Out from Cavendish: Clare Castle and more
With nothing inside Cavendish’s built-up area, the list has 4 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a castle, a historic house and a museum. Travel 37 km and you reach Fitzwilliam Museum.
Top of the list around Cavendish
A historic house, a museum and an art gallery follow Clare Castle.
CastleClare Castle3.3 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseKentwell Hall4.9 km outside town, to the east
MuseumThe Ancient House Museum3.4 km outside town, to the westArt galleryArt galleryTelephone Kiosk3.4 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
Most of the 4 close by lie to the west.
The dashed line is Cavendish’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
2 are castles or historic places; museums or galleries come next with 2.
Green: inside Cavendish. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 4.
Kentwell Hall
Grade I listed manor house in Long Melford, Babergh, Suffolk, England, UK.
The Ancient House Museum
Medieval timber-framed building and museum in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
51 listed buildings are on Cavendish’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cavendish →
Bigger names, a drive away
Day trips number 12; the best known is Fitzwilliam Museum, 37 km off.
CastleHedingham Castle11 km south
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral18 km north
MuseumIWM Duxford35 km west · 401K visitors a year (2019)
CastleColchester Castle29 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustMelford Hall6.1 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey18 km north
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House15 km north
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House29 km west
MuseumMuseum of Zoology37 km west · 139K visitors a year (2023)
CastleSaffron Walden Castle28 km westMuseumMuseum · National TrustLavenham Guildhall11 km eastPlaces well known beyond Cavendish (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.
Cavendish, answered
What is there to see near Cavendish?
No attraction is mapped inside Cavendish itself. Within 5 km of it are Clare Castle, Kentwell Hall, The Ancient House Museum and Telephone Kiosk.
Does Cavendish have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Cavendish: The Ancient House Museum and Telephone Kiosk.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cavendish?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Melford Hall (National Trust), 6.1 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Cavendish?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (37 km), Hedingham Castle (11 km), St Edmundsbury Cathedral (18 km), IWM Duxford (35 km).
Where are Cavendish’s historic buildings listed?
Cavendish has 51 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 Cavendish 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 (13)
- Clare Castle: Evelyn Simak, https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14840, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kentwell Hall: Achilver, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Ancient House Museum: Kognos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melford Hall: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saffron Walden Castle: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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