Places to visit around Trimley St Martin, from Lightvessel 18
5 of the 9 places to visit in and around Trimley St Martin are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Trimley St Martin. Travel 19 km and you reach Orford Castle.
Leading the list near Trimley St Martin
Behind Lightvessel 18 on the list are 2 piers, 2 museums and a historic ship.
MuseumLightvessel 184.4 km outside town, to the south
PierFelixstowe Pier4.1 km outside town, to the southeastPierPierShotley Pier4.3 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumLifeboat Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumHMS Ganges Museum3.8 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric shipHistoric shipLightship LV184.4 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
Leave town to the south for most of the 9 nearby.
The dashed line is Trimley St Martin’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
Museums or galleries lead the count with 5; 3 are zoos, theme parks or other days out.
Green: inside Trimley St Martin. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
Its 9 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Trimley St Martin’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Trimley St Martin →
Trips out
Leading the 12 is Orford Castle, 19 km away; they include 5 castles and 3 museums.
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle19 km northeast · 31K visitors a year (2017)
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle26 km north
CastleColchester Castle30 km west
Castle · English HeritageLandguard Fort6 km southFortFortHM Fort Roughs16 km southeast
CastleHelmingham Hall22 km north
MuseumWoodbridge Tide Mill11 km north
MuseumChristchurch Mansion13 km northwest
MuseumIpswich Museum13 km northwest
ZooColchester Zoo36 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory30 km west
FortBalkerne Gate31 km westPlaces well known beyond Trimley St Martin (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.
Your questions on Trimley St Martin
What is there to see near Trimley St Martin?
No attraction is mapped inside Trimley St Martin itself. Within 5 km of it are Lightvessel 18, Felixstowe Pier, Shotley Pier and Lifeboat Museum.
Does Trimley St Martin have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Trimley St Martin: Lightvessel 18, Lifeboat Museum, HMS Ganges Museum and Ha’penny Pier & Visitors Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Trimley St Martin?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Orford Castle (English Heritage), 19 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Trimley St Martin?
Within 40 km: Orford Castle (19 km), Framlingham Castle (26 km), Colchester Castle (30 km), Landguard Fort (6 km).
Where are Trimley St Martin’s historic buildings listed?
Trimley St Martin has 3 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 Trimley St Martin 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 (14)
- Lightvessel 18: Matt Harrop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felixstowe Pier: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lifeboat Museum: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orford Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Landguard Fort: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodbridge Tide Mill: Circuitsight at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christchurch Mansion: Rowland Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ipswich Museum: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, 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
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