Trips from Wickham Market, starting with Glemham Hall
Nothing on our list is inside Wickham Market’s built-up area; the 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 museums, a historic house and a theme park. Make a day of it at Framlingham Castle, 7.9 km away.
The names to know near Wickham Market
Along with Glemham Hall, see 2 museums and a theme park.
Historic houseGlemham Hall4.7 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumParham Airfield Museum4.6 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumBentwaters Cold War Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southeast
Theme parkEaston Farm Park2.9 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
Beyond the town, the 4 nearby are mostly to the northeast.
The dashed line is Wickham Market’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
The list holds 2 museums, a historic house and a theme park.
Green: inside Wickham Market. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
Each of the 4 is within 5 km of its edge.
Bentwaters Cold War Museum
Museum in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
Easton Farm Park
Farm park and bygone museum in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
37 listed buildings are on Wickham Market’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wickham Market →
A little further out
Framlingham Castle, 7.9 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle7.9 km north
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle13 km southeast · 31K visitors a year (2017)
CastleHelmingham Hall12 km west
MuseumWoodbridge Tide Mill7.7 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageLeiston Abbey16 km northeast
CastleWingfield Castle23 km north
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum31 km north · 40K visitors a year
CastleBungay Castle34 km north
CastleEye Castle24 km northwestFortFortHM Fort Roughs30 km south
CastleMettingham Castle33 km north
MuseumChristchurch Mansion18 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Wickham Market (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 Wickham Market
What is there to see near Wickham Market?
No attraction is mapped inside Wickham Market itself. Within 5 km of it are Glemham Hall, Parham Airfield Museum, Bentwaters Cold War Museum and Easton Farm Park.
Does Wickham Market have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Wickham Market: Parham Airfield Museum and Bentwaters Cold War Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wickham Market?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 7.9 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Wickham Market?
Within 40 km: Framlingham Castle (7.9 km), Orford Castle (13 km), Helmingham Hall (12 km), Woodbridge Tide Mill (7.7 km).
Where are Wickham Market’s historic buildings listed?
Wickham Market has 37 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 Wickham Market 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 (15)
- Glemham Hall: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parham Airfield Museum: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bentwaters Cold War Museum: Alan Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Easton Farm Park: Helen Steed, 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
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodbridge Tide Mill: Circuitsight at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leiston Abbey: Dave Briggs, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 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
- Christchurch Mansion: Rowland Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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