The nearest draw to Rushmere St Andrew: Christchurch Mansion, 3.8 km away
The 11 places on the list are all museums or galleries. Rushmere St Andrew itself has none of them. Day-trippers head 19 km out to Framlingham Castle.
Top of the list around Rushmere St Andrew
After Christchurch Mansion come 5 museums.
MuseumChristchurch Mansion3.1 km outside town, to the west
MuseumIpswich Museum3.6 km outside town, to the west
MuseumIpswich Transport Museum3.1 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumClifford Road Tunnels2.3 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumSuffolk Aviation Heritage Museum2.5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumThe Hold3.1 km 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.
Around Rushmere St Andrew, mapped
The map ends at Ipswich Maritime Trust Window Museum, 4.3 km out.
The dashed line is Rushmere St Andrew’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Green: inside Rushmere St Andrew. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
All 11 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Rushmere St Andrew’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rushmere St Andrew →
Further away
Worth the drive, Framlingham Castle (19 km) is first of the 12.
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle19 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle22 km east · 31K visitors a year (2017)
CastleColchester Castle29 km southwest
CastleHelmingham Hall11 km north
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral39 km northwest
MuseumWoodbridge Tide Mill7.8 km eastFortFortHM Fort Roughs27 km southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey39 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageLandguard Fort17 km southeast
CastleEye Castle28 km north
ZooColchester Zoo35 km southwest
CastleWingfield Castle31 km northPlaces well known beyond Rushmere St Andrew (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.
Before a day out in Rushmere St Andrew
What is there to see near Rushmere St Andrew?
No attraction is mapped inside Rushmere St Andrew itself. Within 5 km of it are Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich Museum, Ipswich Transport Museum and Clifford Road Tunnels.
Does Rushmere St Andrew have a museum?
11 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Rushmere St Andrew: Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich Museum, Ipswich Transport Museum and Clifford Road Tunnels.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Rushmere St Andrew?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 19 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Rushmere St Andrew?
Within 40 km: Framlingham Castle (19 km), Orford Castle (22 km), Colchester Castle (29 km), Helmingham Hall (11 km).
Where are Rushmere St Andrew’s historic buildings listed?
Rushmere St Andrew has 2 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 Rushmere St Andrew 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 (14)
- Christchurch Mansion: Rowland Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ipswich Museum: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ipswich Transport Museum: Nowell87, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orford Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodbridge Tide Mill: Circuitsight at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Landguard Fort: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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