Places to visit around Foxton, from IWM Duxford
This is a list led by castles or historic places, 10 of its 16. None of them is inside Foxton itself. The 2019 count at IWM Duxford was 401K visitors. Fitzwilliam Museum lies 10 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Just outside Foxton, the best known
Along with IWM Duxford, see 3 museums, a zoo and a historic site.
MuseumIWM Duxford4.7 km outside town, to the southeast · 401K visitors a year (2019)
MuseumAirborne Assault5 km outside town, to the east
ZooShepreth Wildlife Park1 km outside town, to the west
MuseumAmerican Air Museum4.5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumBritish Airliner Collection4.6 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric siteHistoric siteAirspeed Ambassador4.7 km outside town, to the southeastEach 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
Leave town to the southeast for most of the 16 nearby.
The dashed line is Foxton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
10 castles or historic places and 5 museums or galleries top the count.
Green: inside Foxton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 16 on the list
Nothing is inside Foxton itself; these 16 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.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
27 listed buildings are on Foxton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Foxton →
Further afield
Fitzwilliam Museum, 10 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CathedralEly Cathedral34 km northeast
MuseumMuseum of Zoology11 km north · 139K visitors a year (2023)
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden9.8 km northeast
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House15 km southeastCastleCastle · National TrustWimpole Hall8.2 km west
CastleCambridge Castle11 km north
CastleSaffron Walden Castle16 km southeast
Art galleryKettle's Yard Gallery11 km north
CastleKimbolton Castle37 km northwest
MuseumWhipple Museum of the History Of Science11 km north
Abbey or priory · National TrustAnglesey Abbey18 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Foxton (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 Foxton
What is there to see near Foxton?
No attraction is mapped inside Foxton itself. Within 5 km of it are IWM Duxford, Airborne Assault, Shepreth Wildlife Park and American Air Museum.
Does Foxton have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Foxton: IWM Duxford, Airborne Assault, American Air Museum and British Airliner Collection.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Foxton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Audley End House (English Heritage), 15 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Foxton?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (10 km), Ely Cathedral (34 km), Museum of Zoology (11 km), Cambridge University Botanic Garden (9.8 km).
Where are Foxton’s historic buildings listed?
Foxton has 27 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 Foxton 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
- Shepreth Wildlife Park: Peter Trimming, 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
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden: temporalata, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge Castle: Samuel Buck / Nathaniel Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saffron Walden Castle: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kettle's Yard Gallery: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipple Museum of the History Of Science: Spudgun67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anglesey Abbey: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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