Reality Checkpoint
Among the sights of Cambridge is Reality Checkpoint, an attraction. Our list has 28 more places within 5 km. Fitzwilliam Museum comes next on our list, 600 m away.
Attraction in Cambridge
Inside Cambridge
Reality Checkpoint is inside Cambridge’s built-up area, with 28 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
From May to September, Cambridge sees highs of 18–23°C.
Reality Checkpoint
Attraction.
In Cambridge, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Cambridge
Reality Checkpoint on the map
The places near Reality Checkpoint are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Cambridge’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count Reality Checkpoint
By population, Cambridge leads the 8 with 152,742. Each town here links to its own guide.
- 1Cambridge
- 2Grantchester
- 3Fen Ditton
- 4Girton
- 5Histon and Impington
- 6Teversham
- 7Coton
- 8Great Shelford and Stapleford
Cambridge
Grantchester
Fen Ditton
Girton
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Reality Checkpoint is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | It’s in town | 152,742 | 33 |
| Grantchester | 3 km southwest of it | 536 | 26 |
| Fen Ditton | 3.3 km northeast of it | 509 | 31 |
| Girton | 3.4 km northwest of it | 4,384 | 28 |
| Histon and Impington | 3.9 km north of it | 7,781 | 32 |
| Teversham | 3.9 km east of it | 909 | 25 |
| Coton | 3.9 km west of it | 952 | 25 |
| Great Shelford and Stapleford | 4.2 km south of it | 6,159 | 21 |
Around Reality Checkpoint
Of the 60 within 15 km, look for 5 museums, a garden and a castle.
MuseumMuseum of Zoology500 m away · 139K visitors a year (2023)3
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden900 m away4
CastleCambridge Castle1.4 km away5
MuseumWhipple Museum of the History Of Science600 m away6
Art galleryKettle's Yard Gallery1.4 km away7
MuseumSedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences400 m away8
MuseumMuseum of Archaeology and Anthropology500 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Reality Checkpoint, answered
Where is Reality Checkpoint?
Reality Checkpoint is in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Reality Checkpoint?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Reality Checkpoint?
May to September are the warmest months in Cambridge, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Reality Checkpoint?
Within 15 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (600 m), Museum of Zoology (500 m), Cambridge University Botanic Garden (900 m) and Cambridge Castle (1.4 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
- Whipple Museum of the History Of Science: Spudgun67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kettle's Yard Gallery: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences: Sebastian Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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