Wingfield Castle
Grade I listed quadrangular castle in Mid Suffolk, England, UK.
Attractions in Stradbroke
Photo: Wingfield Castle, Robert Edwards (CC BY-SA 2.0)Wingfield Castle leads what is near Stradbroke
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Stradbroke’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. They include 2 museums and a castle. Go 12 km out for Framlingham Castle.
In Stradbroke
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Around Stradbroke: where to begin
Next to Wingfield Castle, the best known are 2 museums.
CastleWingfield Castle2.6 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseum95th Bomb Group Memorial Hospital3.9 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseum95th Bomb Group Red Feather Club3.4 km outside town, to the westEach 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
Mapped around Stradbroke
Beyond the town, the 3 nearby are mostly to the west.
The dashed line is Stradbroke’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
The kinds on offer
2 of the 3 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Stradbroke. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All the places to visit
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 3 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
41 listed buildings are on Stradbroke’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Stradbroke →
Big names nearby
Days out
Of the 12 day trips, Framlingham Castle (12 km) is the best known.
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle12 km southeast
CathedralNorwich Cathedral35 km north
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle30 km southeast · 31K visitors a year (2017)
CastleEye Castle8.4 km west
CastleNorwich Castle Museum35 km north
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum16 km northeast · 40K visitors a year
CastleBungay Castle19 km northeast
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral39 km west
CastleHelmingham Hall17 km south
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral35 km north
CastleMettingham Castle20 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey39 km westPlaces well known beyond Stradbroke (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 Stradbroke
What is there to see near Stradbroke?
No attraction is mapped inside Stradbroke itself. Within 5 km of it are Wingfield Castle, 95th Bomb Group Memorial Hospital and 95th Bomb Group Red Feather Club.
Does Stradbroke have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Stradbroke: 95th Bomb Group Memorial Hospital and 95th Bomb Group Red Feather Club.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Stradbroke?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 12 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Stradbroke?
Within 40 km: Framlingham Castle (12 km), Norwich Cathedral (35 km), Orford Castle (30 km), Eye Castle (8.4 km).
Where are Stradbroke’s historic buildings listed?
Stradbroke has 41 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 Stradbroke 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)
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orford Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mettingham Castle: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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