Old Buckenham Windmill

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Old Buckenham Windmill is a tower flour mill which stands in the village of Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England. It is a Grade II* listed building, notable for being the largest diameter windmill in the country. ()

Built: 1818 (206 years ago)Coordinates: 52°28'40"N, 1°2'8"E

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Old Buckenham Windmill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Snetterton Circuit, Banham Zoo, Burston Strike School, Buckenham Castle.

3.8 miW
Racetrack, Sport venue, Sport
Snetterton Circuit, Attleborough
96 min walk • Snetterton Circuit is a motor racing course in Norfolk, England, originally opened in 1953. Owned by Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision organisation, it is situated on the A11 road 12 mi north-east of the town of Thetford and 19 mi south-west of the city of Norwich.
2.4 miS
Park, Outdoor activities, Zoo
Banham Zoo, Attleborough
61 min walk • Banham Zoo is a 50-acre zoo in Banham, Norfolk, England. The zoo itself, which today is home to more than 2,000 animals, opened to the public in 1968, became a charity in 2013, and has since been often awarded the prize of Norfolk's Top Attraction, by numerous different...
6.7 miSE
Museum, History museum
Burston Strike School, Diss
171 min walk • The Burston Strike School was founded as a consequence of a school strike and became the centre of the longest running strike in British history, that lasted from 1914 to 1939 in the village of Burston in Norfolk, England.
1.4 miE
Forts and castles
Buckenham Castle
36 min walk • Old Buckenham Castle and Buckenham Castle are two castles adjacent respectively to the villages of Old Buckenham and New Buckenham, Norfolk, England.
7.8 miSE
Church
St George's Church
199 min walk • St George's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Shimpling, Norfolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
4.6 miN
Forts and castles
Morley Old Hall, Wymondham
118 min walk • Morley Old Hall is a Grade I-listed moated manor house built in the sixteenth century in the village of Morley Saint Peter, some twelve miles from the cathedral city of Norwich, Norfolk, England.
5.1 miSW
Village
East Harling
131 min walk • One of the highlights of East Harling is its beautiful village green, which is surrounded by traditional timber-framed houses and is the perfect spot for a leisurely picnic or a game of cricket. The village is also home to a number of quaint shops and cafes, where...
0.6 miS
Sport venue, Sport
Old Buckenham Hall Cricket Ground
16 min walk • Old Buckenham Hall is a cricket ground in Attleborough, Norfolk. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1912, when L. G. Robinson's XI played a first-class game against the touring South Africans. From 1912 to 1921, the ground hosted six first-class matches, the last of which saw Robinson's XI play the touring Australians.