Places to visit near Finchingfield
Close by, the list has a single place: Finchingfield Guildhall, within 5 km of its edge. Allow a day for Fitzwilliam Museum, 34 km off. Within 40 km you can choose from 12, 4 castles and 3 museums among them.
The one close by
Finchingfield Guildhall lies 200 m from the centre. Finchingfield Guildhall is a local museum in Finchingfield.
1Where to find them
The tiles below match the 7 numbers on the map.
Finchingfield is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
Castles or historic places number 9, museums or galleries 4.
Green: inside Finchingfield. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Audley End House).
The whole list for Finchingfield
The town has one; within 40 km, the list finds 12 more.
Fitzwilliam Museum
Art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Hedingham Castle
Grade I listed historic house museum in Castle Hedingham, United Kingdom.
Audley End House
Country house in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Grade I listed cathedral in Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom.
What is in or close to Finchingfield 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.
51 listed buildings are on Finchingfield’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Finchingfield →
A trip from Finchingfield
Our list reaches within 40 km for 12 places; the best known lead.
3CastleHedingham Castle11 km east
4MuseumIWM Duxford26 km northwest · 401K visitors a year (2019)
5Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House17 km west
6CathedralChelmsford Cathedral26 km south
7CastleColchester Castle32 km east
CastleSaffron Walden Castle16 km northwest
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral36 km northeast
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu23 km south
MuseumMuseum of Zoology35 km northwest · 139K visitors a year (2023)
CastleClare Castle15 km northeast
Historic houseHylands House28 km southThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Chelmsford →
Good to know in Finchingfield
What are the main attractions in Finchingfield?
The place to visit inside Finchingfield’s built-up area is Finchingfield Guildhall. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town.
Does Finchingfield have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Finchingfield: Finchingfield Guildhall.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Finchingfield?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Audley End House (English Heritage), 17 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Finchingfield?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (34 km), Hedingham Castle (11 km), IWM Duxford (26 km), Audley End House (17 km).
Where are Finchingfield’s historic buildings listed?
Finchingfield has 51 listed buildings, 2 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 Finchingfield 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)
- Finchingfield Guildhall: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelmsford Cathedral: The original uploader was Petepetepete at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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