The Manor and more near Fenstanton
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Fenstanton’s built-up area, but 4 places are within 5 km of its edge. They include a historic house, a historic site and a museum. Here, one place is kept up by the National Trust. Set 17 km out, Fitzwilliam Museum makes a day trip.
Top of the list around Fenstanton
After The Manor come a historic site, a museum and an attraction.
Historic houseThe Manor2.9 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric siteHistoric site · National TrustHoughton Mill4.5 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumNorris Museum2.4 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionHilton Turf Maze and Sparrows Monument2.5 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
Close by, the 4 mostly lie to the northwest.
The dashed line is Fenstanton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
The places here are a historic house, a historic site and a museum.
Green: inside Fenstanton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Houghton Mill).
Each place in turn
Its 4 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
45 listed buildings are on Fenstanton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Fenstanton →
A little further out
Worth the drive, Fitzwilliam Museum (17 km) is first of the 12.
CathedralEly Cathedral25 km northeast
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral33 km north
MuseumIWM Duxford26 km southeast · 401K visitors a year (2019)
MuseumMuseum of Zoology17 km southeast · 139K visitors a year (2023)
CastleKimbolton Castle22 km west
FortBuckden Towers13 km west
CastleHuntingdon Castle8.5 km west
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden18 km southeast
CastleCambridge Castle16 km southeast
Abbey or priory · National TrustRamsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust)17 km north
CastleFotheringhay Castle36 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Fenstanton (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.
Practical questions about Fenstanton
What is there to see near Fenstanton?
No attraction is mapped inside Fenstanton itself. Within 5 km of it are The Manor, Houghton Mill, Norris Museum and Hilton Turf Maze and Sparrows Monument.
Does Fenstanton have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Fenstanton: Norris Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Fenstanton?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Fenstanton, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Houghton Mill).
What are the best-known days out near Fenstanton?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (17 km), Ely Cathedral (25 km), Peterborough Cathedral (33 km), IWM Duxford (26 km).
Where are Fenstanton’s historic buildings listed?
Fenstanton has 45 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 Fenstanton 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 (13)
- The Manor: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norris Museum: Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckden Towers: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntingdon Castle: Duncan Grey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden: temporalata, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge Castle: Samuel Buck / Nathaniel Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust): Chris Stafford, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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