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National Horse Racing Museum
Attractions in Newmarket

National Horse Racing Museum, the place to visit in Newmarket

The built-up area itself has one place on our list; 3 others are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 museums and 2 attractions. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by English Heritage. If you have a day, head to Ely Cathedral, 19 km away.

Photo: National Horse Racing Museum, Tony Lewis (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Newmarket
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Newmarket’s best known

After National Horse Racing Museum come 2 attractions and a museum.

MuseumNational Horse Racing Museumin townMuseumBurwell Museum3.6 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttraction · English HeritageMoulton Packhorse Bridge3.8 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionNewmarket Racecourse1.4 km outside town, to the southwest

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

Where things are

At the edge of the map sits Burwell Museum, 5.8 km out.

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The dashed line is Newmarket’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

By kind

2 museums or galleries and 2 other attractions top the count.

Museums & galleries 2 museums1 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

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

1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Moulton Packhorse Bridge).

Every place

Full list of places

The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 3 more.

The one inside Newmarket comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

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

Big names nearby

Further out, the best known

The 12 days out are led by Ely Cathedral, 19 km away.

CathedralEly Cathedral19 km northwestMuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum20 km west · 364K visitors a yearMuseumIWM Duxford25 km southwest · 401K visitors a year (2019)CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral21 km eastMuseumMuseum of Zoology20 km west · 139K visitors a year (2023)Abbey or priory · National TrustAnglesey Abbey11 km westGardenCambridge University Botanic Garden20 km westHistoric house · English HeritageAudley End House28 km southwestAbbey or priory · English HeritageDenny Abbey and Farmland Museum16 km westHistoric house · National TrustOxburgh Hall39 km north · 106K visitors a yearCastleCambridge Castle20 km westCastleHedingham Castle32 km southeast

Places well known beyond Newmarket (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.

Good to know in Newmarket

What are the main attractions in Newmarket?

The place to visit inside Newmarket’s built-up area is National Horse Racing Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.

Does Newmarket have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Newmarket: National Horse Racing Museum and Burwell Museum.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Newmarket, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Moulton Packhorse Bridge).

What are the best-known days out near Newmarket?

Within 40 km: Ely Cathedral (19 km), Fitzwilliam Museum (20 km), IWM Duxford (25 km), St Edmundsbury Cathedral (21 km).

Where are Newmarket’s historic buildings listed?

Newmarket has 110 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 Newmarket 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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