Around Melbourn, start with Shepreth Wildlife Park
There is no place to visit inside Melbourn’s built-up area; there are 3 within 5 km of its edge. They include a zoo, a museum and a historic site. A day out reaches Fitzwilliam Museum, 15 km away.
The best known around Melbourn
Once you have seen Shepreth Wildlife Park, try a museum and a historic site.
ZooShepreth Wildlife Park2.9 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumRoyston and District Museum3.4 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric siteEnglish Electric Canberra WJ8214 km outside town, to the westEach 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
Royston and District Museum marks the outer edge, 5 km away.
The dashed line is Melbourn’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
The places here are a zoo, a museum and a historic site.
Green: inside Melbourn. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
75 listed buildings are on Melbourn’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Melbourn →
Days out
Fitzwilliam Museum, at 15 km, heads the 12 day trips.
MuseumIWM Duxford7.5 km east · 401K visitors a year (2019)
CathedralEly Cathedral39 km northeast
MuseumMuseum of Zoology15 km northeast · 139K visitors a year (2023)
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House15 km southeastCastleCastle · National TrustWimpole Hall8.2 km northwest
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden14 km northeast
Historic houseHatfield House39 km southwest
CastleCambridge Castle16 km northeast
CastleSaffron Walden Castle16 km southeast
CastleKimbolton Castle37 km northwest
Historic houseKnebworth House28 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Melbourn (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.
Quick answers on Melbourn
What is there to see near Melbourn?
No attraction is mapped inside Melbourn itself. Within 5 km of it are Shepreth Wildlife Park, Royston and District Museum and English Electric Canberra WJ821.
Does Melbourn have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Melbourn: Royston and District Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Melbourn?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Audley End House (English Heritage), 15 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Melbourn?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (15 km), IWM Duxford (7.5 km), Ely Cathedral (39 km), Museum of Zoology (15 km).
Where are Melbourn’s historic buildings listed?
Melbourn has 75 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 Melbourn 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 (11)
- Shepreth Wildlife Park: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden: temporalata, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge Castle: Samuel Buck / Nathaniel Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saffron Walden Castle: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knebworth House: Heron2 (Heron on en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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