Visit English Electric Canberra WJ821 in Bassingbourn
Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 3 beyond the one inside Bassingbourn’s built-up area. Among them are a historic site, a castle and a park or estate. The list includes 2 places cared for by the National Trust. Out of town, Fitzwilliam Museum is 18 km away.
The names to know in Bassingbourn
The rest of the best known are a castle, a park or estate and a museum.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
Of the 3 nearby, most are to the north.
The dashed line is Bassingbourn’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The list by type
Between them they are a historic site, a castle and a park or estate.
Green: inside Bassingbourn. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Wimpole Hall and Wimpole Estate).
Every place, in and near Bassingbourn
4 places in all: one in town and 3 within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Bassingbourn comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
51 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Bassingbourn’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bassingbourn →
A drive away
Head 18 km out for Fitzwilliam Museum, the best known of 12.
MuseumIWM Duxford13 km east · 401K visitors a year (2019)
MuseumMuseum of Zoology18 km northeast · 139K visitors a year (2023)
Historic houseHatfield House37 km south
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House20 km eastHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey39 km west
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden18 km northeast
CastleKimbolton Castle33 km northwest
CastleCambridge Castle19 km northeast
Historic houseKnebworth House26 km southwest
CastleSaffron Walden Castle21 km east
Art galleryKettle's Yard Gallery18 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Bassingbourn (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.
What people ask about Bassingbourn
What are the main attractions in Bassingbourn?
The place to visit inside Bassingbourn’s built-up area is English Electric Canberra WJ821. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Bassingbourn have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Bassingbourn: Royston and District Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bassingbourn?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Bassingbourn, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Wimpole Hall and Wimpole Estate).
What are the best-known days out near Bassingbourn?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (18 km), IWM Duxford (13 km), Museum of Zoology (18 km), Hatfield House (37 km).
Where are Bassingbourn’s historic buildings listed?
Bassingbourn has 51 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 Bassingbourn 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 (10)
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden: temporalata, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge Castle: Samuel Buck / Nathaniel Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Knebworth House: Heron2 (Heron on en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saffron Walden Castle: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kettle's Yard Gallery: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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