Abbey or priory · Huntingdon · Cambridgeshire

Hinchingbrooke House

In Huntingdon stands Hinchingbrooke House, an abbey or priory. 3 more places to visit are within 5 km. On the official register, it is a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Hinchingbrooke House, The original uploader was Multiple films at English Wikipedia. (CC BY-SA 2.5)

Where

In Huntingdon

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Abbey or priory in Huntingdon

Inside Huntingdon

Hinchingbrooke House is inside Huntingdon’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Huntingdon has 126 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 best months to visit

Warmest in Huntingdon are May to September, at 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°48 mm

Feb8° / 2°36 mm

Mar11° / 3°33 mm

Apr14° / 5°43 mm

May17° / 7°45 mm

Jun20° / 11°49 mm

Jul23° / 13°54 mm

Aug23° / 13°56 mm

Sep20° / 10°53 mm

Oct15° / 8°58 mm

Nov11° / 4°55 mm

Dec8° / 2°50 mm

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

About

Hinchingbrooke House

It has articles in 3 Wikipedias. Around it, Huntingdon Castle (1.4 km) comes first on our list.

Huntingdon’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Huntingdon
Official site: hinchhouse.org.uk

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

The map

Getting to Hinchingbrooke House

Hinchingbrooke House sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Where people come from

In size, Huntingdon comes first of the 8, with 25,603 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Huntingdon

25,603 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 800 m west of it

Brampton

6,585 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 1.6 km southeast of it

Godmanchester

7,714 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km north of it

Great Stukeley

712 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Hinchingbrooke House is	People	Places to visit
Huntingdon	It’s in town	25,603	8
Brampton	800 m west of it	6,585	5
Godmanchester	1.6 km southeast of it	7,714	8
Great Stukeley	2.8 km north of it	712	4
Little Stukeley	3.8 km north of it	762	3
Offord D'Arcy and Offord Cluny	4 km south of it	1,385	5
Alconbury Weald	4.4 km northwest of it	1,222	3
Buckden	4.5 km southwest of it	2,757	2

Make a day of it

Pair Hinchingbrooke House with these

Our list has 16 more within 15 km, among them 3 castles, a fort and a museum.

CastleHuntingdon Castle1.4 km away 2

FortBuckden Towers5.2 km away 3

CastleKimbolton Castle13 km away 4

MuseumThe Cromwell Museum1.2 km away 5

AttractionThe Chinese Bridge2 km away 6

Abbey or priory · National TrustRamsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust)15 km away 7

Historic houseThe Manor6.4 km away 8

CastleEaton Socon Castle14 km away

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

A visit to Hinchingbrooke House: questions

Where is Hinchingbrooke House?

Hinchingbrooke House is in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Hinchingbrooke House?

Abbey or priory.

When is the best time to visit Hinchingbrooke House?

May to September are the warmest months in Huntingdon, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Hinchingbrooke House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Hinchingbrooke House?

Within 15 km: Huntingdon Castle (1.4 km), Buckden Towers (5.2 km), Kimbolton Castle (13 km) and The Cromwell Museum (1.2 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 (9)

Hinchingbrooke House: The original uploader was Multiple films at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Huntingdon Castle: Duncan Grey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckden Towers: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Cromwell Museum: Robert Weedon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Chinese Bridge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust): Chris Stafford, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Manor: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eaton Socon Castle: Chris Jefferies., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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