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The Clock Tower, Newmarket, Suffolk

Newmarket (93 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (4.9 miles, 7.8 km, direction E)

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

Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire

Fen Ditton (33 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction SW)

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 (8.2 miles, 13.1 km, direction SW)

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

St Mary's Church, Great Bradley, Suffolk

Great Bradley (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction SE)

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

Ely

Ely (160 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (9.9 miles, 15.9 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...

Kayaker on River Granta

Grantchester (9 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (10.0 miles, 16.2 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.....

Mildenhall, Suffolk

Mildenhall (5 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction NE)

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Brook Cottage, Kedington, Suffolk

Kedington (8 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (14.0 miles, 22.6 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...

Audley End House

Saffron Walden (198 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction S)

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

St Ives

St Ives (59 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction W)

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...

Wendens Ambo, a picturesque village in Essex

Wendens Ambo (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (17.7 miles, 28.5 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...

Bury St Edmunds, ruins of the old Abbey

Bury St Edmunds (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (18.1 miles, 29.1 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...

Ampton Water, Great Livermere, Suffolk

Great Livermere (2 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (20.2 miles, 32.5 km, direction E)

It is mostly noted for Ampton Water, home to a wealth of wildlife, and for its ancient church dedicated to St.Peter which has an interesting thatched roof covering its Norman nave...

Dick Turpins cottage

Thaxted (45 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (20.9 miles, 33.6 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...

Melford Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk

Long Melford (58 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (21.8 miles, 35.1 km, direction SE)

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

March, Cambridgeshire. Town Hall.

March (7 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (22.3 miles, 35.9 km, direction NW)

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!..

Castle lane, Castle Hedingham village, Essex

Castle Hedingham (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (22.3 miles, 36.0 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...

C.of E Church, Brent Pelham, Hertfordshire

Brent Pelham (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (22.5 miles, 36.2 km, direction S)

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

Gainsborough and his wife, part of guided walk round Sudbury, Suffolk

Sudbury (21 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (23.4 miles, 37.7 km, direction SE)

Sudbury is an ancient market town full of evocative memories. It was the birthplace of Gainsborough one of England's greatest painters...

Entry into Ashwell, Hertfordshire

Ashwell (30 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (24.3 miles, 39.2 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...

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A man and his dogs

Anglesey Abbey (49 Pictures)

(2.8 miles, 4.5 km, direction SW)

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

Newmarket Racecourse 2003

Newmarket Racecourse (4 Pictures)

(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction SE)

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University Botanic Gardens, Cambridge

University Botanic Gardens (11 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction SW)

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Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire

Ely Cathedral (142 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction N)

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

Oliver Cromwell's house at Ely, Cambridgeshire

Oliver Cromwell's House (4 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.1 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.....

Old Postcard of The American Cemetary, Nr Cambridge

Cambridge American Military Cemetery & Memorial (30 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 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)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 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.....

Gates at Bridge End Gardens

Bridge End Gardens (15 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.9 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)

(16.2 miles, 26.0 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)

(16.2 miles, 26.0 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)

(16.5 miles, 26.6 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.....

Wimpole Hall in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Wimpole Hall (44 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction SW)

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

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

St Edmundsbury Cathedral (18 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.6 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)

(18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction NE)

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Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire

Houghton Mill (18 Pictures)

(18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction W)

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

Melford Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk

Melford Hall (19 Pictures)

(21.8 miles, 35.1 km, direction SE)

The octagonal towers with their stately onion domes rise above this russet brick building towards the broad Suffolk skies. .....

Interior of  Hedingham Castle, Essex  26/8/2002

Hedingham Castle (24 Pictures)

(22.0 miles, 35.4 km, direction SE)

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Dedham Vale, Suffolk

Dedham Vale (21 Pictures)

(23.4 miles, 37.7 km, direction SE)

Dedham Vale is also known as "Constable Country", it is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB), and the place.....

Lavenham Guildhall. Lavenham, Suffolk

Lavenham Guildhall (11 Pictures)

(23.5 miles, 37.8 km, direction SE)

Built by Corpus Christi, Lavenham's Guildhall is a magnificent 16th century timber-framed tudor building, now maintained by The.....

Flag Fen Bronze and Iron Age Centre at Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire

Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre (8 Pictures)

(30.2 miles, 48.6 km, direction NW)

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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