Where to go in Walberswick: Alfred Cory Museum and one more
6 of the 10 places to visit in and around Walberswick are museums or galleries. Mapped inside Walberswick’s built-up area are 2 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 8. Set 23 km out, Framlingham Castle makes a day trip.
Leading places in Walberswick
The rest of the best known are 3 museums, an art gallery and a pier.
MuseumAlfred Cory Museumin townArt galleryArt galleryThe Parish Lantern Art Galleryin town
MuseumSailors' Reading Room1.1 km outside town, to the northeast
PierSouthwold Pier1.7 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumSouthwold Museum1.2 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumDunwich Museum4 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.
Where to go
Look to the northeast for most of the 8 just outside.
The dashed line is Walberswick’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 you can see
Count 6 museums or galleries and 2 other attractions.
Green: inside Walberswick. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
The 2 inside Walberswick come first, then 8 more within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside Walberswick come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
10 listed buildings are on Walberswick’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Walberswick →
Day trips from Walberswick
Framlingham Castle, at 23 km, heads the 12 day trips.
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle23 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle26 km south · 31K visitors a year (2017)
CastleBungay Castle21 km northwest
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum22 km northwest · 40K visitors a year
Abbey or priory · English HeritageLeiston Abbey11 km southwest
CastleMettingham Castle19 km northwestZooZooAfrica Alive11 km north
Historic houseSomerleyton Hall and Gardens23 km north
CastleWingfield Castle27 km west
CastleClaxton Castle33 km northwest
Theme parkPleasurewood Hills22 km north
CastleCaister Castle38 km northPlaces well known beyond Walberswick (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.
What visitors ask about Walberswick
What are the main attractions in Walberswick?
The best known inside Walberswick’s built-up area are Alfred Cory Museum and The Parish Lantern Art Gallery. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 8 more within 5 km.
Does Walberswick have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Walberswick: Alfred Cory Museum, The Parish Lantern Art Gallery, Sailors' Reading Room and Southwold Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Walberswick?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 23 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Walberswick?
Within 40 km: Framlingham Castle (23 km), Orford Castle (26 km), Bungay Castle (21 km), Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum (22 km).
Where are Walberswick’s historic buildings listed?
Walberswick has 10 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 Walberswick 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 (16)
- Alfred Cory Museum: John Winfield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sailors' Reading Room: Alexander Williams, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Southwold Pier: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Southwold Museum: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunwich Museum: Paul Shreeve, 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
- 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
- Leiston Abbey: Dave Briggs, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mettingham Castle: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerleyton Hall and Gardens: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pleasurewood Hills: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caister Castle: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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