Trips from Woolpit Heath, starting with Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter
St Edmundsbury Cathedral, 14 km from Woolpit Heath, is the best-known trip nearby. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 2 places to visit; none is inside Woolpit Heath’s built-up area.
Where to start near Woolpit Heath
Once you have seen Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter, try 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.
Map of the places
Furthest from the centre is Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter, 5.2 km away.
The dashed line is Woolpit Heath’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The list by type
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Green: inside Woolpit Heath. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
2 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
8 listed buildings are on Woolpit Heath’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Woolpit Heath →
Day trips
The pick of the 12 is St Edmundsbury Cathedral, 14 km off.
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral14 km west
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle30 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey13 km west
CastleColchester Castle36 km south
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House17 km west
CastleHedingham Castle32 km southwest
MuseumThe Food Museum6.4 km southeast
Historic houseEuston Hall19 km northwest
CastleHelmingham Hall20 km eastAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory25 km northwest
CastleEye Castle20 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle35 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Woolpit Heath (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 Woolpit Heath
What is there to see near Woolpit Heath?
No attraction is mapped inside Woolpit Heath itself. Within 5 km of it are Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter and Woolpit & District Museum.
Does Woolpit Heath have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Woolpit Heath: Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter and Woolpit & District Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Woolpit Heath?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 30 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Woolpit Heath?
Within 40 km: St Edmundsbury Cathedral (14 km), Framlingham Castle (30 km), Bury St Edmunds Abbey (13 km), Colchester Castle (36 km).
Where are Woolpit Heath’s historic buildings listed?
Woolpit Heath has 8 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 Woolpit Heath 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
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Food Museum: Martinevans123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Euston Hall: Morris ?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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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