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Audley End House
Attractions in Sewards End

What to see from Sewards End: Audley End House first

Visitors to Sewards End can choose from 2 museums, 2 historic sites and a historic house. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 9 are within 5 km of its edge. Of these, 5 are looked after by English Heritage. Further afield, Fitzwilliam Museum is 23 km from the centre.

Photo: Audley End House, Tilman2007 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Sewards End
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
9
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Cared for
5
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Leading the list near Sewards End

Beyond Audley End House, there are a castle, a museum and an art gallery.

Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House3.7 km outside town, to the westCastleSaffron Walden Castle2.3 km outside town, to the westMuseumSaffron Walden Museum2.4 km outside town, to the westArt galleryFry Art Gallery2.6 km outside town, to the westPark or estatePark or estate · English HeritageAudley End Estate3.6 km outside town, to the westGardenGarden · English HeritageOrganic Kitchen Garden4 km outside town, to the west

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

The layout

Just outside town, most of the 9 sit to the west.

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The dashed line is Sewards End’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

What sort of places

Count 4 castles or historic places and 3 museums or galleries.

Museums & galleries 2 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 historic sites · 1 historic house · 1 castle0 in town · 4 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 park or estate · 1 garden0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Sewards End. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

5 places are cared for by English Heritage (Audley End House, Audley End Estate, Organic Kitchen Garden and The New Coach House, and 1 more).

Every place

The whole list for Sewards End

Its 9 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

18 listed buildings are on Sewards End’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sewards End →

Big names nearby

Bigger names, a drive away

Top of the 12 day trips: Fitzwilliam Museum, at 23 km.

MuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum23 km northwest · 364K visitors a yearMuseumIWM Duxford13 km northwest · 401K visitors a year (2019)MuseumMuseum of Zoology23 km northwest · 139K visitors a year (2023)CastleHedingham Castle22 km eastCathedralChelmsford Cathedral34 km southCastleClavering Castle12 km southwestGardenCambridge University Botanic Garden22 km northwestCathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral39 km northeastCastleCambridge Castle24 km northwestHistoric housePalace of Beaulieu32 km southeastAbbey or priory · National TrustAnglesey Abbey24 km northHistoric houseKnebworth House38 km southwest

Places well known beyond Sewards End (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 Sewards End

What is there to see near Sewards End?

No attraction is mapped inside Sewards End itself. Within 5 km of it are Audley End House, Saffron Walden Castle, Saffron Walden Museum and Fry Art Gallery.

Does Sewards End have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Sewards End: Saffron Walden Museum, Fry Art Gallery and Ashdon Village Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Sewards End?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Sewards End, 5 places are cared for by English Heritage (Audley End House, Audley End Estate, Organic Kitchen Garden and The New Coach House).

What are the best-known days out near Sewards End?

Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (23 km), IWM Duxford (13 km), Museum of Zoology (23 km), Hedingham Castle (22 km).

Where are Sewards End’s historic buildings listed?

Sewards End has 18 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 Sewards End 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 (16)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.