One to see in Woolpit: Woolpit & District Museum
The best-known day out from Woolpit is St Edmundsbury Cathedral, 12 km away. One place to visit is mapped inside Woolpit’s built-up area, and one more within 5 km of its edge.
The names to know in Woolpit
Once you have seen Woolpit & District Museum, 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.
Where they are
The map stretches to Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter, 5.7 km away.
The dashed line is Woolpit’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
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Green: inside Woolpit. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Woolpit
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Woolpit comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
49 listed buildings are on Woolpit’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Woolpit →
For a day out
St Edmundsbury Cathedral (12 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral12 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey12 km west
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle31 km east
CastleColchester Castle37 km south
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House16 km west
CastleHedingham Castle33 km southwest
Historic houseEuston Hall18 km northwest
MuseumThe Food Museum7.9 km southeastAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory24 km northwest
CastleHelmingham Hall21 km east
CastleEye Castle21 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle33 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Woolpit (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.
Planning a visit to Woolpit
What are the main attractions in Woolpit?
The place to visit inside Woolpit’s built-up area is Woolpit & District Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Woolpit have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Woolpit: Woolpit & District Museum and Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Woolpit?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bury St Edmunds Abbey (English Heritage), 12 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Woolpit?
Within 40 km: St Edmundsbury Cathedral (12 km), Bury St Edmunds Abbey (12 km), Framlingham Castle (31 km), Colchester Castle (37 km).
Where are Woolpit’s historic buildings listed?
Woolpit has 49 listed buildings, 2 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 Woolpit 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
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Euston Hall: Morris ?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Food Museum: Martinevans123, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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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