Out from Pidley: The Raptor Foundation and more
The best-known day out from Pidley is Ely Cathedral, 21 km away. With nothing inside Pidley’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge.
Top of the list around Pidley
Behind The Raptor Foundation on the list is a zoo.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
The map ends at Johnson's Zoological Gardens, 3 km out.
The dashed line is Pidley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
They are all zoos, theme parks or other days out: 2 in all.
Green: inside Pidley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
Look within 5 km of its edge for both places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
8 listed buildings are on Pidley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pidley →
Trips out
Day trips number 12; the best known is Ely Cathedral, 21 km off.
CathedralEly Cathedral21 km eastMuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum24 km southeast · 364K visitors a year
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral25 km northwest
Abbey or priory · National TrustRamsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust)8 km northwest
CastleKimbolton Castle25 km southwest
MuseumIWM Duxford35 km south · 401K visitors a year (2019)
MuseumMuseum of Zoology23 km southeast · 139K visitors a year (2023)
CastleFotheringhay Castle31 km northwest
Historic houseBurghley House40 km northwest
FortBuckden Towers17 km southwest
CastleHuntingdon Castle11 km southwest
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden24 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Pidley (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 Pidley
What is there to see near Pidley?
No attraction is mapped inside Pidley itself. Within 5 km of it are The Raptor Foundation and Johnson's Zoological Gardens.
Does Pidley have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Pidley.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Pidley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust) (National Trust), 8 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Pidley?
Within 40 km: Ely Cathedral (21 km), Fitzwilliam Museum (24 km), Peterborough Cathedral (25 km), Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust) (8 km).
Where are Pidley’s historic buildings listed?
Pidley has 8 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 Pidley 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)
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust): Chris Stafford, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckden Towers: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntingdon Castle: Duncan Grey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden: temporalata, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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