Trips from Great Eversden, starting with Wimpole Hall
Nothing on our list is inside Great Eversden’s built-up area; the 5 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 attractions, a castle and an art gallery, among others. The list includes 3 places cared for by the National Trust. Fitzwilliam Museum is worth a day, 9.7 km from the centre.
Top of the list around Great Eversden
Once you have seen Wimpole Hall, try 2 attractions, an art gallery and a park or estate.
Art galleryWysing Arts Centre4.5 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttraction · National TrustHome Farm2.5 km outside town, to the southwestPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustWimpole Estate3.7 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionWimpole's Folly2.7 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.
Where to find them
Of the 5 nearby, most are to the southwest.
The dashed line is Great Eversden’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
The places here are 2 attractions, a castle and an art gallery.
Green: inside Great Eversden. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
3 places are cared for by the National Trust (Wimpole Hall, Home Farm and Wimpole Estate).
All of them, one by one
All 5 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
21 listed buildings are on Great Eversden’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Great Eversden →
A little further out
Top of the 12 day trips: Fitzwilliam Museum, at 9.7 km.
MuseumIWM Duxford12 km southeast · 401K visitors a year (2019)
CathedralEly Cathedral32 km northeast
MuseumMuseum of Zoology9.9 km northeast · 139K visitors a year (2023)
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden9.9 km east
CastleCambridge Castle10 km northeast
CastleKimbolton Castle30 km northwest
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House22 km southeast
Art galleryKettle's Yard Gallery9.9 km northeast
MuseumWhipple Museum of the History Of Science9.8 km northeast
MuseumMuseum of Archaeology and Anthropology9.9 km northeast
FortBuckden Towers22 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Great Eversden (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.
Good to know in Great Eversden
What is there to see near Great Eversden?
No attraction is mapped inside Great Eversden itself. Within 5 km of it are Wimpole Hall, Wysing Arts Centre, Home Farm and Wimpole Estate.
Does Great Eversden have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Great Eversden: Wysing Arts Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Great Eversden?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Great Eversden, 3 places are cared for by the National Trust (Wimpole Hall, Home Farm and Wimpole Estate).
What are the best-known days out near Great Eversden?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (9.7 km), IWM Duxford (12 km), Ely Cathedral (32 km), Museum of Zoology (9.9 km).
Where are Great Eversden’s historic buildings listed?
Great Eversden has 21 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 Great Eversden 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 (12)
- Wysing Arts Centre: Jkcm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Cambridge Castle: Samuel Buck / Nathaniel Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckden Towers: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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