Just outside Hilton: The Manor and more
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a historic house, a museum and an attraction, among others. Drive 18 km to reach Fitzwilliam Museum.
Leading the list near Hilton
The rest of the best known are a museum and an attraction.
Historic houseThe Manor3.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumNorris Museum4.9 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionHilton Turf Maze and Sparrows Monument100 m 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.
Where to go
Norris Museum marks the outer edge, 5.5 km away.
The dashed line is Hilton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
The places here are a historic house, a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Hilton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
These 3 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
30 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Hilton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hilton →
Names further out
Start with Fitzwilliam Museum, 18 km off, the best known of 12.
CathedralEly Cathedral29 km northeast
CastleKimbolton Castle19 km west
MuseumIWM Duxford26 km southeast · 401K visitors a year (2019)
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral34 km north
MuseumMuseum of Zoology18 km southeast · 139K visitors a year (2023)
FortBuckden Towers10 km west
CastleHuntingdon Castle7.2 km northwest
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden19 km southeast
CastleCambridge Castle17 km southeast
CastleFotheringhay Castle35 km northwest
Abbey or priory · National TrustRamsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust)19 km northPlaces well known beyond Hilton (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 visitors ask about Hilton
What is there to see near Hilton?
No attraction is mapped inside Hilton itself. Within 5 km of it are The Manor, Norris Museum and Hilton Turf Maze and Sparrows Monument.
Does Hilton have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Hilton: Norris Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hilton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust) (National Trust), 19 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Hilton?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (18 km), Ely Cathedral (29 km), Kimbolton Castle (19 km), IWM Duxford (26 km).
Where are Hilton’s historic buildings listed?
Hilton has 30 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 Hilton 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
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust): Chris Stafford, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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