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Attractions in Coton

Nothing in Coton itself: Fitzwilliam Museum is 4.4 km away

Museums or galleries make up 16 of the 25 places on the list. All of them lie outside Coton. Visits to Fitzwilliam Museum run to about 364K a year. For a full day, there is Ely Cathedral, 25 km away.

Photo: Museum of Zoology, Magnus Manske (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Coton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
25
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
16
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Best known

The best known around Coton

Beyond Fitzwilliam Museum, there are 2 museums, a garden and a castle.

MuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum3.4 km outside town, to the east · 364K visitors a yearMuseumMuseum of Zoology3.4 km outside town, to the east · 139K visitors a year (2023)GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden4.2 km outside town, to the eastCastleCambridge Castle2.9 km outside town, to the eastArt galleryKettle's Yard Gallery2.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumWhipple Museum of the History Of Science3.3 km outside town, to the east

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

The map puts most of the 25 to the east.

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The dashed line is Coton’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

How the list breaks down

There are more museums or galleries (16) than anything else, then castles or historic places (4).

Museums & galleries 13 museums · 3 art galleries0 in town · 16 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 churches · 1 castle · 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 4 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 4 attractions0 in town · 4 nearby

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

Every place

Place by place

These 25 are all within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

11 listed buildings are on Coton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Coton →

Big names nearby

Further out, the best known

Allow a day for Ely Cathedral, 25 km away, the pick of 12.

CathedralEly Cathedral25 km northeastMuseumIWM Duxford14 km south · 401K visitors a year (2019)CastleCastle · National TrustWimpole Hall11 km southwestHistoric house · English HeritageAudley End House24 km southeastCastleKimbolton Castle32 km westAbbey or priory · National TrustAnglesey Abbey13 km eastAbbey or priory · English HeritageDenny Abbey and Farmland Museum13 km northeastFortBuckden Towers23 km northwestCastleSaffron Walden Castle24 km southeastAbbey or priory · National TrustRamsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust)29 km northCastleHuntingdon Castle21 km northwestArt galleryWysing Arts Centre9.2 km west

Places well known beyond Coton (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 Coton

What is there to see near Coton?

No attraction is mapped inside Coton itself. Within 5 km of it are Fitzwilliam Museum, Museum of Zoology, Cambridge University Botanic Garden and Cambridge Castle.

Does Coton have a museum?

16 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Coton: 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 Coton?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wimpole Hall (National Trust), 11 km southwest.

What are the best-known days out near Coton?

Within 40 km: Ely Cathedral (25 km), IWM Duxford (14 km), Wimpole Hall (11 km), Audley End House (24 km).

Where are Coton’s historic buildings listed?

Coton has 11 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 Coton 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 (25)

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.