Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter leads what is near Wetherden
A day out from Wetherden leads to St Edmundsbury Cathedral, 15 km away. No place to visit is mapped inside Wetherden’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge.
Leading the list near Wetherden
Along with Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter, see a museum.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
The farthest of them, Woolpit & District Museum, is 3.3 km out.
The dashed line is Wetherden’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
They are all museums or galleries: 2 in all.
Green: inside Wetherden. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by 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.
17 listed buildings are on Wetherden’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wetherden →
A drive away
The pick of the 12 is St Edmundsbury Cathedral, 15 km off.
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral15 km west
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle28 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey15 km west
CastleColchester Castle37 km south
CastleHedingham Castle35 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House19 km west
MuseumThe Food Museum5.8 km southeast
CastleHelmingham Hall19 km east
Historic houseEuston Hall19 km northwest
CastleEye Castle18 km northeastAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory25 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle35 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Wetherden (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 Wetherden
What is there to see near Wetherden?
No attraction is mapped inside Wetherden itself. Within 5 km of it are Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter and Woolpit & District Museum.
Does Wetherden have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Wetherden: Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter and Woolpit & District Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wetherden?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 28 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Wetherden?
Within 40 km: St Edmundsbury Cathedral (15 km), Framlingham Castle (28 km), Bury St Edmunds Abbey (15 km), Colchester Castle (37 km).
Where are Wetherden’s historic buildings listed?
Wetherden has 17 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 Wetherden 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 (11)
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Food Museum: Martinevans123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Euston Hall: Morris ?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weeting Castle: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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