Where to go near Clavering
Clavering Castle is the only place we list in Clavering or within 5 km of its edge. The best-known place within reach is Fitzwilliam Museum, at 26 km. Within 40 km, the list counts 12, among them 4 castles and 3 museums.
On Clavering’s doorstep
Clavering Castle is the nearest, 400 m off.
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Numbered 1 to 7, the places follow the tiles below.
Clavering is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What sort of places
Castles or historic places number 9, museums or galleries 3.
Green: inside Clavering. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Audley End House).
Every entry
These 13 are within 40 km, none in town.
Fitzwilliam Museum
Art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Audley End House
Country house in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
Stansted Mountfitchet Castle
Norman ringwork and bailey fortification in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England, UK.
Hedingham Castle
Grade I listed historic house museum in Castle Hedingham, United Kingdom.
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Botanical garden located in Cambridge, England and associated with Cambridge University.
Hertford Castle Gate House
Grade I listed castle in East Hertfordshire, England, UK.
What is in or close to Clavering 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.
42 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Clavering’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Clavering →
Worth a trip
A day out could take in any of the 12 within 40 km.
3MuseumIWM Duxford14 km north · 401K visitors a year (2019)
4Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House8 km northeast
5CastleSaffron Walden Castle9.4 km northeast
6Historic houseHatfield House33 km southwest
7MuseumMuseum of Zoology26 km north · 139K visitors a year (2023)
CathedralChelmsford Cathedral34 km southeast
CastleStansted Mountfitchet Castle8.1 km southeast
CastleHedingham Castle31 km east
Historic houseKnebworth House27 km southwest
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden25 km north
CastleHertford Castle Gate House25 km southwestThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Saffron Walden →
Practical questions about Clavering
What is there to see near Clavering?
No attraction is mapped inside Clavering itself. Within 5 km of it are Clavering Castle.
Does Clavering have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Clavering.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Clavering?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Audley End House (English Heritage), 8 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Clavering?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (26 km), IWM Duxford (14 km), Audley End House (8 km), Saffron Walden Castle (9.4 km).
Where are Clavering’s historic buildings listed?
Clavering has 42 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Clavering 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)
- Clavering Castle: Libby norman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saffron Walden Castle: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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