Historic site · Heathfield · Cambridgeshire

Hawker Hurricane

Among the sights of Heathfield is Hawker Hurricane, a historic site. Another 17 places to visit lie within 5 km. A short trip away is IWM Duxford, 400 m off.

Where

In Heathfield

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Historic site in Heathfield

Inside Heathfield

Hawker Hurricane 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.

When to go

Seasons and weather

The warmest stretch in Heathfield is May to September, at 18–23°C in the afternoon.

Jan8° / 2°46 mm

Feb8° / 1°36 mm

Mar11° / 3°32 mm

Apr14° / 4°39 mm

May18° / 7°45 mm

Jun20° / 10°48 mm

Jul23° / 12°49 mm

Aug23° / 12°57 mm

Sep20° / 10°46 mm

Oct15° / 7°58 mm

Nov11° / 4°56 mm

Dec8° / 2°47 mm

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

About

Hawker Hurricane

Historic site.

In Heathfield, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Historic site
Town: in Heathfield

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

The map

The way to Hawker Hurricane

On this map, Hawker Hurricane is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Towns around Hawker Hurricane, by distance

Home to 7,270 people, Sawston is the largest of these 8. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · It’s in town

Heathfield

668 people · 18 places to visit

2 · 1.3 km east of it

Duxford

2,216 people · 18 places to visit

3 · 1.4 km northeast of it

Whittlesford

1,608 people · 18 places to visit

4 · 2.2 km west of it

Thriplow

462 people · 18 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Hawker Hurricane is	People	Places to visit
Heathfield	It’s in town	668	18
Duxford	1.3 km east of it	2,216	18
Whittlesford	1.4 km northeast of it	1,608	18
Thriplow	2.2 km west of it	462	18
Sawston	2.9 km northeast of it	7,270	18
Hinxton	3.2 km east of it	330	18
Fowlmere	3.5 km west of it	1,295	17
Newton	3.6 km northwest of it	365	19

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Beyond Hawker Hurricane

Around it, within 15 km, lie 62 more, including 4 museums, 2 castles and a historic house.

MuseumIWM Duxford400 m away · 401K visitors a year (2019)2MuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum12 km away · 364K visitors a year 3

Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House10 km away 4

MuseumMuseum of Zoology12 km away · 139K visitors a year (2023)5

MuseumAirborne Assault200 m away 6

GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden11 km away 7

CastleSaffron Walden Castle11 km away 8

CastleCambridge Castle13 km away

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

Good to know about Hawker Hurricane

Where is Hawker Hurricane?

Hawker Hurricane is in Heathfield, Cambridgeshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Hawker Hurricane?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Hawker Hurricane?

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 Hawker Hurricane?

Within 15 km: IWM Duxford (400 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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