Places to visit near Sawtry
Close by, the list has a single place: Hamerton Zoo Park, within 5 km of its edge. Within reach, the name to know is Peterborough Cathedral, 15 km away. Look within 40 km and there are 12, among them 5 castles and 2 cathedrals.
Closest of all
Hamerton Zoo Park is 4.1 km from the middle of Sawtry. Hamerton Zoo Park is a zoo in Cambridgeshire.
1The places, mapped
Numbers 1 to 7 match the places below.
Sawtry is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
Most are castles or historic places, 10 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Sawtry. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
2 places are cared for: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust) and Longthorpe Tower).
Every place, in and near Sawtry
The list runs to 13 places, all within 40 km.
Peterborough Cathedral
Cathedral in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
Fotheringhay Castle
Ruined castle in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Ely Cathedral
Principal church of the Diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
Fitzwilliam Museum
Art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Burghley House
Grand sixteenth-century country house near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust)
Former Benedictine abbey located in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
Buckden Towers
Complex of buildings including parts of a former Bishop's palace.
Woodcroft Castle
Medieval castle in the parish of Etton, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
Flag Fen
Archaeological open-air museum in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
Longthorpe Tower
Grade I listed house in Longthorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
What is in or close to Sawtry comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
13 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Sawtry’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sawtry →
A drive away
Here is what lies within 40 km: the pick of 12.
2CathedralPeterborough Cathedral15 km north
3CastleFotheringhay Castle14 km northwest
4CathedralEly Cathedral38 km eastMuseum5MuseumFitzwilliam Museum38 km southeast · 364K visitors a year
6CastleKimbolton Castle17 km southwest
7Historic houseBurghley House25 km northwest
CastleBarnwell Castle12 km west
Abbey or priory · National TrustRamsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust)13 km east
FortBuckden Towers16 km south
CastleWoodcroft Castle21 km north
MuseumFlag Fen17 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageLongthorpe Tower15 km northThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Peterborough →
Practical questions about Sawtry
What is there to see near Sawtry?
No attraction is mapped inside Sawtry itself. Within 5 km of it are Hamerton Zoo Park.
Does Sawtry have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Sawtry.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Sawtry?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust) (National Trust), 13 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Sawtry?
Within 40 km: Peterborough Cathedral (15 km), Fotheringhay Castle (14 km), Ely Cathedral (38 km), Fitzwilliam Museum (38 km).
Where are Sawtry’s historic buildings listed?
Sawtry has 13 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 Sawtry 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 (6)
- Hamerton Zoo Park: Michael Trolove, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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