From Chatteris Museum on: Chatteris’s list
The best-known day out from Chatteris is Ely Cathedral, 16 km away. Both places to visit on our list are inside Chatteris’ built-up area; none are within 5 km of its edge.
Start here in Chatteris
The other best-known place is a museum.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
The map ends at Museum of Armed Police, 300 m out.
The dashed line is Chatteris’ 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
Both are museums or galleries.
Green: inside Chatteris. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
Both are inside Chatteris.
The 2 inside Chatteris 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.
109 listed buildings are on Chatteris’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Chatteris →
Big names nearby
Best known of the 12 within reach is Ely Cathedral, at 16 km.
CathedralEly Cathedral16 km southeastMuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum29 km south · 364K visitors a year
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral24 km northwest
Abbey or priory · National TrustRamsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust)10 km west
Historic houseBurghley House40 km northwest
CastleKimbolton Castle35 km southwest
CastleFotheringhay Castle34 km west
MuseumMuseum of Zoology29 km south · 139K visitors a year (2023)
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall38 km east · 106K visitors a year
Abbey or priory · English HeritageDenny Abbey and Farmland Museum20 km southeast
MuseumFlag Fen21 km northwest
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden30 km southPlaces well known beyond Chatteris (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.
Places to visit in Chatteris: questions
What are the main attractions in Chatteris?
The best known inside Chatteris’ built-up area are Chatteris Museum and Museum of Armed Police. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town.
Does Chatteris have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Chatteris: Chatteris Museum and Museum of Armed Police.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Chatteris?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust) (National Trust), 10 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Chatteris?
Within 40 km: Ely Cathedral (16 km), Fitzwilliam Museum (29 km), Peterborough Cathedral (24 km), Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust) (10 km).
Where are Chatteris’ historic buildings listed?
Chatteris has 109 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 Chatteris 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 (11)
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust): Chris Stafford, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum: Rob enwiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Flag Fen: The original uploader was Kev747 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden: temporalata, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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