Places to visit around Toft, from Wysing Arts Centre
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 3 places to visit; none is inside Toft’s built-up area. They include 2 attractions and an art gallery. The list includes one place cared for by the National Trust. If you have a day, head to Fitzwilliam Museum, 9 km away.
Where to start near Toft
Following Wysing Arts Centre are 2 attractions.
Art galleryWysing Arts Centre3.7 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttraction · National TrustHome Farm4.6 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionWimpole's Folly4.3 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The lie of the land
To the southwest is where most of the 3 lie.
The dashed line is Toft’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
2 of the 3 are other attractions, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Toft. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Home Farm).
Every place to visit
Nothing is inside Toft itself; these 3 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
14 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Toft’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Toft →
Day trips from Toft
The standout of the 12 is Fitzwilliam Museum, 9 km from town.
MuseumIWM Duxford14 km southeast · 401K visitors a year (2019)
CathedralEly Cathedral30 km northeast
MuseumMuseum of Zoology9.2 km east · 139K visitors a year (2023)
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden9.5 km eastCastleCastle · National TrustWimpole Hall5.8 km southwest
CastleCambridge Castle9 km east
CastleKimbolton Castle28 km northwest
Art galleryKettle's Yard Gallery8.9 km east
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House24 km southeast
MuseumWhipple Museum of the History Of Science9.1 km east
FortBuckden Towers20 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Toft (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.
Your questions on Toft
What is there to see near Toft?
No attraction is mapped inside Toft itself. Within 5 km of it are Wysing Arts Centre, Home Farm and Wimpole's Folly.
Does Toft have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Toft: Wysing Arts Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Toft?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Toft, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Home Farm).
What are the best-known days out near Toft?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (9 km), IWM Duxford (14 km), Ely Cathedral (30 km), Museum of Zoology (9.2 km).
Where are Toft’s historic buildings listed?
Toft has 14 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 Toft 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)
- Wysing Arts Centre: Jkcm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Cambridge Castle: Samuel Buck / Nathaniel Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Whipple Museum of the History Of Science: Spudgun67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckden Towers: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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