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Attractions in Milton

Nothing in Milton itself: Fitzwilliam Museum is 5.5 km away

Of the 30 places to visit in and around Milton, 18 are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Milton. Fitzwilliam Museum welcomes about 364K visitors a year. 2 of the places on the list are maintained by the National Trust. Beyond the town, the best known is Ely Cathedral, 19 km off.

Photo: Museum of Zoology, Magnus Manske (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Milton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
30
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
18
in or near town
Castles & historic places
7
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Where to start near Milton

The rest of the best known are 2 museums, a castle and an abbey or priory.

MuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum4.8 km outside town, to the southwest · 364K visitors a yearMuseumMuseum of Zoology4.4 km outside town, to the southwest · 139K visitors a year (2023)CastleCambridge Castle3.9 km outside town, to the southwestAbbey or priory · National TrustAnglesey Abbey4.7 km outside town, to the eastArt galleryKettle's Yard Gallery4.1 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumWhipple Museum of the History Of Science4.5 km outside town, to the southwest

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

The places, mapped

The map shows most of the 30 nearby to the southwest.

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The dashed line is Milton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

Kinds of place

18 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 7.

Museums & galleries 15 museums · 3 art galleries0 in town · 18 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 abbeys or priories · 2 churches · 1 castle · 1 historic site0 in town · 7 nearby
Other attractions 5 attractions0 in town · 5 nearby

Green: inside Milton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Anglesey Abbey and Lode water mill).

Every place

Place by place

You will find all 30 within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

16 listed buildings are on Milton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Milton →

Big names nearby

Within a day

Ely Cathedral (19 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.

CathedralEly Cathedral19 km northMuseumIWM Duxford17 km south · 401K visitors a year (2019)GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden5.9 km southAbbey or priory · English HeritageDenny Abbey and Farmland Museum6 km northHistoric house · English HeritageAudley End House25 km southCastleKimbolton Castle38 km westCathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral38 km eastCastleCastle · National TrustWimpole Hall18 km southwestMuseumMuseum of Classical Archaeology and Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge5.8 km southwestCastleSaffron Walden Castle25 km southFortBuckden Towers29 km westAbbey or priory · National TrustRamsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust)29 km northwest

Places well known beyond Milton (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 Milton

What is there to see near Milton?

No attraction is mapped inside Milton itself. Within 5 km of it are Fitzwilliam Museum, Museum of Zoology, Cambridge Castle and Anglesey Abbey.

Does Milton have a museum?

18 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Milton: Fitzwilliam Museum, Museum of Zoology, Kettle's Yard Gallery and Whipple Museum of the History Of Science.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Milton?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Milton, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Anglesey Abbey and Lode water mill).

What are the best-known days out near Milton?

Within 40 km: Ely Cathedral (19 km), IWM Duxford (17 km), Cambridge University Botanic Garden (5.9 km), Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum (6 km).

Where are Milton’s historic buildings listed?

Milton has 16 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 Milton 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).

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