Stretham has Stretham Old Engine on its doorstep
For a trip from Stretham, Ely Cathedral is 6.2 km away. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 2 are within 5 km of its edge.
The first to see around Stretham
Following Stretham Old Engine is a museum.
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 to go
The map ends at RAF Witchford and RAF Mepal Museum, 4.4 km out.
The dashed line is Stretham’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 is on offer
Both are museums or galleries.
Green: inside Stretham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Stretham
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 2 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
17 listed buildings are on Stretham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Stretham →
Day trips from Stretham
Ely Cathedral, 6.2 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CathedralEly Cathedral6.2 km northeastMuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum18 km southwest · 364K visitors a year
Abbey or priory · English HeritageDenny Abbey and Farmland Museum6.5 km south
MuseumIWM Duxford29 km south · 401K visitors a year (2019)
MuseumMuseum of Zoology18 km southwest · 139K visitors a year (2023)
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden18 km south
Abbey or priory · National TrustAnglesey Abbey12 km south
CastleCambridge Castle17 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall35 km northeast · 106K visitors a year
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral36 km east
Art galleryKettle's Yard Gallery17 km southwest
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House36 km southPlaces well known beyond Stretham (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.
Planning a visit to Stretham
What is there to see near Stretham?
No attraction is mapped inside Stretham itself. Within 5 km of it are Stretham Old Engine and RAF Witchford and RAF Mepal Museum.
Does Stretham have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Stretham: Stretham Old Engine and RAF Witchford and RAF Mepal Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Stretham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum (English Heritage), 6.5 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Stretham?
Within 40 km: Ely Cathedral (6.2 km), Fitzwilliam Museum (18 km), Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum (6.5 km), IWM Duxford (29 km).
Where are Stretham’s historic buildings listed?
Stretham 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 Stretham 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
- Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum: Rob enwiki, 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
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden: temporalata, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anglesey Abbey: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge Castle: Samuel Buck / Nathaniel Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kettle's Yard Gallery: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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