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Attractions in Fen Ditton

Places to visit around Fen Ditton, from Fitzwilliam Museum

Museums or galleries make up 18 of the 31 places on the list. All of them lie outside Fen Ditton. Around 364K people visit Fitzwilliam Museum each year. Here, 2 places are kept up by the National Trust. For a full day, there is Ely Cathedral, 21 km away.

Photo: Museum of Zoology, Magnus Manske (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Fen Ditton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
31
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
18
in or near town
Castles & historic places
7
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The names to know near Fen Ditton

Beyond Fitzwilliam Museum, there are a museum, a garden and a castle.

MuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum3.9 km outside town, to the southwest · 364K visitors a yearMuseumMuseum of Zoology3.7 km outside town, to the southwest · 139K visitors a year (2023)GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden4 km outside town, to the southwestCastleCambridge Castle3.7 km outside town, to the westAbbey or priory · National TrustAnglesey Abbey4.6 km outside town, to the northeastArt galleryKettle's Yard Gallery3.7 km outside town, to the west

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

Finding your way

At the edge of the map sits Lode water mill, 5 km out.

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The dashed line is Fen Ditton’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

Grouped by kind

18 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 7.

Museums & galleries 15 museums · 3 art galleries0 in town · 18 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 abbeys or priories · 2 churches · 1 castle · 1 historic site0 in town · 7 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 5 attractions0 in town · 5 nearby

Green: inside Fen Ditton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Anglesey Abbey and Lode water mill).

Every place

Every place, in and near Fen Ditton

Its 31 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.

Anglesey Abbey

Abbey or priory · 4.6 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 →

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

28 listed buildings are on Fen Ditton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Fen Ditton →

Big names nearby

Days out

Of the 12 day trips, Ely Cathedral (21 km) is the best known.

CathedralEly Cathedral21 km northMuseumIWM Duxford14 km south · 401K visitors a year (2019)Abbey or priory · English HeritageDenny Abbey and Farmland Museum8.4 km northHistoric house · English HeritageAudley End House22 km southCastleKimbolton Castle39 km westCathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral37 km eastCastleCastle · National TrustWimpole Hall18 km southwestCastleSaffron Walden Castle22 km southCastleHedingham Castle39 km southeastFortBuckden Towers30 km westAbbey or priory · National TrustRamsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust)32 km northwestAbbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey37 km east

Places well known beyond Fen Ditton (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 Fen Ditton

What is there to see near Fen Ditton?

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

Does Fen Ditton have a museum?

18 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Fen Ditton: 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 Fen Ditton?

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

What are the best-known days out near Fen Ditton?

Within 40 km: Ely Cathedral (21 km), IWM Duxford (14 km), Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum (8.4 km), Audley End House (22 km).

Where are Fen Ditton’s historic buildings listed?

Fen Ditton has 28 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 Fen Ditton 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 (28)

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