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Attractions in Cambridge

Cambridge’s big name is Fitzwilliam Museum

This is a list led by museums or galleries, 19 of its 33. Mapped inside Cambridge’s built-up area are 26 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 7. Fitzwilliam Museum welcomes about 364K visitors a year. In heritage care, 2 places on the list are looked after by the National Trust. Beyond the town, the best known is Ely Cathedral, 23 km off.

Photo: Museum of Zoology, Magnus Manske (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Cambridge
26
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
7
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
19
in or near town
Castles & historic places
7
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Most famous in Cambridge

Then come 3 museums, a castle and an art gallery, behind Fitzwilliam Museum.

MuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museumin town · 364K visitors a yearMuseumMuseum of Zoologyin town · 139K visitors a year (2023)CastleCambridge Castlein townArt galleryKettle's Yard Galleryin townMuseumWhipple Museum of the History Of Sciencein townMuseumMuseum of Archaeology and Anthropologyin town

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

Where things are

On the map, most of the 7 sit to the northeast.

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The dashed line is Cambridge’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

Museums or galleries are the biggest group (19), then castles or historic places (7).

Museums & galleries 16 museums · 3 art galleries18 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 abbeys or priories · 2 churches · 1 castle · 1 historic site4 in town · 3 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 6 attractions4 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Cambridge. 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 complete list

After the 26 in town come 7 more within 5 km of its edge.

Anglesey Abbey

Abbey or priory · 4.1 km outside town, to the northeast

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

Run by National Trust
About Anglesey Abbey →

The 26 inside Cambridge come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

832 listed buildings and 4 scheduled monuments are on Cambridge’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cambridge →

Big names nearby

A drive away

First of the 12 big names within reach is Ely Cathedral, 23 km away.

CathedralEly Cathedral23 km northMuseumIWM Duxford12 km south · 401K visitors a year (2019)Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House21 km southAbbey or priory · English HeritageDenny Abbey and Farmland Museum11 km northCastleCastle · National TrustWimpole Hall15 km southwestCastleKimbolton Castle37 km westCathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral40 km eastCastleSaffron Walden Castle21 km southCastleHedingham Castle40 km southeastFortBuckden Towers28 km westAbbey or priory · National TrustRamsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust)32 km northwestCastleHuntingdon Castle26 km northwest

Places well known beyond Cambridge (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 visitors ask about Cambridge

What are the main attractions in Cambridge?

The best known inside Cambridge’s built-up area are Fitzwilliam Museum, Museum of Zoology, Cambridge Castle and Kettle's Yard Gallery. In all, 26 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 7 more within 5 km.

Does Cambridge have a museum?

19 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Cambridge: Fitzwilliam Museum, Museum of Zoology, Kettle's Yard Gallery and Whipple Museum of the History Of Science.

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

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

What are the best-known days out near Cambridge?

Within 40 km: Ely Cathedral (23 km), IWM Duxford (12 km), Audley End House (21 km), Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum (11 km).

Where are Cambridge’s historic buildings listed?

Cambridge has 832 listed buildings, 67 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 Cambridge 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).

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