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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Peterborough (143 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction W)

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 (9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction E)

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 Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction W)

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...

Wisbech at night

Wisbech (23 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction NE)

Wisbech stands on the River Nene, almost 12 miles from the sea, at one time it was closer but changing river patterns over the passing years have altered its position in relation.....

Apethorpe

Apethorpe (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (15.4 miles, 24.7 km, direction W)

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.....

Looking towards the front of the Church.

Spalding (104 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (15.8 miles, 25.3 km, direction N)

In springtime, the town of Spalding, in it's favoured position on the banks of the River Welland becomes a riot of blazing colour as tulips, daffodils and other glorious spring flowers come into bloom...

Stamford

Stamford (246 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction W)

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...

St Ives, Cambridgeshire

St Ives (59 Pictures)

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

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...

All Saints Church, Moulton

Moulton (2 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (16.8 miles, 27.1 km, direction N)

Set in the heart of the famously beautiful fenlands of Lincolnshire is the pleasant town of Moulton...

Cackle Hill Lane, Holbeach

Holbeach (15 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction N)

A small market town in the middle of a famous bulb growing region, there is a cluster of small streets and a central main street where the dominant feature is the church of All Saints...

Ely Cathedral from Palace Green

Ely (160 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (19.7 miles, 31.7 km, direction SE)

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...

Normanton

Normanton (29 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (21.6 miles, 34.8 km, direction W)

Normanton lies in a landscape of rolling farmlands, broken only by rivers and patches of woodland. It is a tranquil place, with the waters offering scope for sailing and other water-sports, bird-watching, fishing, and cycling...

Edith Weston

Edith Weston (13 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (21.8 miles, 35.1 km, direction W)

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...

Downham Market, Norfolk. The attractive victorian clock (c.1878) that overlooks the market place

Downham Market (13 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Norfolk (21.8 miles, 35.1 km, direction E)

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A picture of Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lincolnshire (27.4 miles, 44.1 km, direction NW)

The tiny hamlet of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth lies in spacious rural countryside in the valley of the River Witham...

Recommended attractions near Whittlesey

Flag Fen Bronze and Iron Age Centre at Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire

Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre (8 Pictures)

(2.8 miles, 4.6 km, direction W)

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

Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Peterborough Cathedral (68 Pictures)

(4.8 miles, 7.8 km, direction W)

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)

(7.9 miles, 12.8 km, direction W)

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Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire

Crowland Abbey (18 Pictures)

(8.0 miles, 12.9 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.....

Peckover House - A town house built in 1722

Peckover House & Garden (7 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction NE)

Elegant Georgian town house with wonderful walled garden...

Burghley House

Burghley House (72 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction W)

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

Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire

Houghton Mill (18 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction S)

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

Lyveden New Bield

Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.3 km, direction W)

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

Oliver Cromwell's house at Ely, Cambridgeshire

Oliver Cromwell's House (4 Pictures)

(19.7 miles, 31.7 km, direction SE)

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)

(20.1 miles, 32.4 km, direction SE)

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

Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park (5 Pictures)

(20.2 miles, 32.5 km, direction W)

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Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(21.6 miles, 34.8 km, direction W)

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

Tales of the Old Gaol House, King's Lynn

Tales of the Old Gaol House (2 Pictures)

(25.7 miles, 41.3 km, direction NE)

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A picture of Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe Manor (10 Pictures)

(27.4 miles, 44.0 km, direction NW)

Called a manor but in reality this is the farmhouse where Isaac Newton was born in 1642. The house remains very much during.....


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