From Kingston, 4.2 km to Wimpole Hall
Nothing is mapped inside Kingston’s built-up area, but 5 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 attractions, a castle and an art gallery. Our list counts 3 places looked after by the National Trust. Fitzwilliam Museum is worth a day, 11 km from the centre.
Around Kingston: where to begin
Then come 2 attractions, an art gallery and a park or estate, behind Wimpole Hall.
Art galleryWysing Arts Centre2.2 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttraction · National TrustHome Farm3.4 km outside town, to the southPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustWimpole Estate4.7 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionWimpole's Folly2.9 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
Out of town, most of the 5 are to the south.
The dashed line is Kingston’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What kind of places
Between them they are 2 attractions, a castle and an art gallery.
Green: inside Kingston. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
3 places are cared for by the National Trust (Wimpole Hall, Home Farm and Wimpole Estate).
The places, one by one
These 5 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
17 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Kingston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kingston →
Beyond the town
Fitzwilliam Museum, 11 km away, is the best known of the 12.
MuseumIWM Duxford15 km southeast · 401K visitors a year (2019)
CathedralEly Cathedral32 km northeast
MuseumMuseum of Zoology11 km east · 139K visitors a year (2023)
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden11 km east
CastleCambridge Castle11 km east
CastleKimbolton Castle28 km northwest
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House25 km southeast
Art galleryKettle's Yard Gallery11 km east
MuseumWhipple Museum of the History Of Science11 km east
FortBuckden Towers20 km northwest
Abbey or priory · National TrustAnglesey Abbey20 km eastPlaces well known beyond Kingston (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.
Common questions about Kingston
What is there to see near Kingston?
No attraction is mapped inside Kingston itself. Within 5 km of it are Wimpole Hall, Wysing Arts Centre, Home Farm and Wimpole Estate.
Does Kingston have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Kingston: Wysing Arts Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Kingston?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Kingston, 3 places are cared for by the National Trust (Wimpole Hall, Home Farm and Wimpole Estate).
What are the best-known days out near Kingston?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (11 km), IWM Duxford (15 km), Ely Cathedral (32 km), Museum of Zoology (11 km).
Where are Kingston’s historic buildings listed?
Kingston has 17 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 Kingston 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
- Buckden Towers: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anglesey Abbey: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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