Nothing mapped in Kedington itself; Haverhill Arts Centre is the nearest draw
The best-known day out from Kedington is Fitzwilliam Museum, 28 km away. Nothing is mapped inside Kedington’s built-up area, but 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. There are an art gallery and a museum to choose from.
Just outside Kedington, the best known
Alongside Haverhill Arts Centre you find a museum.
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 lie of the land
Haverhill and District Local History Centre, 3.7 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Kedington’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The list by type
They are all museums or galleries: 2 in all.
Green: inside Kedington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
These 2 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Haverhill and District Local History Centre
Museum in Haverhill, Suffolk, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
26 listed buildings are on Kedington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kedington →
Day trips from Kedington
Fitzwilliam Museum, 28 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CathedralEly Cathedral37 km northwest
CastleHedingham Castle13 km southeast
MuseumIWM Duxford25 km west · 401K visitors a year (2019)
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral23 km northeast
CastleClare Castle6.5 km east
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House20 km southwest
MuseumMuseum of Zoology28 km northwest · 139K visitors a year (2023)
CastleColchester Castle36 km southeast
CastleSaffron Walden Castle19 km southwest
CathedralChelmsford Cathedral40 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey23 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Kedington (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.
Kedington: questions and answers
What is there to see near Kedington?
No attraction is mapped inside Kedington itself. Within 5 km of it are Haverhill Arts Centre and Haverhill and District Local History Centre.
Does Kedington have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Kedington: Haverhill Arts Centre and Haverhill and District Local History Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Kedington?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Audley End House (English Heritage), 20 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Kedington?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (28 km), Ely Cathedral (37 km), Hedingham Castle (13 km), IWM Duxford (25 km).
Where are Kedington’s historic buildings listed?
Kedington has 26 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 Kedington 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 (11)
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clare Castle: Evelyn Simak, https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14840, CC BY-SA 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
- Colchester Castle: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saffron Walden Castle: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelmsford Cathedral: The original uploader was Petepetepete at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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