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Recommended Towns & Villages near Stow cum Quy

Parish church of St. Mary the Virgin, Fen Ditton

Fen Ditton (33 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (2.3 miles, 3.7 km, direction W)

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

Cambridge

Cambridge (440 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction W)

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 (6.3 miles, 10.1 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.....

Newmarket, Suffolk. High Street 2003

Newmarket (93 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction E)

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

St Mary's Church, Great Bradley, Suffolk

Great Bradley (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction SE)

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

Exterior of Ely Cathedral

Ely (160 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (11.9 miles, 19.2 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 The Virgin Church

Saffron Walden (198 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction S)

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

St Ives, Cambridgeshire

St Ives (59 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (14.3 miles, 23.0 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...

Brook Cottage, Kedington, Suffolk

Kedington (8 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (14.5 miles, 23.4 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...

Village sign

Mildenhall (5 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (14.6 miles, 23.6 km, direction NE)

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Wendens Ambo, a picturesque village in Essex

Wendens Ambo (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (15.1 miles, 24.3 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...

Tudor Building, Thaxted

Thaxted (45 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (19.4 miles, 31.1 km, direction S)

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

Brent Pelham Village Green, Hertfordshire

Brent Pelham (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (19.4 miles, 31.2 km, direction S)

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

Entry into Ashwell, Hertfordshire

Ashwell (30 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (20.5 miles, 33.1 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...

Bury St Edmunds Cathedral

Bury St Edmunds (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (21.2 miles, 34.2 km, direction E)

Bury St Edmunds, a charming market town in Suffolk, England, exudes a rich history dating back to the medieval times. With a magnificent cathedral, ancient abbey ruins, and picturesque gardens, this town captivates visitors with its beautiful architecture and quaint streets...

Jousting at Hedingham Castle, Essex  26/8/2002

Castle Hedingham (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (22.7 miles, 36.6 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...

Long Melford, village Church

Long Melford (58 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (23.4 miles, 37.7 km, direction SE)

The picturesque village of Long Melford lies in the heart of the beautiful valley of the Stour River...

St Marys Church, Baldock, Hertfordshire

Baldock (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (24.0 miles, 38.6 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...

Halstead Mill on The Causeway

Halstead (2 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (26.2 miles, 42.2 km, direction SE)

This busy little town lies surrounded by delightful Essex countryside. It is perhaps best known for the beautiful old white weatherboarded three-story mill built on the banks of the River Colne in the 18th century...

Earls Colne, Essex.  High Street viewed from the corner of Massingham Drive

Earls Colne (2 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (28.7 miles, 46.2 km, direction SE)

This attractive village spreads out from the banks of the River Colne in the beautiful Colne valley...

Recommended attractions near Stow cum Quy

A man and his dogs

Anglesey Abbey (49 Pictures)

(1.1 miles, 1.8 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.....

University Botanic Gardens, Cambridge

University Botanic Gardens (11 Pictures)

(4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction SW)

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Newmarket Racecourse 2003

Newmarket Racecourse (4 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 8.9 km, direction E)

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Old Postcard of The American Cemetary, Nr Cambridge

Cambridge American Military Cemetery & Memorial (30 Pictures)

(7.6 miles, 12.2 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.....

Imperial War Museum Duxford

Imperial War Museum Duxford (125 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction SW)

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

Oliver Cromwell's house at Ely, Cambridgeshire

Oliver Cromwell's House (4 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 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)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction N)

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

Wimpole Hall in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Wimpole Hall (44 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction SW)

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

Gates at Bridge End Gardens

Bridge End Gardens (15 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction S)

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

Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (10 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction S)

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)

(13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction S)

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

Audley End House, Saffron Walden, Essex

Audley End (133 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.6 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.....

Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire

Houghton Mill (18 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction NW)

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

Bury St Edmunds - The beautiful Abbey Gardens and St Edmundsbury Cathedral

St Edmundsbury Cathedral (18 Pictures)

(21.0 miles, 33.7 km, direction E)

Started in 1503, and now complete after over 500 years (2005) with the addition of a central tower...

Brandon Country Park, Brandon, Suffolk.

Brandon Country Park (2 Pictures)

(21.9 miles, 35.2 km, direction NE)

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Interior of  Hedingham Castle, Essex  26/8/2002

Hedingham Castle (24 Pictures)

(22.5 miles, 36.1 km, direction SE)

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