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Cambridge

Cambridge (438 Pictures) a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire

(13.5 miles, 21.8 km, direction SE of Houghton)

Cambridge has an abundance of magnificent buildings, and these together with riverside walks, wonderful museums and quaint old streets...

Ely Cathedral across the fields

Ely (160 Pictures) a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire

(16.4 miles, 26.5 km, direction E of Houghton)

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...

River Nene walk

Peterborough (143 Pictures) a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire

(17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction N of Houghton)

The magic of Peterborough lies in the richness of its beautiful Cathedral. It is a glorious historical treasure house, it is unique and quite beyond compare...

Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures) in the county of Northamptonshire

(18.8 miles, 30.3 km, direction NW of Houghton)

The lantern tower of the Church of St. Mary and All Saints at Fotheringhay shines through the deepening shadows of the great trees that frame it, shadows matched in darkness by those less visible that haunt the village where the final tragedy of Mary, Queen of Scots was enacted...

Old Warden, Bedfordshire

Old Warden (23 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire

(20.1 miles, 32.3 km, direction SW of Houghton)

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

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Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire

Houghton Mill (18 Pictures)

(0.2 miles, 0.4 km)

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

Old Postcard of The American Cemetary, Nr Cambridge

Cambridge American Military Cemetery & Memorial (30 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction SE)

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

Wimpole Hall in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Wimpole Hall (44 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction S)

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

University Botanic Gardens, Cambridge

University Botanic Gardens (11 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction SE)

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Oliver Cromwell's house at Ely, Cambridgeshire

Oliver Cromwell's House (4 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction E)

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

A man and his dogs

Anglesey Abbey (49 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction E)

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

Flag Fen Bronze and Iron Age Centre at Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire

Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre (8 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.1 km, direction N)

This is a wonderful heritage museum which began when the site was uncovered during excavations of 1982. It focus's on the.....


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