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St Ives, Cambridgeshire. The famous chapel on the bridge

St Ives (59 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction E)

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...

Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction NW)

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...

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Peterborough (143 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction N)

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...

St. Andrew's church

Whittlesey (17 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction N)

Whittlesey is an old area of Cambridge, it is mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086...

Apethorpe, Northamptonshire, one May day in 2005

Apethorpe (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (16.1 miles, 25.8 km, direction NW)

Apethorpe is a small, picturesque, East Northamptonshire village, a mile and a half from Kings Cliffe. St Leonard is an attractive looking church in a nice setting. Trees.....

Bedford Road roundabout, Sandy.

Sandy (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction S)

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A picture of Willington

Willington (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction S)

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.....

Bedford River Scene

Bedford (71 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (18.3 miles, 29.5 km, direction SW)

Bedford is the historic County town of Bedfordshire with a beautiful riverside setting on the great River Ouse. John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's has strong associations with this town...

March, Cambridgeshire. Town Hall.

March (7 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (19.4 miles, 31.2 km, direction NE)

A curiosity of the town is the tradition of the March, March march. This is when a group of Cambridge students gather in the town to walk back to Cambridge stopping at all convenient inns to quench their thirst!..

St John's College, Cambridge

Cambridge (440 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction SE)

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

The Orchard, Grantchester

Grantchester (9 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (19.6 miles, 31.5 km, direction SE)

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.....

Elstow Abbey Church. Elstow, Bedfordshire

Elstow (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (20.2 miles, 32.6 km, direction SW)

Elstow's fine Moot Hall is a building of 1500, this is a medieval market hall which is open to the public, it houses a collection illustrating John Bunyan's life and times...

Old Warden, Bedfordshire

Old Warden (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (20.3 miles, 32.7 km, direction S)

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

Ditton Hall, Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire

Fen Ditton (33 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (20.8 miles, 33.5 km, direction SE)

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

Stamford

Stamford (246 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (21.8 miles, 35.0 km, direction NW)

Of the 17 churches, only 6 now remain in Stamford, which is without doubt, one of the finest medieval towns in the British Isles, if not in Europe...

Ely Cathedral from Palace Green

Ely (160 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (21.8 miles, 35.0 km, direction E)

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...

All Saints Church

Rushton (13 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (22.1 miles, 35.6 km, direction W)

The picturesque village of Rushton set between Desborough and Rothwell is famous for the Rushton Triangular Lodge built in 1593 by Roman Catholic Sir Thomas Tresham to symbolise the Holy Trinity...

Olney Church

Olney (62 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (23.9 miles, 38.5 km, direction SW)

Amongst other things the small town of Olney in Buckinghamshire is famous for its hymns - Amazing Grace was one of the so-called Olney Hymns written by the rector John Newton, and William Cowper, the poet...

Bisbrooke Church, Rutland - Completely re-built 1871. Tower built 1914. Grade II listed.

Bisbrooke (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (23.9 miles, 38.5 km, direction NW)

Bisbrooke lies amidst a landscape of gentle hills dotted with rolling farmlands, rivers, reservoirs and woodland...

Edith Weston

Edith Weston (13 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (24.4 miles, 39.3 km, direction NW)

The village lies on the southern shores of Rutland Water, one of Europe's largest man-made reservoirs, and England's premier fly fishing waters...

Recommended attractions near Alconbury

Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire

Houghton Mill (18 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction E)

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

Nene Park (Ferry Meadows Country Park) Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

Ferry Meadows Country Park (47 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.3 km, direction N)

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Lyveden New Bield

Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction NW)

This magnificent ruin is a rare romantic survival from the great Elizabethan period. The landscape on which the relic of this.....

Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Peterborough Cathedral (68 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 22.9 km, direction N)

The magnificent cathedral church in Peterborough was given cathedral status by Henry VIII in 1541. Formerly it had been one of.....

Flag Fen Bronze and Iron Age Centre at Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire

Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre (8 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.5 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.....

Old Postcard of The American Cemetary, Nr Cambridge

Cambridge American Military Cemetery & Memorial (30 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.8 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)

(18.0 miles, 28.9 km, direction SE)

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

Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park (5 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction NW)

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Tree in the park

Wicksteed Park (8 Pictures)

(19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction W)

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Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.2 km, direction NW)

Looking around the romantic ruin of Kirby Hall it is easy to imagine the splendour of an age when romance was all, and great.....

DH 89A Dragon Rapide Old Warden (pleasure flights)

The Shuttleworth Collection (48 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.3 km, direction S)

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

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

Shuttleworth House (3 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.3 km, direction S)

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

Swiss Garden, Old Warden, Bedfordshire - October 2005

The Swiss Garden (29 Pictures)

(19.8 miles, 31.9 km, direction S)

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

University Botanic Gardens, Cambridge

University Botanic Gardens (11 Pictures)

(20.2 miles, 32.4 km, direction SE)

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Burghley House

Burghley House (72 Pictures)

(20.9 miles, 33.7 km, direction NW)

This is a graceful house which perfectly epitomises the wealth of the prosperous Elizabethan period. Burghley was completed in.....

Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire

Crowland Abbey (18 Pictures)

(21.6 miles, 34.7 km, direction N)

Crowland Abbey was founded in 716 by King Ethelbald, in memory of St.Guthlac who had built a cell on the Fen island. It has a.....

Oliver Cromwell's house at Ely, Cambridgeshire

Oliver Cromwell's House (4 Pictures)

(21.9 miles, 35.2 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.....

View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(22.1 miles, 35.6 km, direction NW)

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Rockingham Castle Gardens, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(22.4 miles, 36.1 km, direction NW)

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Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Castle Ashby House (4 Pictures)

(22.6 miles, 36.3 km, direction SW)

The magnificent building of Castle Ashby House is guarded by a pair of splendid 18th-century wrought iron gates. The castle was.....


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