In Stonham Aspal, Suffolk Owl Sanctuary is the place to visit
For a trip from Stonham Aspal, Framlingham Castle is 16 km away. The built-up area itself has one place on our list; another is within 5 km of its edge. There are a zoo and a castle to choose from.
The headline places in Stonham Aspal
The list goes on from Suffolk Owl Sanctuary to a castle.
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 layout
Furthest out is Helmingham Hall, at 5.3 km.
The dashed line is Stonham Aspal’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 kind of places
The list holds a zoo and a castle.
Green: inside Stonham Aspal. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Stonham Aspal
The one inside Stonham Aspal comes first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Stonham Aspal comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
25 listed buildings are on Stonham Aspal’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Stonham Aspal →
Out of town
Leading the 12 is Framlingham Castle, 16 km away; they include 6 castles and 2 museums.
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle16 km east
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle30 km east · 31K visitors a year (2017)
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral29 km west
CastleColchester Castle37 km southwest
CastleEye Castle15 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey28 km west
CastleWingfield Castle20 km northeast
MuseumThe Food Museum9.3 km west
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum33 km northeast · 40K visitors a year
CastleBungay Castle36 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House32 km west
Historic houseEuston Hall31 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Stonham Aspal (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.
Practical questions about Stonham Aspal
What are the main attractions in Stonham Aspal?
The place to visit inside Stonham Aspal’s built-up area is Suffolk Owl Sanctuary. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Stonham Aspal have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Stonham Aspal.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Stonham Aspal?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 16 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Stonham Aspal?
Within 40 km: Framlingham Castle (16 km), Orford Castle (30 km), St Edmundsbury Cathedral (29 km), Colchester Castle (37 km).
Where are Stonham Aspal’s historic buildings listed?
Stonham Aspal has 25 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 Stonham Aspal 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)
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, 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
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Food Museum: Martinevans123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Euston Hall: Morris ?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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