Wimpole Estate
You reach Wimpole Estate, a park or estate, by heading 1.9 km west of Orwell. The National Trust looks after it. Within 15 km there are 50 more places to visit, starting with Fitzwilliam Museum (14 km).
Park or estate near Orwell
Just outside Orwell
Wimpole Estate is 1.9 km west of Orwell. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the National Trust
One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
Aim for May to September, when Orwell reaches 17–23°C.
Wimpole Estate
Park or estate.
It is run by National Trust.
- Type
- Park or estate
- Run by
- National Trust
- Town
- 1.9 km west of Orwell
Locating Wimpole Estate
Wimpole Estate is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count Wimpole Estate
The 7 towns are led in size by Bassingbourn, with 2,353 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Orwell
Great Eversden
Bassingbourn
Little Eversden
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Wimpole Estate is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orwell | 1.9 km east of it | 1,147 | 6 |
| Great Eversden | 3.7 km northeast of it | 232 | 5 |
| Bassingbourn | 4 km south of it | 2,353 | 4 |
| Little Eversden | 4.3 km northeast of it | 565 | 5 |
| Barrington | 4.7 km east of it | 1,184 | 3 |
| Kingston | 4.7 km north of it | 245 | 5 |
| Meldreth | 5 km southeast of it | 1,823 | 4 |
What else is near Wimpole Estate
Also close at hand are 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 art galleries, among 50 within 15 km.
MuseumIWM Duxford13 km away · 401K visitors a year (2019)4
MuseumMuseum of Zoology14 km away · 139K visitors a year (2023)5
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden14 km away6
CastleCambridge Castle14 km away7
Art galleryWysing Arts Centre5.6 km away8
Art galleryKettle's Yard Gallery14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Wimpole Estate
Where is Wimpole Estate?
Wimpole Estate is 1.9 km west of Orwell, Cambridgeshire.
What is Wimpole Estate?
Park or estate.
Who runs Wimpole Estate?
National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Wimpole Estate?
May to September are the warmest months in Orwell, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Wimpole Estate?
Within 15 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (14 km), Wimpole Hall (900 m), IWM Duxford (13 km) and Museum of Zoology (14 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 (6)
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Wysing Arts Centre: Jkcm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kettle's Yard Gallery: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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