Saxmundham Museum is Saxmundham’s place to visit
From Saxmundham, the big name within reach is Framlingham Castle, 9.5 km away. There is one place to visit inside Saxmundham’s built-up area, plus one within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a museum and a historic house.
Saxmundham’s best known
After Saxmundham Museum comes a historic house.
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 each one is
The map ends at Glemham Hall, 5.5 km out.
The dashed line is Saxmundham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
Between them they are a museum and a historic house.
Green: inside Saxmundham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Saxmundham comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
47 listed buildings are on Saxmundham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Saxmundham →
Around the region
Worth the drive, Framlingham Castle (9.5 km) is first of the 12.
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle9.5 km west
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle14 km south · 31K visitors a year (2017)
Abbey or priory · English HeritageLeiston Abbey6.4 km east
CastleBungay Castle27 km north
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum25 km north · 40K visitors a year
CastleHelmingham Hall20 km west
CastleWingfield Castle21 km northwest
CastleMettingham Castle25 km north
CastleEye Castle26 km northwestFortFortHM Fort Roughs36 km south
MuseumWoodbridge Tide Mill18 km southwest
Historic houseSomerleyton Hall and Gardens36 km northPlaces well known beyond Saxmundham (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.
Questions about Saxmundham’s attractions
What are the main attractions in Saxmundham?
The place to visit inside Saxmundham’s built-up area is Saxmundham Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Saxmundham have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Saxmundham: Saxmundham Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Saxmundham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 9.5 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Saxmundham?
Within 40 km: Framlingham Castle (9.5 km), Orford Castle (14 km), Leiston Abbey (6.4 km), Bungay Castle (27 km).
Where are Saxmundham’s historic buildings listed?
Saxmundham has 47 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 Saxmundham 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)
- Glemham Hall: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Leiston Abbey: Dave Briggs, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mettingham Castle: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodbridge Tide Mill: Circuitsight at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerleyton Hall and Gardens: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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