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The Orchard, Grantchester

Grantchester (9 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction NE)

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.....

Punting, River Cambridge

Cambridge (440 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (8.2 miles, 13.1 km, direction NE)

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

A row of cottages, Ashwell, Hertfordshire

Ashwell (30 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (8.4 miles, 13.6 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...

Ditton Hall, Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire

Fen Ditton (33 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction NE)

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

Bedford Road roundabout, Sandy.

Sandy (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction W)

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St Marys Church, Baldock, Hertfordshire

Baldock (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (12.2 miles, 19.6 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...

Brent Pelham Village Green, Hertfordshire

Brent Pelham (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction SE)

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

Village Cottages

Wendens Ambo (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction SE)

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...

St Ives, Cambridgeshire

St Ives (59 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (13.5 miles, 21.8 km, direction N)

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...

St Mary's Church

Saffron Walden (198 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction SE)

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

Old Warden, Bedfordshire

Old Warden (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction W)

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

The Church of St Lawrence at Willington, Bedfordshire - Taken on 27-12-05

Willington (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction W)

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.....

Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Hitchin (51 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Hertfordshire (16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction SW)

Hitchin is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, characterized by its medieval and Georgian architecture. It has a vibrant market square, a variety of pubs, and the picturesque Hitchin Lavender fields in the surrounding countryside...

Stevenage

Stevenage (29 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (17.5 miles, 28.1 km, direction SW)

Its history began in Roman times when it grew as a small town beside the Great North Road and its heritage from those times is evidenced by the Six Hills, a 2,000 year old Roman burial site...

Clophill village green, Bedfordshire

Clophill (8 Pictures)

in the county of Bedfordshire (18.5 miles, 29.8 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......

Bedfordshire

Bedford (71 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction W)

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...

Elstow Abbey Church. Elstow, Bedfordshire

Elstow (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (18.6 miles, 30.0 km, direction W)

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...

Wrest House, Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Silsoe (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (19.3 miles, 31.0 km, direction SW)

Silsoe is mostly noted for Wrest Park, a mansion in French Chateaux style which was the home of the de Grey family...

Much Hadham Village Sign, Hertfordshire

Much Hadham (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hertfordshire (19.6 miles, 31.6 km, direction S)

The village is quite large, with an attractive mixture of cottages and houses that are mostly fronted by pretty gardens...

The Park at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Bishop's Stortford (5 Pictures)

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

There are many interesting places to visit including St.Michael's Church which is exceptionally spacious and has a spire that can been seen for miles around...

Recommended attractions near Wimpole

Wimpole Hall in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Wimpole Hall (44 Pictures)

(1.1 miles, 1.8 km)

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

Old Postcard of The American Cemetary, Nr Cambridge

Cambridge American Military Cemetery & Memorial (30 Pictures)

(6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction NE)

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)

(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction E)

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

University Botanic Gardens, Cambridge

University Botanic Gardens (11 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction NE)

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DH 89A Dragon Rapide Old Warden (pleasure flights)

The Shuttleworth Collection (48 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction W)

The Shuttleworth Collection - a unique flying collection showcasing the first one hundred years of flight. This unique collection.....

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

Shuttleworth House (3 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction W)

coming soon email: collection@shuttleworth.org http://www.shuttleworthcollection.co.uk/..

Audley End House, Saffron Walden, Essex

Audley End (133 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction SE)

Once, centuries ago in the days of Henry VIII a Benedictine Abbey stood here. A casualty of King's Dissolution caused by his.....

Swiss Garden, Old Warden, Bedfordshire - October 2005

The Swiss Garden (29 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction W)

These glorious gardens, laid out in the early part of the 19th century, fully embrace the romanticism of the era. The fashion at.....

A man and his dogs

Anglesey Abbey (49 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 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.....

Gates at Bridge End Gardens

Bridge End Gardens (15 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction SE)

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)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction SE)

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)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction SE)

Very little remains of Saffron Walden Castle, but what is here is well worth seeing for it is a fine example of a Norman.....

Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire

Houghton Mill (18 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction N)

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

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

Rowney Warren (1 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction SW)

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

This is a photo taken last summer of the side view of Benington Lordship house and its Rose Garden.

Benington Lordship (6 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction S)

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Fairlands Valley Park in Stevenage, Herts.

Fairlands Valley Park (9 Pictures)

(17.2 miles, 27.6 km, direction S)

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Newmarket Racecourse 2003

Newmarket Racecourse (4 Pictures)

(17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction NE)

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Cainhoe Castle, Clophill, Bedfordshire.

Cainhoe Castle (2 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction SW)

The remains of a late 11th or early 12th century motte and bailey castle with three baileys. Cainhoe castle was probably occupied.....

Wrest House, Silsoe, Bedfordshire

Wrest Park House and Gardens (70 Pictures)

(18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction SW)

Wrest Park House was once the home of the de Grey family whose Mausoleum is at nearby Flitton. The gardens form a charming.....

Knebworth House from gardens

Knebworth House (6 Pictures)

(19.7 miles, 31.7 km, direction SW)

One of England's most beloved stately homes, Knebworth House is famous worldwide for its rock concerts and as the home of.....


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