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Holbeach, Lincolnshire. Washway Road

Holbeach

in the county of Lincolnshire

Porlock Bridleway

Porlock

a Seaside Town in the county of Somerset

Recommended Towns & Villages near Cambridge

Kayaker on River Granta

Grantchester (9 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (2.1 miles, 3.4 km, direction SW)

The village of Grantchester, is a picturesque village along the river Cam, often enjoyed by tourists and students who travel to the village by punt from nearby Cambridge, to.....

River Cam at Fen Ditton

Fen Ditton (33 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (2.2 miles, 3.6 km, direction NE)

This pleasant village can be found in the spacious countryside within easy driving distance from Cambridge...

St Ives

St Ives (59 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction NW)

This attractive market town has one of the most highly picturesque river bridges in the country. The bridge dates to the 15th century and is famous for the chapel in its centre bay, it is one of only four medieval bridge chapel's surviving in England...

Newmarket, Suffolk. High Street 2003

Newmarket (93 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (12.6 miles, 20.2 km, direction E)

You can hardly drive through this handsome town without seeing some reminder that the history of the town..

Audley End House, Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden (198 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (13.5 miles, 21.8 km, direction SE)

The outstanding feature of Saffron Walden is its rich variety of properties tangled around its web of ancient streets...

Ely Cathedral from Palace Green

Ely (160 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction N)

The early life of Ely began with a monastry and town situated on an island in the midst of a vast expanse of marshland in the middle of the Fens...

St Mary's Church, Great Bradley, Suffolk

Great Bradley (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction E)

This is a spacious, well spread out village occupying a rural landscape between the Suffolk town's of Newmarket and Haverhill...

Clasic country cottages

Wendens Ambo (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction S)

This enchanting village with its unusual name lies at the western boundary of the county. Its quaint name comes from the joining of Great and Little Ambo in the 17th century...

Church near Ashwell

Ashwell (30 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction SW)

Ashwell embodies some of the finest domestic architecture in England, here in this well preserved village, at a glance you get a pleasurable insight as to what England was like in the 16th and 17th-centuries...

C.of E Church, Brent Pelham, Hertfordshire

Brent Pelham (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction S)

Brent Pelham can be found mid-way between the town of Buntingford and the village of Newport...

Brook Cottage, Kedington, Suffolk

Kedington (8 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction SE)

The Stour Valley footpath leads into Kedington which has several eye catching focal points, including a pretty arched bridge spanning the river and a lovely 18th-century watermill...

Bedford Road roundabout, Sandy.

Sandy (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (18.5 miles, 29.7 km, direction W)

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Village sign

Mildenhall (5 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction NE)

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Almshouses in Thaxted

Thaxted (45 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (20.0 miles, 32.1 km, direction SE)

The village of Thaxted is stunningly beautiful with many reminders that it was once and perhaps always has been an extremely prosperous place...

Baldock High St, Hertfordshire

Baldock (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (20.1 miles, 32.4 km, direction SW)

The town lies close to the River Beane, in a spot where the river flows through some lovely water meadows and tranquil English countryside...

Chocolate Box

Old Warden (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (21.7 miles, 34.8 km, direction SW)

Old Warden is a sleepy Bedfordshire village with pretty honey-coloured thatched cottages and a wealth of other interesting buildings...

A picture of Willington

Willington (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (21.8 miles, 35.1 km, direction W)

Willington lies on the south east outskirts of Bedford, it is most notable for its Dovecote, an oblong structure with nesting chambers and several stepped gables. Its stables are.....

Cobble St Leading To St Marys Church in Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Hitchin (51 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Hertfordshire (24.9 miles, 40.0 km, direction SW)

Hitchin is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, characterized by its medieval and Georgian architecture. It has a vibrant market square, a variety of pubs, and the picturesque Hitchin Lavender fields in the surrounding countryside...

The TOWN CENTER CLOCK in STEVENAGE TOWN CENTER.

Stevenage (29 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (25.0 miles, 40.3 km, direction SW)

Its history began in Roman times when it grew as a small town beside the Great North Road and its heritage from those times is evidenced by the Six Hills, a 2,000 year old Roman burial site...

Castle Hedingham village, Essex

Castle Hedingham (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (25.3 miles, 40.7 km, direction SE)

Set in enchanting border countryside where the fine old counties of Suffolk and Essex meet, lies the delightful village of Castle Hedingham which has pleasant buildings and an historic castle to explore...

Recommended attractions near Cambridge

University Botanic Gardens, Cambridge

University Botanic Gardens (11 Pictures)

(1.0 miles, 1.6 km)

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Old Postcard of The American Cemetary, Nr Cambridge

Cambridge American Military Cemetery & Memorial (30 Pictures)

(3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction W)

Watched over by a fluttering Stars and Stripes the American Military Cemetery at Madingley in Cambridge is the only one of its.....

A man and his dogs

Anglesey Abbey (49 Pictures)

(5.4 miles, 8.6 km, direction NE)

This attractive house was formerly a priory of Augustinian canons, founded around 1135. It's name does not relate to the island.....

Imperial War Museum Duxford

Imperial War Museum Duxford (125 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction S)

Duxford retains its wartime atmosphere and, as many of its aeroplanes still fly, you might even see one take to the air during a.....

Wimpole Hall in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Wimpole Hall (44 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction SW)

Cambridgeshire's largest and grandest Georgian mansion, set in a fine wooded park, complete with folly, Chinese bridge and lake..

Newmarket Racecourse 2003

Newmarket Racecourse (4 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction E)

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Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire

Houghton Mill (18 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction NW)

Houghton is a beautifully restored water mill from the 17th century. It can be found in the delightful village of Houghton,.....

Gates at Bridge End Gardens

Bridge End Gardens (15 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction SE)

These perfectly laid out gardens were started in the mid 18th century by Atkinson Francis Gibson. They are particularly noted.....

Audley End House, Saffron Walden, Essex

Audley End (133 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction S)

Once, centuries ago in the days of Henry VIII a Benedictine Abbey stood here. A casualty of King's Dissolution caused by his.....

Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (10 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 22.0 km, direction SE)

Very little remains of Saffron Walden Castle, but what is here is well worth seeing for it is a fine example of a Norman.....

Saffron Walden Museum, Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden Museum (6 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 22.0 km, direction SE)

This is the second oldest purpose-built museum in the country. It occupies a gracious russet brick building in an enclosed.....

Oliver Cromwell's house at Ely, Cambridgeshire

Oliver Cromwell's House (4 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction N)

Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) was Lord Protector of England from 1653 until 1658. For the years spanning 1636 to 1647 Cromwell and.....

Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire

Ely Cathedral (142 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction NE)

Sitting majestically above the River Ouse, Ely cathedral presents an awesome sight with its towers sweeping 217 feet towards an.....

A sunny winter December 17th 2006 at Shuttleworth House, Bedfordshire

Shuttleworth House (3 Pictures)

(20.7 miles, 33.3 km, direction SW)

coming soon email: collection@shuttleworth.org http://www.shuttleworthcollection.co.uk/..

DH 89A Dragon Rapide Old Warden (pleasure flights)

The Shuttleworth Collection (48 Pictures)

(20.7 miles, 33.3 km, direction SW)

The Shuttleworth Collection - a unique flying collection showcasing the first one hundred years of flight. This unique collection.....

Swiss Garden, Old Warden, Bedfordshire - October 2005

The Swiss Garden (29 Pictures)

(21.0 miles, 33.8 km, direction SW)

These glorious gardens, laid out in the early part of the 19th century, fully embrace the romanticism of the era. The fashion at.....

Sunset in April at Rowney Warren, Nr Chicksands, Shefford, Beds

Rowney Warren (1 Pictures)

(23.7 miles, 38.1 km, direction SW)

Rowney Warren is a lively woodland managed jointly by the Southill Estate and the Forestry Commission. The wood is predominantly.....

Fairlands Valley Park in Stevenage, Herts.

Fairlands Valley Park (9 Pictures)

(24.6 miles, 39.6 km, direction SW)

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Interior of  Hedingham Castle, Essex  26/8/2002

Hedingham Castle (24 Pictures)

(25.1 miles, 40.4 km, direction SE)

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Brandon Country Park, Brandon, Suffolk.

Brandon Country Park (2 Pictures)

(26.0 miles, 41.8 km, direction NE)

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