places (5); next, museums or galleries (5).

Museums & galleries 5 museums0 in town · 5 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 abbeys or priories · 1 cathedral · 1 historic house · 1 castle0 in town · 5 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 3 attractions0 in town · 3 nearby

Green: inside Risby. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

3 places are cared for: 2 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Bury St Edmunds Abbey, Ickworth House and The Ice House).

Every place

The complete list

14 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

21 listed buildings are on Risby’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Risby →

Big names nearby

Beyond the town

Day trips number 12; the best known is Ely Cathedral, 29 km off.

CathedralEly Cathedral29 km northwestMuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum36 km west · 364K visitors a yearMuseumIWM Duxford39 km southwest · 401K visitors a year (2019)Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall35 km north · 106K visitors a yearCastleHedingham Castle31 km southCastle · English HeritageWeeting Castle23 km northMuseumMuseum of Zoology36 km west · 139K visitors a year (2023)Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory18 km northeastHistoric houseEuston Hall16 km northeastMuseum · English HeritageGrimes Grave's Visitor Centre23 km northHistoric house · English HeritageAudley End House39 km southwestChurch · English HeritageChurch of the Holy Sepulchre18 km northeast

Places well known beyond Risby (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.

Planning a visit to Risby

What is there to see near Risby?

No attraction is mapped inside Risby itself. Within 5 km of it are St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds Abbey, Ickworth House and West Stow Anglo Saxon Village.

Does Risby have a museum?

5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Risby: West Stow Anglo Saxon Village, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Museum, Suffolk Regiment Museum and Moyse's Hall Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Risby?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Risby, 3 places are cared for: 2 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Bury St Edmunds Abbey, Ickworth House and The Ice House).

What are the best-known days out near Risby?

Within 40 km: Ely Cathedral (29 km), Fitzwilliam Museum (36 km), IWM Duxford (39 km), Oxburgh Hall (35 km).

Where are Risby’s historic buildings listed?

Risby has 21 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 Risby 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 (16)

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