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Peterborough Cathedral
Attractions in Eye

Nothing mapped in Eye itself; Peterborough Cathedral is the nearest draw

This is a list led by museums or galleries, 4 of its 6. Eye itself has none of them. For a full day, there is Burghley House, 18 km away.

Photo: Peterborough Cathedral, NotFromUtrecht (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Eye
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

The best known around Eye

After Peterborough Cathedral come 4 museums and an abbey or priory.

CathedralPeterborough Cathedral4.2 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumFlag Fen3.2 km outside town, to the southAbbey or prioryThorney Abbey4.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumPeterborough Museum and Art Gallery4.6 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumRailworld5 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumThorney Museum4.8 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 to find them

To the southwest lie most of the 6 nearby.

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The dashed line is Eye’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

The types of place

4 museums or galleries and 2 castles or historic places top the count.

Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 cathedral · 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 2 nearby

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

Every place

All 6 on the list

Nothing is inside Eye itself; these 6 are within 5 km of its edge.

Flag Fen

Museum · 3.2 km outside town, to the south

Archaeological open-air museum in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.

About Flag Fen →

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

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

Big names nearby

The wider area

The standout of the 12 is Burghley House, 18 km from town.

Historic houseBurghley House18 km westCathedralEly Cathedral39 km southeastCastleWoodcroft Castle8.9 km westCastleFotheringhay Castle19 km southwestAbbey or prioryCrowland Abbey7.5 km northCastle · English HeritageLongthorpe Tower8 km southwestGarden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor37 km northwestCastleKimbolton Castle38 km southAbbey or priory · National TrustRamsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust)19 km southCastleBarnwell Castle25 km southwestMuseumMuseumGordon Boswell Romany Museum18 km northHistoric houseElton Hall17 km southwest

Places well known beyond Eye (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.

Quick answers on Eye

What is there to see near Eye?

No attraction is mapped inside Eye itself. Within 5 km of it are Peterborough Cathedral, Flag Fen, Thorney Abbey and Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery.

Does Eye have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Eye: Flag Fen, Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery, Railworld and Thorney Museum.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Longthorpe Tower (English Heritage), 8 km southwest.

What are the best-known days out near Eye?

Within 40 km: Burghley House (18 km), Ely Cathedral (39 km), Woodcroft Castle (8.9 km), Fotheringhay Castle (19 km).

Where are Eye’s historic buildings listed?

Eye has 11 listed buildings. 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 Eye 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 (16)

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