What to see from Tunstall: Glemham Hall first
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Tunstall’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. Look for a historic house, a museum and an attraction. For a full day, there is Orford Castle, 8 km away.
The best known around Tunstall
Following Glemham Hall are a museum and an attraction.
Historic houseGlemham Hall4 km outside town, to the north
MuseumBentwaters Cold War Museum1.5 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionSnape Maltings3.6 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
At 4.2 km, Glemham Hall is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Tunstall’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
It comes down to a historic house, a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Tunstall. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Tunstall
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings are on Tunstall’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Tunstall →
Trips out
Top of the 12 day trips: Orford Castle, at 8 km.
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle8 km southeast · 31K visitors a year (2017)
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle11 km northwest
CastleHelmingham Hall17 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageLeiston Abbey12 km northeast
MuseumWoodbridge Tide Mill11 km southwest
CastleBungay Castle35 km north
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum33 km north · 40K visitors a yearFortFortHM Fort Roughs28 km south
CastleWingfield Castle26 km northwest
CastleEye Castle28 km northwest
CastleMettingham Castle34 km north
Castle · English HeritageLandguard Fort25 km southPlaces well known beyond Tunstall (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.
Visiting Tunstall: questions
What is there to see near Tunstall?
No attraction is mapped inside Tunstall itself. Within 5 km of it are Glemham Hall, Bentwaters Cold War Museum and Snape Maltings.
Does Tunstall have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Tunstall: Bentwaters Cold War Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Tunstall?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Orford Castle (English Heritage), 8 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Tunstall?
Within 40 km: Orford Castle (8 km), Framlingham Castle (11 km), Helmingham Hall (17 km), Leiston Abbey (12 km).
Where are Tunstall’s historic buildings listed?
Tunstall has 7 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 Tunstall 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)
- Glemham Hall: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bentwaters Cold War Museum: Alan Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leiston Abbey: Dave Briggs, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodbridge Tide Mill: Circuitsight at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mettingham Castle: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Landguard Fort: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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