Burwell’s draw is Burwell Museum
One place to visit is mapped inside Burwell’s built-up area, and 4 more within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 2 museums, a park or estate and a zoo. One of the places on the list is maintained by the National Trust. A day out reaches Ely Cathedral, 14 km away.
The headline places in Burwell
Then come a park or estate, a zoo and a museum, behind Burwell Museum.
MuseumBurwell Museumin townPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustWicken Fen2.9 km outside town, to the northwestZooZooSouth Angle Farm Park4.4 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseum1930s fen dwelling3.2 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionNewmarket Racecourse4 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
Close by, the 4 mostly lie to the northwest.
The dashed line is Burwell’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
The places here are 2 museums, a park or estate and a zoo.
Green: inside Burwell. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Wicken Fen).
Full list of places
The one inside Burwell comes first, then 4 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Burwell comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
59 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Burwell’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Burwell →
A drive away
Ely Cathedral, at 14 km, heads the 12.
CathedralEly Cathedral14 km northMuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum17 km southwest · 364K visitors a year
MuseumIWM Duxford25 km southwest · 401K visitors a year (2019)
MuseumMuseum of Zoology16 km southwest · 139K visitors a year (2023)
Abbey or priory · National TrustAnglesey Abbey7.6 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageDenny Abbey and Farmland Museum9.9 km west
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral27 km east
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden17 km southwest
CastleCambridge Castle16 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall38 km northeast · 106K visitors a year
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House29 km south
CastleHedingham Castle37 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Burwell (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 Burwell
What are the main attractions in Burwell?
The place to visit inside Burwell’s built-up area is Burwell Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Burwell have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Burwell: Burwell Museum and 1930s fen dwelling.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Burwell?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Burwell, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Wicken Fen).
What are the best-known days out near Burwell?
Within 40 km: Ely Cathedral (14 km), Fitzwilliam Museum (17 km), IWM Duxford (25 km), Museum of Zoology (16 km).
Where are Burwell’s historic buildings listed?
Burwell has 59 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 Burwell 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)
- Burwell Museum: Senra, John McCullough, CC BY 3.0, 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
- Anglesey Abbey: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum: Rob enwiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden: temporalata, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge Castle: Samuel Buck / Nathaniel Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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