Just outside Fowlmere: IWM Duxford and more
10 of the 17 places to visit in and around Fowlmere are castles or historic places. All of them lie outside Fowlmere. The 2019 count at IWM Duxford was 401K visitors. For a longer trip, Fitzwilliam Museum lies 12 km away.
Just outside Fowlmere, the best known
After IWM Duxford come 4 museums and a zoo.
MuseumIWM Duxford3.3 km outside town, to the east · 401K visitors a year (2019)
MuseumAirborne Assault3.7 km outside town, to the east
MuseumAmerican Air Museum3 km outside town, to the east
ZooShepreth Wildlife Park3 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumBritish Airliner Collection3.2 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumRoyal Anglian Regiment Museum3.8 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
The map puts most of the 17 to the east.
The dashed line is Fowlmere’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
Castles or historic places are the biggest group (10), then museums or galleries (6).
Green: inside Fowlmere. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
Nothing is inside Fowlmere itself; these 17 are within 5 km of its edge.
American Air Museum
Museum at Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
British Airliner Collection
Aviation museum in the United Kingdom.
Royal Anglian Regiment Museum
Museum in Duxford, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
33 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Fowlmere’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Fowlmere →
Beyond the town
First of the 12 big names within reach is Fitzwilliam Museum, 12 km away.
CathedralEly Cathedral37 km north
MuseumMuseum of Zoology13 km north · 139K visitors a year (2023)
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House13 km southeast
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden12 km northCastleCastle · National TrustWimpole Hall10 km northwest
CastleSaffron Walden Castle14 km southeast
CastleCambridge Castle14 km north
CastleKimbolton Castle39 km northwest
Art galleryKettle's Yard Gallery14 km north
MuseumWhipple Museum of the History Of Science13 km north
CastleClavering Castle15 km southPlaces well known beyond Fowlmere (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.
Fowlmere, answered
What is there to see near Fowlmere?
No attraction is mapped inside Fowlmere itself. Within 5 km of it are IWM Duxford, Airborne Assault, American Air Museum and Shepreth Wildlife Park.
Does Fowlmere have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Fowlmere: IWM Duxford, Airborne Assault, American Air Museum and British Airliner Collection.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Fowlmere?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Audley End House (English Heritage), 13 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Fowlmere?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (12 km), Ely Cathedral (37 km), Museum of Zoology (13 km), Audley End House (13 km).
Where are Fowlmere’s historic buildings listed?
Fowlmere has 33 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 Fowlmere 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 (14)
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Airborne Assault: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- American Air Museum: Christopher Kern - User: (WT-shared) Albion at wts wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shepreth Wildlife Park: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden: temporalata, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saffron Walden Castle: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge Castle: Samuel Buck / Nathaniel Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kettle's Yard Gallery: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipple Museum of the History Of Science: Spudgun67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clavering Castle: Libby norman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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