Pakenham Water Mill
Watermill and museum in Pakenham, Suffolk, England, UK.
Attractions in Thurston
Photo: Pakenham Water Mill, Bob Jones (CC BY-SA 2.0)Pakenham Water Mill, 4.6 km from Thurston
St Edmundsbury Cathedral, 6.4 km from Thurston, is the best-known trip nearby. Our list finds nothing inside Thurston’s built-up area, but 2 places within 5 km of its edge.
In Thurston
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known
Top of the list around Thurston
Second to Pakenham Water Mill is a museum.
MuseumPakenham Water Mill3.6 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumWoolpit & District Museum4.5 km outside town, to the southeastEach 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
The map view
At 6.2 km, Woolpit & District Museum is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Thurston’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
What there is to see
They are all museums or galleries: 2 in all.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Thurston. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Place after place
Look within 5 km of its edge for both places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
13 listed buildings are on Thurston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Thurston →
Big names nearby
Big names nearby
St Edmundsbury Cathedral (6.4 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral6.4 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey6.2 km west
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House11 km west
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle37 km east
Historic houseEuston Hall14 km north
CastleHedingham Castle32 km southwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory19 km north
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle28 km northwest
Museum · English HeritageGrimes Grave's Visitor Centre27 km north
Church · English HeritageChurch of the Holy Sepulchre19 km north
CastleEye Castle24 km east
CastleClare Castle25 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Thurston (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.
Quick answers on Thurston
What is there to see near Thurston?
No attraction is mapped inside Thurston itself. Within 5 km of it are Pakenham Water Mill and Woolpit & District Museum.
Does Thurston have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Thurston: Pakenham Water Mill and Woolpit & District Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Thurston?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bury St Edmunds Abbey (English Heritage), 6.2 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Thurston?
Within 40 km: St Edmundsbury Cathedral (6.4 km), Bury St Edmunds Abbey (6.2 km), Ickworth House (11 km), Framlingham Castle (37 km).
Where are Thurston’s historic buildings listed?
Thurston has 13 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 Thurston 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)
- Pakenham Water Mill: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Euston Hall: Morris ?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Weeting Castle: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clare Castle: Evelyn Simak, https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14840, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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