Photo: Keith Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0From Widdington: Fitzwilliam Museum and other trips
The one place on our list close to Widdington is Prior's Hall Barn, within 5 km of its edge. Head 28 km out for Fitzwilliam Museum. Within 40 km you can choose from 12, 4 castles and 3 museums among them.
Starting nearby
300 m out lies Prior's Hall Barn. Prior's Hall Barn is a history museum.
The map
From 1 to 7, each number is a tile below.
Widdington is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
Ahead are castles or historic places (8); next, museums or galleries (4).
Green: inside Widdington. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Audley End House).
Every place, in and near Widdington
The one inside Widdington comes first, then 12 more within 40 km.
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.
Hedingham Castle
Grade I listed historic house museum in Castle Hedingham, United Kingdom.
Stansted Mountfitchet Castle
Norman ringwork and bailey fortification in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England, UK.
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Botanical garden located in Cambridge, England and associated with Cambridge University.
What is in or close to Widdington 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.
34 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Widdington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Widdington →
Further afield
Of what lies within 40 km, 12 places make our list; these come first.
3Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House6.8 km north
4MuseumIWM Duxford17 km northwest · 401K visitors a year (2019)
5CastleSaffron Walden Castle7.2 km north
6CastleClavering Castle6.8 km west
7Historic houseHatfield House38 km southwest
CathedralChelmsford Cathedral30 km southeast
CastleHedingham Castle25 km east
CastleStansted Mountfitchet Castle6.9 km south
MuseumMuseum of Zoology28 km north · 139K visitors a year (2023)
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden27 km north
Historic houseKnebworth House33 km westThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Saffron Walden →
Before a day out in Widdington
What are the main attractions in Widdington?
The place to visit inside Widdington’s built-up area is Prior's Hall Barn. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town.
Does Widdington have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Widdington: Prior's Hall Barn.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Widdington?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Audley End House (English Heritage), 6.8 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Widdington?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (28 km), Audley End House (6.8 km), IWM Duxford (17 km), Saffron Walden Castle (7.2 km).
Where are Widdington’s historic buildings listed?
Widdington has 34 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 Widdington 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 (5)
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saffron Walden Castle: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clavering Castle: Libby norman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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