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Exterior of Ely Cathedral

Ely (160 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (6.1 miles, 9.8 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...

The Centre of Newmarket, Suffolk, with clock tower visible in the distance.

Newmarket (93 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (6.6 miles, 10.7 km, direction SE)

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

River Cam at Fen Ditton

Fen Ditton (33 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction SW)

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

Mildenhall, Suffolk

Mildenhall (5 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction E)

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Cambridge

Cambridge (440 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction SW)

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 (12.5 miles, 20.1 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.....

St Mary's Church, Great Bradley, Suffolk

Great Bradley (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (12.8 miles, 20.5 km, direction SE)

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

St Ives, Cambridgeshire

St Ives (59 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (15.5 miles, 25.0 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...

Brook Cottage, Kedington, Suffolk

Kedington (8 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (17.3 miles, 27.9 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...

Marching out of Abbey Gardens

Bury St Edmunds (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (18.5 miles, 29.8 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...

March, Cambridgeshire. Town Hall.

March (7 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (18.8 miles, 30.3 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!..

Great Livermere view

Great Livermere (2 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (19.8 miles, 31.9 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...

Detailed parquetry on Lankester Antiques.  Saffron Walden, Essex.

Saffron Walden (198 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (19.9 miles, 32.0 km, direction S)

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

Downham Market Village Sign

Downham Market (13 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Norfolk (20.7 miles, 33.3 km, direction N)

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Village Cottages

Wendens Ambo (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (21.6 miles, 34.7 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...

Holy Trinity Church

Long Melford (58 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (24.2 miles, 39.0 km, direction SE)

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

Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival

Whittlesey (17 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (24.9 miles, 40.0 km, direction NW)

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

This is the Saxon Church in the village of Cockley Cley, Norfolk

Cockley Cley (10 Pictures)

in the county of Norfolk (25.0 miles, 40.3 km, direction NE)

Cockley Cley is famous for its beautiful reconstruction of a village once lived in by the Iceni tribe at the time of Queen Boudicca...

Castle lane, Castle Hedingham village, Essex

Castle Hedingham (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (25.6 miles, 41.2 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...

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

Sudbury (21 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (26.0 miles, 41.9 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...

Recommended attractions near Wicken

A man and his dogs

Anglesey Abbey (49 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.2 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.....

Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire

Ely Cathedral (142 Pictures)

(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction N)

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

Newmarket Racecourse 2003

Newmarket Racecourse (4 Pictures)

(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction SE)

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Oliver Cromwell's house at Ely, Cambridgeshire

Oliver Cromwell's House (4 Pictures)

(6.2 miles, 10.0 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.....

University Botanic Gardens, Cambridge

University Botanic Gardens (11 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction SW)

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Old Postcard of The American Cemetary, Nr Cambridge

Cambridge American Military Cemetery & Memorial (30 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction SW)

Watched over by a fluttering Stars and Stripes the American Military Cemetery at Madingley in Cambridge is the only one of its.....

Brandon Country Park, Brandon, Suffolk.

Brandon Country Park (2 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction NE)

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Imperial War Museum Duxford

Imperial War Museum Duxford (125 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 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.....

Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire

Houghton Mill (18 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.7 km, direction W)

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)

(18.3 miles, 29.5 km, direction E)

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

Wimpole Hall in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Wimpole Hall (44 Pictures)

(18.9 miles, 30.4 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)

(20.0 miles, 32.1 km, direction S)

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

Saffron Walden Museum, Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden Museum (6 Pictures)

(20.0 miles, 32.2 km, direction S)

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

Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (10 Pictures)

(20.0 miles, 32.2 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.....

Audley End House, Saffron Walden, Essex

Audley End (133 Pictures)

(20.4 miles, 32.7 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.....

Stream and Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk. Photographed 25/03/07

Oxburgh Hall & Garden (54 Pictures)

(22.0 miles, 35.5 km, direction NE)

This fascinating house with its striking twin towers to either side of the entrance hall, gables, roof-line turrets and tall.....

Melford Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk

Melford Hall (19 Pictures)

(24.1 miles, 38.8 km, direction SE)

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

This is the Saxon Church in the village of Cockley Cley, Norfolk

Iceni Village & Museum (14 Pictures)

(25.1 miles, 40.4 km, direction NE)

This lovely museum hidden in lush Breckland countryside is set to delight and intrigue visitors of all ages. The atmospheric.....

Interior of  Hedingham Castle, Essex  26/8/2002

Hedingham Castle (24 Pictures)

(25.2 miles, 40.6 km, direction SE)

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Lavenham Guildhall. Lavenham, Suffolk

Lavenham Guildhall (11 Pictures)

(25.4 miles, 40.8 km, direction SE)

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


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