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Attractions in Fulbourn

Close to Fulbourn: Fitzwilliam Museum and more

This is a list led by museums or galleries, 12 of its 16. All of them lie outside Fulbourn. Yearly visitors to Fitzwilliam Museum number about 364K. 2 of the places on the list are maintained by the National Trust. Further afield, IWM Duxford is 12 km from the centre.

Photo: Museum of Zoology, Magnus Manske (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Fulbourn
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
16
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
12
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Where to start near Fulbourn

Fitzwilliam Museum aside, the next best known are 3 museums, a garden and an abbey or priory.

MuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum4.8 km outside town, to the west · 364K visitors a yearMuseumMuseum of Zoology4.9 km outside town, to the west · 139K visitors a year (2023)GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden4 km outside town, to the westAbbey or priory · National TrustAnglesey Abbey4.6 km outside town, to the northMuseumWhipple Museum of the History Of Science4.9 km outside town, to the westMuseumSedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences4.8 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

Where they are

To the west is where most of the 16 nearby are.

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The dashed line is Fulbourn’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

Sorted by kind

There are more museums or galleries (12) than anything else, then other attractions (2).

Museums & galleries 12 museums0 in town · 12 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 1 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

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

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

Every place

Place after place

Its 16 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.

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

Big names nearby

Within a day

Head 12 km out for IWM Duxford, the best known of 12.

MuseumIWM Duxford12 km southwest · 401K visitors a year (2019)CathedralEly Cathedral24 km northCastleCambridge Castle7.6 km northwestHistoric house · English HeritageAudley End House18 km southArt galleryKettle's Yard Gallery7.6 km northwestAbbey or priory · English HeritageDenny Abbey and Farmland Museum12 km northCastleSaffron Walden Castle18 km southCathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral35 km eastCastleHedingham Castle34 km southeastCastleCastle · National TrustWimpole Hall19 km westMuseumMuseum of Classical Archaeology and Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge7.4 km westAbbey or prioryCambridge Blackfriars8 km northwest

Places well known beyond Fulbourn (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 people ask about Fulbourn

What is there to see near Fulbourn?

No attraction is mapped inside Fulbourn itself. Within 5 km of it are Fitzwilliam Museum, Museum of Zoology, Cambridge University Botanic Garden and Anglesey Abbey.

Does Fulbourn have a museum?

12 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Fulbourn: Fitzwilliam Museum, Museum of Zoology, Whipple Museum of the History Of Science and Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences.

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

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

What are the best-known days out near Fulbourn?

Within 40 km: IWM Duxford (12 km), Ely Cathedral (24 km), Cambridge Castle (7.6 km), Audley End House (18 km).

Where are Fulbourn’s historic buildings listed?

Fulbourn has 47 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 Fulbourn 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 (22)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.