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St Ives, Cambridgeshire

St Ives (59 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (2.3 miles, 3.8 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...

Clare College in Cambridge

Cambridge (440 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (13.5 miles, 21.8 km, direction SE)

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

Kayaker on River Granta

Grantchester (9 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (13.9 miles, 22.3 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.....

Parish church of St. Mary the Virgin, Fen Ditton

Fen Ditton (33 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction SE)

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

Flag Fen Bronze and Iron Age Centre at Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire

Whittlesey (17 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction N)

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

Bedford Road roundabout, Sandy.

Sandy (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction SW)

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Ely Cathedral

Ely (160 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (16.4 miles, 26.5 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...

Peterborough Cathedral

Peterborough (143 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (17.0 miles, 27.3 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...

March, Cambridgeshire. Town Hall.

March (7 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (17.4 miles, 27.9 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!..

A picture of Willington

Willington (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (17.4 miles, 28.1 km, direction SW)

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.....

St Mary and All Saints Church, Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (18.8 miles, 30.3 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...

Chocolate Box

Old Warden (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (20.1 miles, 32.3 km, direction SW)

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

Bedford River Scene

Bedford (71 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (20.1 miles, 32.4 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...

St Mary's Church in Ashwell

Ashwell (30 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (20.4 miles, 32.8 km, direction S)

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...

St Leonard's, Apethorpe

Apethorpe (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (21.6 miles, 34.8 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.....

Elstow Abbey Church. Elstow, Bedfordshire

Elstow (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (21.6 miles, 34.8 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...

Clophill village green, Bedfordshire

Clophill (8 Pictures)

in the county of Bedfordshire (24.9 miles, 40.1 km, direction SW)

A village surrounded by woodlands and famous for the art of straw plaiting used to make straw boater hats. Legend has it that Dick Turpin stopped here on his famous ride to York......

Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden (198 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (26.3 miles, 42.3 km, direction SE)

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

A picture of Ampthill

Ampthill (13 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (26.4 miles, 42.5 km, direction SW)

The lovely town of Ampthill lies sheltered by hills in the sandstone belt of Bedfordshire...

Stairs to nowhere

Stamford (246 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (26.6 miles, 42.8 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...

Recommended attractions near Houghton

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.....

Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire

Ely Cathedral (142 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction E)

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

Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Peterborough Cathedral (68 Pictures)

(17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction N)

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

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

Ferry Meadows Country Park (47 Pictures)

(17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction NW)

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

Shuttleworth House (3 Pictures)

(19.1 miles, 30.7 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)

(19.1 miles, 30.7 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)

(19.5 miles, 31.4 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.....

Imperial War Museum Duxford

Imperial War Museum Duxford (125 Pictures)

(19.7 miles, 31.7 km, direction SE)

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

Lyveden New Bield

Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(20.4 miles, 32.8 km, direction NW)

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

Newmarket Racecourse 2003

Newmarket Racecourse (4 Pictures)

(21.4 miles, 34.5 km, direction E)

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

Rowney Warren (1 Pictures)

(22.5 miles, 36.3 km, direction SW)

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

Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park (5 Pictures)

(24.1 miles, 38.8 km, direction NW)

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A picture of Houghton House

Houghton House (24 Pictures)

(25.6 miles, 41.2 km, direction SW)

Houghton House is a 3 story stately home built by Lady Pembroke in 1621. Houghton is reputedly the model for "House Beautiful" in.....

Burghley House

Burghley House (72 Pictures)

(25.6 miles, 41.3 km, direction NW)

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


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