Abbey or priory · near Lode · Cambridgeshire

Anglesey Abbey

Anglesey Abbey is a National Trust property on a former monastic site. It lies 300 m southwest of Lode. Officially, it is a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Anglesey Abbey, Wehha (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

300 m

southwest of Lode

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 11%

#922 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Abbey or priory near Lode

Just outside Lode

Anglesey Abbey is 300 m southwest of Lode. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Lode has 15 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The climate through the year

Expect highs of 18–23°C in Lode from May to September.

Jan8° / 2°46 mm

Feb8° / 2°36 mm

Mar11° / 3°33 mm

Apr14° / 4°36 mm

May18° / 7°44 mm

Jun20° / 10°52 mm

Jul23° / 12°52 mm

Aug23° / 12°60 mm

Sep20° / 10°49 mm

Oct15° / 8°59 mm

Nov11° / 4°55 mm

Dec8° / 2°50 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Lode, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Lode. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Lode’s full climate →

About

Anglesey Abbey

The site is looked after by the National Trust. Wikipedia covers it in 6 languages. Around it, within 15 km, lie 44 more places, Fitzwilliam Museum (9.1 km) first on our list.

Lode’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: 300 m southwest of Lode
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cambridgeshire/anglesey-abbey-gardens-and-lode-mill

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

The essentials

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The area around Anglesey Abbey

Orange marks Anglesey Abbey, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

The towns around Anglesey Abbey

The biggest base of the 8 is Cambridge (152,742 people). The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · 300 m northeast of it

Lode

672 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km southeast of it

Bottisham

1,990 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km southwest of it

Stow cum Quy

545 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 2.3 km east of it

Swaffham Bulbeck

261 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Anglesey Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Lode	300 m northeast of it	672	6
Bottisham	1.4 km southeast of it	1,990	3
Stow cum Quy	1.7 km southwest of it	545	8
Swaffham Bulbeck	2.3 km east of it	261	3
Horningsea	3.4 km west of it	329	9
Swaffham Prior	3.6 km northeast of it	858	5
Waterbeach	3.9 km northwest of it	5,375	9
Cambridge	4.1 km southwest of it	152,742	33

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Anglesey Abbey

Also close at hand are 4 museums, a garden and an abbey or priory, among 44 within 15 km.

1MuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum9.1 km away · 364K visitors a year 2

MuseumMuseum of Zoology8.9 km away · 139K visitors a year (2023)3

GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden9 km away 4

Abbey or priory · English HeritageDenny Abbey and Farmland Museum7.3 km away 5

CastleCambridge Castle9 km away 6

Art galleryKettle's Yard Gallery9 km away 7

MuseumWhipple Museum of the History Of Science9 km away 8

MuseumSedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences8.9 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Before visiting Anglesey Abbey

Where is Anglesey Abbey?

Anglesey Abbey is 300 m southwest of Lode, Cambridgeshire.

What is Anglesey Abbey?

National Trust property on a former monastic site in Cambridgeshire, England, UK.

Who runs Anglesey Abbey?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Anglesey Abbey?

May to September are the warmest months in Lode, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Anglesey Abbey a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Anglesey Abbey?

Within 15 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (9.1 km), Museum of Zoology (8.9 km), Cambridge University Botanic Garden (9 km) and Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum (7.3 km).

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 (8)

Anglesey Abbey: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cambridge University Botanic Garden: temporalata, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum: Rob enwiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cambridge Castle: Samuel Buck / Nathaniel Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Kettle's Yard Gallery: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Whipple Museum of the History Of Science: Spudgun67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences: Sebastian Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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