What to see from Hundon: Clare Castle first
Our list finds nothing inside Hundon’s built-up area, but 3 places within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a castle, a museum and an art gallery, among others. Fitzwilliam Museum, 30 km away, is the best-known day out.
The names to know near Hundon
A museum and an art gallery follow Clare Castle.
CastleClare Castle4.3 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumThe Ancient House Museum4.1 km outside town, to the southeastArt galleryArt galleryTelephone Kiosk4.2 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
Just outside town, most of the 3 sit to the southeast.
The dashed line is Hundon’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
Museums or galleries lead the count with 2 of 3.
Green: inside Hundon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
Nothing is inside Hundon itself; these 3 are within 5 km of its edge.
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.
17 listed buildings are on Hundon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hundon →
Further out, the best known
Fitzwilliam Museum, at 30 km, heads the 12.
CathedralEly Cathedral37 km northwest
CastleHedingham Castle14 km south
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral20 km northeast
MuseumIWM Duxford28 km west · 401K visitors a year (2019)
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House24 km southwest
CastleColchester Castle35 km southeast
MuseumMuseum of Zoology30 km west · 139K visitors a year (2023)
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House15 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey20 km northeast
CastleSaffron Walden Castle22 km southwest
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden29 km westPlaces well known beyond Hundon (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.
Seeing Hundon: questions
What is there to see near Hundon?
No attraction is mapped inside Hundon itself. Within 5 km of it are Clare Castle, The Ancient House Museum and Telephone Kiosk.
Does Hundon have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Hundon: The Ancient House Museum and Telephone Kiosk.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hundon?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Audley End House (English Heritage), 24 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Hundon?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (30 km), Ely Cathedral (37 km), Hedingham Castle (14 km), St Edmundsbury Cathedral (20 km).
Where are Hundon’s historic buildings listed?
Hundon has 17 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 Hundon 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
- The Ancient House Museum: Kognos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, 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
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saffron Walden Castle: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden: temporalata, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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