From Barrington, 1.5 km to Shepreth Wildlife Park
Nothing is mapped inside Barrington’s built-up area, but 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a zoo, an attraction and a park or estate. Of the places on our list, 2 are looked after by the National Trust. A day out reaches Fitzwilliam Museum, 9.8 km away.
The names to know near Barrington
Along with Shepreth Wildlife Park, see an attraction and a park or estate.
ZooShepreth Wildlife Park1.1 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttraction · National TrustHome Farm4.8 km outside town, to the westPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustWimpole Estate4.7 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
To the west is where most of the 3 lie.
The dashed line is Barrington’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
The places here are a zoo, an attraction and a park or estate.
Green: inside Barrington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Home Farm and Wimpole Estate).
All of it
Each of the 3 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
48 listed buildings are on Barrington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Barrington →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
First of the 12 big names within reach is Fitzwilliam Museum, 9.8 km away.
MuseumIWM Duxford7.4 km southeast · 401K visitors a year (2019)
CathedralEly Cathedral34 km northeast
MuseumMuseum of Zoology10 km northeast · 139K visitors a year (2023)
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden9.6 km northeastCastleCastle · National TrustWimpole Hall6.2 km west
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House17 km southeast
CastleCambridge Castle11 km northeast
Art galleryKettle's Yard Gallery11 km northeast
CastleKimbolton Castle35 km northwest
MuseumWhipple Museum of the History Of Science10 km northeast
CastleSaffron Walden Castle18 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Barrington (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Common questions about Barrington
What is there to see near Barrington?
No attraction is mapped inside Barrington itself. Within 5 km of it are Shepreth Wildlife Park, Home Farm and Wimpole Estate.
Does Barrington have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Barrington.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Barrington?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Barrington, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Home Farm and Wimpole Estate).
What are the best-known days out near Barrington?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (9.8 km), IWM Duxford (7.4 km), Ely Cathedral (34 km), Museum of Zoology (10 km).
Where are Barrington’s historic buildings listed?
Barrington has 48 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Barrington when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (11)
- Shepreth Wildlife Park: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge Castle: Samuel Buck / Nathaniel Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kettle's Yard Gallery: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipple Museum of the History Of Science: Spudgun67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saffron Walden Castle: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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