Trips from Needingworth, starting with The Manor
Our list finds nothing inside Needingworth’s built-up area, but 3 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a historic house, a museum and a zoo. Further afield lies Fitzwilliam Museum, at 18 km.
The first to see around Needingworth
Following The Manor are a museum and a zoo.
Historic houseThe Manor4.9 km outside town, to the west
MuseumNorris Museum2.6 km outside town, to the westZooZooThe Raptor Foundation3.1 km outside town, to the northEach 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
Beyond the town, the 3 nearby are mostly to the west.
The dashed line is Needingworth’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
The places here are a historic house, a museum and a zoo.
Green: inside Needingworth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
17 listed buildings are on Needingworth’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Needingworth →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Top of the 12 day trips: Fitzwilliam Museum, at 18 km.
CathedralEly Cathedral21 km east
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral30 km northwest
MuseumIWM Duxford29 km south · 401K visitors a year (2019)
MuseumMuseum of Zoology18 km southeast · 139K visitors a year (2023)
CastleKimbolton Castle25 km west
Abbey or priory · National TrustRamsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust)14 km north
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden19 km southeast
FortBuckden Towers16 km west
CastleCambridge Castle17 km southeast
CastleHuntingdon Castle10 km west
CastleFotheringhay Castle35 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Needingworth (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.
Before a day out in Needingworth
What is there to see near Needingworth?
No attraction is mapped inside Needingworth itself. Within 5 km of it are The Manor, Norris Museum and The Raptor Foundation.
Does Needingworth have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Needingworth: Norris Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Needingworth?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust) (National Trust), 14 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Needingworth?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (18 km), Ely Cathedral (21 km), Peterborough Cathedral (30 km), IWM Duxford (29 km).
Where are Needingworth’s historic buildings listed?
Needingworth has 17 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 Needingworth 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
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust): Chris Stafford, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden: temporalata, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckden Towers: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge Castle: Samuel Buck / Nathaniel Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntingdon Castle: Duncan Grey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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