Around Cottered, Church Farm leads the list
A day out from Cottered leads to Fitzwilliam Museum, 31 km away. Our list finds nothing inside Cottered’s built-up area, but 2 places within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a church and a castle, among others.
The best known around Cottered
After Church Farm comes a castle.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
Furthest from the centre is Walkern Hall, 4.7 km away.
The dashed line is Cottered’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What sort of places
Both are castles or historic places.
Green: inside Cottered. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Both on the list
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 2 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
41 listed buildings are on Cottered’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cottered →
Trips out
Fitzwilliam Museum, at 31 km, heads the 12 day trips.
Historic houseHatfield House22 km southwest
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral28 km southwest
MuseumIWM Duxford22 km northeast · 401K visitors a year (2019)
Historic houseKnebworth House12 km southwestHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey36 km west
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House22 km east
CastleHertford Castle Gate House17 km south
ZooWhipsnade Zoo34 km west
MuseumMuseum of Zoology32 km northeast · 139K visitors a year (2023)
CastleClavering Castle15 km east
CastleSaffron Walden Castle24 km eastPlaces well known beyond Cottered (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.
Practical questions about Cottered
What is there to see near Cottered?
No attraction is mapped inside Cottered itself. Within 5 km of it are Church Farm and Walkern Hall.
Does Cottered have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Cottered.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cottered?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Audley End House (English Heritage), 22 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Cottered?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (31 km), Hatfield House (22 km), St Albans Cathedral (28 km), IWM Duxford (22 km).
Where are Cottered’s historic buildings listed?
Cottered has 41 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 Cottered 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 (10)
- Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knebworth House: Heron2 (Heron on en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hertford Castle Gate House: Caitlin from Hertfordshire, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipsnade Zoo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clavering Castle: Libby norman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saffron Walden Castle: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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