Visit Lode water mill in Lode
We list one place to visit inside Lode’s built-up area and 5 within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 abbeys or priories, 2 museums and an attraction, among others. Among them, 2 are cared for by the National Trust. Walking distance covers 2 of the places on the list, all within 1 km of the middle. At 9.6 km, Fitzwilliam Museum is worth the journey.
The best known in Lode
Alongside Lode water mill you find 2 abbeys or priories, 2 museums and a historic site.
Abbey or priory · National TrustAnglesey Abbey300 m outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumBottisham Airfield Museum2.4 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumWaterbeach Military Heritage Museum4.7 km outside town, to the northwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryBiggin Abbey4.3 km outside town, to the westHistoric siteHistoric siteCar Dyke4.1 km outside town, to the northwestEach 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
Furthest from the centre is Waterbeach Military Heritage Museum, 5.1 km away.
The dashed line is Lode’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
Ahead are castles or historic places (3); next, museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Lode. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Lode water mill and Anglesey Abbey).
All of them, one by one
In town there is one, and the list adds 5 more within 5 km of its edge.
Anglesey Abbey
National Trust property on a former monastic site in Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
Waterbeach Military Heritage Museum
Museum in Cambridge, England, UK.
The one inside Lode comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
15 listed buildings are on Lode’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lode →
Beyond the town
Fitzwilliam Museum, at 9.6 km, heads the 12.
CathedralEly Cathedral18 km north
MuseumMuseum of Zoology9.4 km southwest · 139K visitors a year (2023)
MuseumIWM Duxford18 km southwest · 401K visitors a year (2019)
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden9.5 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageDenny Abbey and Farmland Museum7 km northwest
CastleCambridge Castle9.4 km west
Art galleryKettle's Yard Gallery9.5 km west
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House25 km south
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral32 km east
MuseumWhipple Museum of the History Of Science9.5 km southwest
MuseumSedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences9.3 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Lode (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.
Know before you go to Lode
What are the main attractions in Lode?
The place to visit inside Lode’s built-up area is Lode water mill. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Lode have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Lode: Bottisham Airfield Museum and Waterbeach Military Heritage Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Lode?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Lode, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Lode water mill and Anglesey Abbey).
What are the best-known days out near Lode?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (9.6 km), Ely Cathedral (18 km), Museum of Zoology (9.4 km), IWM Duxford (18 km).
Where are Lode’s historic buildings listed?
Lode has 15 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 Lode 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)
- Anglesey Abbey: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waterbeach Military Heritage Museum: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden: temporalata, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum: Rob enwiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge Castle: Samuel Buck / Nathaniel Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kettle's Yard Gallery: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipple Museum of the History Of Science: Spudgun67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences: Sebastian Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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