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Ayscoughfee Hall Museum
Attractions in Cowbit

Nothing in Cowbit itself: Gordon Boswell Romany Museum is 3.4 km away

None of our places to visit is inside Cowbit’s built-up area; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. Peterborough Cathedral lies 20 km out, the pick for a day trip.

Photo: Ayscoughfee Hall Museum, Thorvaldsson (CC BY 3.0)
In Cowbit
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Best known

Where to start near Cowbit

Gordon Boswell Romany Museum aside, the next best known are 3 museums.

MuseumMuseumGordon Boswell Romany Museum2.7 km outside town, to the northMuseumAyscoughfee Hall Museum4.1 km outside town, to the northMuseumChain Bridge Forge Museum4.7 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumSpalding Gentlemans Society4.5 km outside town, to the north

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

How they lie

Most of the 4 close by lie to the north.

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The dashed line is Cowbit’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

The mix

They are all museums or galleries: 4 in all.

Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby

Green: inside Cowbit. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Each place in turn

These 4 are all within 5 km of its edge.

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

2 listed buildings are on Cowbit’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cowbit →

Big names nearby

Further out, the best known

Day trips number 12; the best known is Peterborough Cathedral, 20 km off.

CathedralPeterborough Cathedral20 km southHistoric houseBurghley House25 km southwestAbbey or prioryCrowland Abbey7.8 km southCastleFotheringhay Castle32 km southwestCastleWoodcroft Castle18 km southwestGarden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor35 km westHistoric house · National TrustBelton House40 km northwestMuseumFlag Fen19 km southCastle · English HeritageLongthorpe Tower22 km southwestAbbey or prioryThorney Abbey14 km southCastleGrimsthorpe Castle23 km westAbbey or priory · National TrustRamsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust)33 km south

Places well known beyond Cowbit (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.

Know before you go to Cowbit

What is there to see near Cowbit?

No attraction is mapped inside Cowbit itself. Within 5 km of it are Gordon Boswell Romany Museum, Ayscoughfee Hall Museum, Chain Bridge Forge Museum and Spalding Gentlemans Society.

Does Cowbit have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Cowbit: Gordon Boswell Romany Museum, Ayscoughfee Hall Museum, Chain Bridge Forge Museum and Spalding Gentlemans Society.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cowbit?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Woolsthorpe Manor (National Trust), 35 km west.

What are the best-known days out near Cowbit?

Within 40 km: Peterborough Cathedral (20 km), Burghley House (25 km), Crowland Abbey (7.8 km), Fotheringhay Castle (32 km).

Where are Cowbit’s historic buildings listed?

Cowbit has 2 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 Cowbit 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).

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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.