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Things to do in Hunstanton
The best holidays are planned around great days out. Here's what's on the doorstep in Hunstanton, from big-ticket attractions to rainy-day savers.
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Aquariums
15.3 mi from Hunstanton
Skegness Aquarium
Skegness Aquarium sits on the seafront in Skegness, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, and takes you on a pirate-themed journey through an Aqua Theatre, Wet Lab, Sea Caves and Sunken Hold...
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Museums & Galleries
13.4 mi from Hunstanton
The Lynn Museum
Local museum in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, England, UK
13.5 mi from Hunstanton
Stories of Lynn
Stories of Lynn brings the history of King's Lynn to life, combining an on-site exhibition with a free companion app available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. The app acts...
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16 mi from Hunstanton
Church Farm
The Village Church Farm, formerly known as Church Farm Museum, is an open-air museum of local and agricultural history near Skegness, Lincolnshire, England. — Wikipedia
16.1 mi from Hunstanton
St Seraphim's Icon and Railway Heritage Museum
Museum in Little Walsingham, Norfolk, United Kingdom
16.2 mi from Hunstanton
Shirehall Museum and Abbey Grounds
Walsingham Abbey brings together the Shirehall Museum with the Abbey Grounds, a historic site centred on the spectacular ruins of the medieval Priory of Our Lady of Walsingham. The...
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16.7 mi from Hunstanton
Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History
This is the only surviving town gasworks in England and Wales, housed in Fakenham's former gasworks and preserved as a Scheduled Monument. You can see the original equipment used t...
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19.8 mi from Hunstanton
Langham Dome
Langham Dome is a small wartime gunnery training museum on the edge of the former RAF Langham airfield in North Norfolk, built in 1942-43 to teach anti-aircraft gunners using proje...
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21.6 mi from Hunstanton
Boston Guildhall
Boston Guildhall is a former municipal building in Boston, Lincolnshire. Built in 1390 and altered through the centuries, in the early 21st century it was restored and now serves a... — Wikipedia
21.8 mi from Hunstanton
Swaffham Heritage
Swaffham Heritage is a small, independent museum run by volunteers, telling the social history of Swaffham and the surrounding villages from the Stone Age to the present day. You c...
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22.8 mi from Hunstanton
The Shell Museum
The Shell Museum in Glandford is a small, historic museum housing the finest seashell collection in the UK, alongside fossils, birds' eggs, pottery and local archaeological finds,...
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23.5 mi from Hunstanton
Wisbech & Fenland Museum
Wisbech & Fenland Museum is an independent, charity-run museum in Wisbech, preserved as a fine example of a Victorian museum, complete with the taxonomy systems and learning styles...
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23.6 mi from Hunstanton
Peckover House & Gardens
Peckover House & Garden is a National Trust property located in North Brink, Wisbech, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. — Wikipedia
23.7 mi from Hunstanton
Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse
Museum in Gressenhall, Breckland, Norfolk, England, UK
Theme Parks
0.6 mi from Hunstanton
Rainbow Park
Rainbow Park is a family-run fairground on the seafront in Hunstanton, with rides dating back to 1880 and the same family on site for over 50 years. You'll find traditional family...
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18.5 mi from Hunstanton
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island is a theme park in Ingoldmells, on the Lincolnshire coast near Skegness, with over 30 rides and roller coasters split into Discovery, Adventurer and Little Explorer...
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22.7 mi from Hunstanton
Evergreens Miniature Railway
Evergreens Miniature Railway is a model engineering club based near East Keal, East Lindsey, running an extensive 7.25" gauge ground-level track alongside a 5" gauge raised track a...
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29.4 mi from Hunstanton
Mablethorpe Funfair
Manning's Family Funfair is a traditional, family friendly fairground at the end of the High Street, right next to Mablethorpe's sandy beach, with rides, stalls, and food and drink...
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Water Parks
17.6 mi from Hunstanton
Skegness Water Leisure Park
Skegness Water Leisure Park sits in Ingoldmells, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, where the coast meets the countryside. It's a camping and touring park built around three fishing lakes...
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Zoos & Wildlife
15.7 mi from Hunstanton
Natureland Seal Sanctuary
Skegness Natureland is a seal sanctuary and small zoo in Skegness, best known for rescuing and rehabilitating orphaned and injured seal pups from the Lincolnshire coast. You can wa...
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17.5 mi from Hunstanton
Lincolnshire Wildlife Park
Lincolnshire Wildlife Park is a family-friendly zoo and wildlife sanctuary near Skegness, Lincolnshire, set within 25 acres and home to one of the world's largest parrot rescue cen...
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19.4 mi from Hunstanton
Hardys Animal Farm
Hardy's Animal Farm is a family-friendly attraction set in over 7 acres of Lincolnshire countryside near Ingoldmells, East Lindsey. You can meet, feed and interact with the farm's...
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23.3 mi from Hunstanton
ARK Wildlife & Dinosaur Park
ARK Wildlife Park is a Lincolnshire zoo and exotic animal rescue in Stickney, East Lindsey, combining rescued wild animals with a dinosaur park. You can walk around Jurassic Ark's...
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Where to stay near Hunstanton
Places to stay within easy reach of these days out.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best things to do in Hunstanton?
The list below shows attractions nearby with distances from Hunstanton.
What can we do in Hunstanton when it rains?
Museums, galleries and aquariums are your friends — filter the list below by category and keep a couple in reserve for wet days.
More ways to explore
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