Biggin Abbey
Head 600 m southwest of Horningsea for Biggin Abbey. 43 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Fitzwilliam Museum (5.4 km).
Abbey or priory near Horningsea
Just outside Horningsea
Biggin Abbey is 600 m southwest of Horningsea. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
The warmest afternoons in Horningsea run May to September, at 18–23°C.
Biggin Abbey
Abbey or priory.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Town
- 600 m southwest of Horningsea
Map of Biggin Abbey and nearby
Orange is Biggin Abbey; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to Biggin Abbey
Home to 152,742 people, Cambridge is the largest of these 8. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Horningsea
Cambridge
Fen Ditton
Milton
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Biggin Abbey is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horningsea | 600 m northeast of it | 329 | 9 |
| Cambridge | 700 m southwest of it | 152,742 | 33 |
| Fen Ditton | 800 m south of it | 509 | 31 |
| Milton | 900 m northwest of it | 4,150 | 30 |
| Landbeach | 2.6 km north of it | 652 | 8 |
| Stow cum Quy | 3 km southeast of it | 545 | 8 |
| Teversham | 3.1 km south of it | 909 | 25 |
| Waterbeach | 3.2 km north of it | 5,375 | 9 |
While you are near Biggin Abbey
Also close at hand are 3 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and a garden, among 43 within 15 km.
MuseumMuseum of Zoology5.1 km away · 139K visitors a year (2023)3
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden5.6 km away4
CastleCambridge Castle4.9 km away5
Abbey or priory · National TrustAnglesey Abbey4.3 km away6
Art galleryKettle's Yard Gallery5 km away7
Abbey or priory · English HeritageDenny Abbey and Farmland Museum6.7 km away8
MuseumWhipple Museum of the History Of Science5.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Biggin Abbey: common questions
Where is Biggin Abbey?
Biggin Abbey is 600 m southwest of Horningsea, Cambridgeshire.
What is Biggin Abbey?
Abbey or priory.
When is the best time to visit Biggin Abbey?
May to September are the warmest months in Horningsea, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Biggin Abbey?
Within 15 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (5.4 km), Museum of Zoology (5.1 km), Cambridge University Botanic Garden (5.6 km) and Cambridge Castle (4.9 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 (7)
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden: temporalata, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge Castle: Samuel Buck / Nathaniel Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anglesey Abbey: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kettle's Yard Gallery: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum: Rob enwiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipple Museum of the History Of Science: Spudgun67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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