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Buckden Towers
Attractions in Buckden

The one place to visit in Buckden is Buckden Towers

A day out from Buckden leads to Fitzwilliam Museum, 27 km away. We list one place to visit inside Buckden’s built-up area and another within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a fort and an abbey or priory.

Photo: Buckden Towers, Robert Edwards (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Buckden
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
1
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

Start here in Buckden

An abbey or priory follows Buckden Towers.

FortBuckden Towersin townAbbey or prioryHinchingbrooke House4.5 km outside town, to the northeast

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

Finding your way

The map stretches to Hinchingbrooke House, 5 km away.

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The dashed line is Buckden’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

Which kinds

Every one of them is among castles or historic places.

Castles & historic places 1 fort · 1 abbey or priory1 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

The whole list for Buckden

First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Buckden comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

63 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Buckden’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Buckden →

Big names nearby

Further afield: the best known within 40 km

Most famous of the 12 is Fitzwilliam Museum, 27 km from the centre.

MuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum27 km east · 364K visitors a yearCastleKimbolton Castle9.5 km westCathedralEly Cathedral37 km eastCathedralPeterborough Cathedral31 km northCastleHuntingdon Castle5.9 km northeastMuseumIWM Duxford34 km southeast · 401K visitors a year (2019)CastleFotheringhay Castle29 km northwestMuseumMuseum of Zoology27 km east · 139K visitors a year (2023)CastleEaton Socon Castle9 km southMuseumThe Cromwell Museum6 km northeastAbbey or priory · National TrustRamsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust)20 km northeastCastleBarnwell Castle23 km northwest

Places well known beyond Buckden (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.

Practical questions about Buckden

What are the main attractions in Buckden?

The place to visit inside Buckden’s built-up area is Buckden Towers. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.

Does Buckden have a museum?

No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Buckden.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust) (National Trust), 20 km northeast.

What are the best-known days out near Buckden?

Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (27 km), Kimbolton Castle (9.5 km), Ely Cathedral (37 km), Peterborough Cathedral (31 km).

Where are Buckden’s historic buildings listed?

Buckden has 63 listed buildings, 4 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 Buckden 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 (13)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.