What is near Stoke-by-Nayland: Thorington Hall first
For a trip from Stoke-by-Nayland, Colchester Castle is 11 km away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Stoke-by-Nayland’s built-up area. The commonest are a historic house and a castle. One of the places on the list is maintained by the National Trust.
Where to start near Stoke-by-Nayland
Behind Thorington Hall on the list is a castle.
Historic house · National TrustThorington Hall2.2 km outside town, to the eastCastleCastleGifford's Hall2.5 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
The map stretches to Gifford's Hall, 3.5 km away.
The dashed line is Stoke-by-Nayland’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 there is to see
Every one of them is among castles or historic places.
Green: inside Stoke-by-Nayland. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Thorington Hall).
Full list of places
You will find both within 5 km of its edge.
Gifford's Hall
Grade II listed walled garden at Giffords Hall, Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
67 listed buildings are on Stoke-by-Nayland’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Stoke-by-Nayland →
Around the region
The standout of the 12 is Colchester Castle, 11 km from town.
CastleColchester Castle11 km south
CastleHedingham Castle20 km west
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral31 km northwest
ZooColchester Zoo15 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory12 km south
FortBalkerne Gate11 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey30 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. John's Abbey Gatehouse12 km south
Historic house · National TrustMelford Hall15 km northwest
MuseumThe Munnings Art Museum8.7 km southeast
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu36 km southwest
CastleClare Castle23 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Stoke-by-Nayland (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.
Stoke-by-Nayland, answered
What is there to see near Stoke-by-Nayland?
No attraction is mapped inside Stoke-by-Nayland itself. Within 5 km of it are Thorington Hall and Gifford's Hall.
Does Stoke-by-Nayland have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Stoke-by-Nayland.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Stoke-by-Nayland?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Stoke-by-Nayland, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Thorington Hall).
What are the best-known days out near Stoke-by-Nayland?
Within 40 km: Colchester Castle (11 km), Hedingham Castle (20 km), St Edmundsbury Cathedral (31 km), Colchester Zoo (15 km).
Where are Stoke-by-Nayland’s historic buildings listed?
Stoke-by-Nayland has 67 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 Stoke-by-Nayland 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 (13)
- Thorington Hall: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Zoo: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Botolph's Priory: Maria, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balkerne Gate: Tanya2501, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. John's Abbey Gatehouse: Saltmarsh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melford Hall: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Munnings Art Museum: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Beaulieu: Amaibrown, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clare Castle: Evelyn Simak, https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14840, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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