Wimpole Hall leads what is near Bourn
Our list finds nothing inside Bourn’s built-up area, but 4 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 attractions, a castle and an art gallery. 2 of the places on the list are maintained by the National Trust. Drive 13 km to reach Fitzwilliam Museum.
The first to see around Bourn
Close behind Wimpole Hall are 2 attractions and an art gallery.
Art galleryWysing Arts Centre500 m outside town, to the southAttractionAttraction · National TrustHome Farm4.7 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionWimpole's Folly3.9 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Bourn
To the south is where most of the 4 nearby are.
The dashed line is Bourn’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
The list holds 2 attractions, a castle and an art gallery.
Green: inside Bourn. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Wimpole Hall and Home Farm).
Every one of them
4 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
35 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Bourn’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bourn →
Beyond the town
Top of the 12 day trips: Fitzwilliam Museum, at 13 km.
CathedralEly Cathedral32 km northeast
MuseumIWM Duxford17 km southeast · 401K visitors a year (2019)
MuseumMuseum of Zoology13 km east · 139K visitors a year (2023)
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden13 km east
CastleKimbolton Castle25 km northwest
CastleCambridge Castle12 km east
FortBuckden Towers17 km northwest
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House27 km southeast
Art galleryKettle's Yard Gallery12 km east
MuseumWhipple Museum of the History Of Science13 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageDenny Abbey and Farmland Museum21 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Bourn (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.
Before a day out in Bourn
What is there to see near Bourn?
No attraction is mapped inside Bourn itself. Within 5 km of it are Wimpole Hall, Wysing Arts Centre, Home Farm and Wimpole's Folly.
Does Bourn have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Bourn: Wysing Arts Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bourn?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Bourn, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Wimpole Hall and Home Farm).
What are the best-known days out near Bourn?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (13 km), Ely Cathedral (32 km), IWM Duxford (17 km), Museum of Zoology (13 km).
Where are Bourn’s historic buildings listed?
Bourn has 35 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 Bourn 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)
- Wysing Arts Centre: Jkcm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge Castle: Samuel Buck / Nathaniel Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckden Towers: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kettle's Yard Gallery: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipple Museum of the History Of Science: Spudgun67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum: Rob enwiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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