Wimpole's Folly
The site of Wimpole's Folly, an attraction, is 2.7 km southwest of Great Eversden. Our list has 50 more places within 15 km; first among them is Fitzwilliam Museum, at 13 km.
Attraction near Great Eversden
Just outside Great Eversden
Wimpole's Folly is 2.7 km southwest of Great Eversden. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which month to go
The warmest stretch in Great Eversden is May to September, at 17–23°C in the afternoon.
Wimpole's Folly
Attraction.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- 2.7 km southwest of Great Eversden
Wimpole's Folly and what surrounds it
The places near Wimpole's Folly are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around Wimpole's Folly
Haslingfield is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (1,535 people). Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Great Eversden
Orwell
Kingston
Little Eversden
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Wimpole's Folly is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Eversden | 2.7 km northeast of it | 232 | 5 |
| Orwell | 2.8 km southeast of it | 1,147 | 6 |
| Kingston | 2.9 km north of it | 245 | 5 |
| Little Eversden | 3.6 km east of it | 565 | 5 |
| Bourn | 3.9 km north of it | 703 | 4 |
| Toft | 4.3 km northeast of it | 570 | 3 |
| Haslingfield | 4.6 km east of it | 1,535 | 18 |
| Harlton | 4.7 km east of it | 317 | 4 |
Worth adding to a visit
A visit can add 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 art galleries, from 50 places within 15 km.
MuseumIWM Duxford14 km away · 401K visitors a year (2019)4
MuseumMuseum of Zoology13 km away · 139K visitors a year (2023)5
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden13 km away6
CastleCambridge Castle13 km away7
Art galleryWysing Arts Centre3.7 km away8
Art galleryKettle's Yard Gallery13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Wimpole's Folly?
Wimpole's Folly is 2.7 km southwest of Great Eversden, Cambridgeshire.
What is Wimpole's Folly?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Wimpole's Folly?
May to September are the warmest months in Great Eversden, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Wimpole's Folly?
Within 15 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (13 km), Wimpole Hall (1.1 km), IWM Duxford (14 km) and Museum of Zoology (13 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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