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Anglesey Abbey
Attractions in Bottisham

From Bottisham, 2 km to Anglesey Abbey

Nothing is mapped inside Bottisham’s built-up area, but 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are an abbey or priory, an attraction and a museum. In heritage care, 2 places on the list are looked after by the National Trust. Further out, Fitzwilliam Museum is 10 km away.

Photo: Anglesey Abbey, Wehha (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Bottisham
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Where to start near Bottisham

Beyond Anglesey Abbey, there are an attraction and a museum.

Abbey or priory · National TrustAnglesey Abbey1.4 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttraction · National TrustLode water mill1.7 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumBottisham Airfield Museum100 m outside town, to the south

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 map

Mapped around Bottisham

Beyond the town, the 3 nearby are mostly to the northwest.

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The dashed line is Bottisham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

What kind of places

The places here are an abbey or priory, an attraction and a museum.

Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Bottisham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Anglesey Abbey and Lode water mill).

Every place

The list in full

Here are the 3 places within 5 km of its edge.

Anglesey Abbey

Abbey or priory · 1.4 km outside town, to the northwest

National Trust property on a former monastic site in Cambridgeshire, England, UK.

Run by National Trust
About Anglesey Abbey →

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

20 listed buildings are on Bottisham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bottisham →

Big names nearby

Days out

Fitzwilliam Museum, at 10 km, heads the 12 day trips.

MuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum10 km west · 364K visitors a yearCathedralEly Cathedral19 km northMuseumIWM Duxford17 km southwest · 401K visitors a year (2019)MuseumMuseum of Zoology9.8 km west · 139K visitors a year (2023)GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden9.7 km westCastleCambridge Castle10 km westAbbey or priory · English HeritageDenny Abbey and Farmland Museum9.3 km northwestHistoric house · English HeritageAudley End House23 km southArt galleryKettle's Yard Gallery10 km westCathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral31 km eastMuseumWhipple Museum of the History Of Science9.9 km westCastleSaffron Walden Castle22 km south

Places well known beyond Bottisham (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.

Know before you go to Bottisham

What is there to see near Bottisham?

No attraction is mapped inside Bottisham itself. Within 5 km of it are Anglesey Abbey, Lode water mill and Bottisham Airfield Museum.

Does Bottisham have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Bottisham: Bottisham Airfield Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bottisham?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Bottisham, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Anglesey Abbey and Lode water mill).

What are the best-known days out near Bottisham?

Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (10 km), Ely Cathedral (19 km), IWM Duxford (17 km), Museum of Zoology (9.8 km).

Where are Bottisham’s historic buildings listed?

Bottisham has 20 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 Bottisham 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 (12)

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