British Aerospace 146
In Heathfield stands British Aerospace 146, a historic site. Add any of 17 more places within 5 km to a visit. Nearby, IWM Duxford (100 m) leads the list.
Historic site in Heathfield
Inside Heathfield
British Aerospace 146 is inside Heathfield’s built-up area, with 17 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
Expect highs of 18–23°C in Heathfield from May to September.
British Aerospace 146
Historic site.
In Heathfield, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Historic site
- Town
- in Heathfield
Where it sits
Numbered points are the places near British Aerospace 146, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Heathfield’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
Sawston is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (7,270 people). Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Heathfield
Duxford
Whittlesford
Thriplow
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where British Aerospace 146 is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heathfield | It’s in town | 668 | 18 |
| Duxford | 1.5 km east of it | 2,216 | 18 |
| Whittlesford | 1.8 km northeast of it | 1,608 | 18 |
| Thriplow | 1.9 km west of it | 462 | 18 |
| Fowlmere | 3.2 km west of it | 1,295 | 17 |
| Sawston | 3.3 km northeast of it | 7,270 | 18 |
| Hinxton | 3.4 km east of it | 330 | 18 |
| Ickleton | 3.7 km southeast of it | 748 | 17 |
Also within reach
Around it, within 15 km, lie 62 more, including 4 museums, 2 castles and a historic house.
MuseumIWM Duxford100 m away · 401K visitors a year (2019)2MuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum12 km away · 364K visitors a year3
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House10 km away4
MuseumMuseum of Zoology12 km away · 139K visitors a year (2023)5
MuseumAirborne Assault700 m away6
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden11 km away7
CastleSaffron Walden Castle11 km away8
CastleCambridge Castle13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit British Aerospace 146
Where is British Aerospace 146?
British Aerospace 146 is in Heathfield, Cambridgeshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is British Aerospace 146?
Historic site.
When is the best time to visit British Aerospace 146?
May to September are the warmest months in Heathfield, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near British Aerospace 146?
Within 15 km: IWM Duxford (100 m), Fitzwilliam Museum (12 km), Audley End House (10 km) and Museum of Zoology (12 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)
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Airborne Assault: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden: temporalata, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saffron Walden Castle: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge Castle: Samuel Buck / Nathaniel Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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