Banham is a small village and civil parish in the district of Breckland, set in rural Norfolk, England. Perched on the transition between the arable Breckland landscape and more wooded countryside, it retains a historic core of listed buildings and a parish church, with a village hall, pub and school forming the focus of local community life.
The village is best known for Banham Zoo, a well‑established zoological park that draws visitors and supports the local economy alongside farming and small enterprises; there are also remnants of earlier settlement and traditional architecture that hint at its long rural history. Friendly community events and the mix of rural industry and tourism give Banham a quietly lively character despite its small size.
Postcode districts covering Banham
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 16.7 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 19 miles
- Thetford 12.2 miles
- Stowmarket 18.4 miles
- Mildenhall 23.6 miles
- Beccles 22.5 miles
- Diss 6.1 miles
- Attleborough 4.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- The Buckenhams & Banham Ward 1.5 miles
- Kenninghall Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Old Buckenham Built-up area 2.2 miles
- New Buckenham Parish 2.4 miles
- Winfarthing Parish 2.7 miles
- Quidenham Parish 3.1 miles
- Eccles Road Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Bressingham & Burston Ward 3.2 miles
- North Lopham Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Guiltcross Ward 3.5 miles
- Shelfanger Built-up area 3.9 miles
- Snetterton Built-up area 4 miles
Example postcodes in Banham
NR16 2HP, NR16 2SY, NR16 2HW, NR16 2EZ, NR16 2HU, NR16 2HE, NR16 2AA, NR16 2EA, NR16 2HZ … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 18.8 miles
- Stansted Airport 51.7 miles
- Eccles Road Railway Station 3 miles
- Attleborough Railway Station 4.4 miles
Hotels near Banham Ad
- The Griffin Hotel 4.7 miles
- Sherbourne House 4 4.8 miles
- The Park Hotel 6 miles
- The Bird in Hand 9.3 miles
- The Old Ram Coaching Inn 3 7.4 miles
- Best Western Brome Grange Hotel 3 8.4 miles
- The White Hart Hotel 9.1 miles
- OYO The Billingford Horseshoes 3 8.7 miles
- The Oaksmere 4 8.6 miles
- The Scole Hotel 7.8 miles
Schools in Banham
- Acorn Park School Independent - special
- Banham Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Snetterton Heath Estate 2.9 miles
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 4.7 miles
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 5.2 miles
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 8.4 miles
- Wayland Wood Forest 10.8 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 11.3 miles
- Saham Wood Forest 13.4 miles
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 14.5 miles
- Lynford Hall Estate 15.4 miles
- Elveden Hall Estate 15.6 miles
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 16.2 miles
- Carrow Road Stadium 16.6 miles