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Recommended Towns & Villages near Gedney Hill

St Peter & St Paul Church

Wisbech (23 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction E)

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.....

Moulton, Lincolnshire: Moulton Mill

Moulton (2 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction N)

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

Genealogy-Holbeach Cemetery

Holbeach (15 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (8.5 miles, 13.7 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...

Spalding, Lincolnshire

Spalding (104 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction NW)

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...

Flag Fen Bronze and Iron Age Centre at Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire

Whittlesey (17 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction SW)

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

March, Cambridgeshire. Town Hall.

March (7 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction SE)

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!..

Peterborough

Peterborough (143 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction SW)

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...

Downham Market, Norfolk

Downham Market (13 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Norfolk (17.8 miles, 28.7 km, direction E)

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River Welland

Stamford (246 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (19.5 miles, 31.3 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 Botolph's Church, often known as Boston 'Stump'

Boston (124 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Lincolnshire (20.2 miles, 32.6 km, direction N)

This is the town in which the Pilgrim Fathers were imprisoned in the year 1607 following their first attempt to escape to America and the cells which held them can still be seen in the 15th-century Guildhall...

St Mary and All Saints, Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (20.6 miles, 33.2 km, direction SW)

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...

Apethorpe

Apethorpe (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (21.8 miles, 35.1 km, direction SW)

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.....

Village Post Office, Castle Rising, Norfolk

Castle Rising (44 Pictures)

in the county of Norfolk (22.1 miles, 35.5 km, direction NE)

The sea has long since withdrawn from this one-time port, but the superb Norman castle built to protect it still stands...

Helpringham Village Green in Lincolnshire.

Helpringham (6 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (22.1 miles, 35.5 km, direction NW)

Helpringham is a richly rewarding walking area, with walks around old villages and waterside walks giving visitors a lovely glimpse of the regions natural wildlife and variety of scenery...

The Cutter Inn, Ely, Cambridgeshire

Ely (160 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (23.0 miles, 37.0 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...

Heacham Halt

Heacham (30 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Norfolk (26.5 miles, 42.7 km, direction NE)

At the heart of Norfolk's Lavender growing industry lies the pretty seaside village of Heacham...

Hunstanton Cliffs at sunset

Hunstanton (116 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Norfolk (27.8 miles, 44.7 km, direction NE)

Hunstanton was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1087 when it would have been little more than a settlement...

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Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire

Crowland Abbey (18 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction W)

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)

(7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction E)

Elegant Georgian town house with wonderful walled garden...

Flag Fen Bronze and Iron Age Centre at Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire

Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre (8 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction SW)

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)

(11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction SW)

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)

(14.8 miles, 23.9 km, direction SW)

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Tales of the Old Gaol House, King's Lynn

Tales of the Old Gaol House (2 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction E)

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Burghley House

Burghley House (72 Pictures)

(18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction W)

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

Castle Rising Castle

Castle Rising Castle (30 Pictures)

(21.9 miles, 35.3 km, direction E)

Normally known simply as Castle Rising, the castle has for centuries dominated the quiet village where it stands in a large area.....

Oliver Cromwell's house at Ely, Cambridgeshire

Oliver Cromwell's House (4 Pictures)

(22.9 miles, 36.8 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)

(23.1 miles, 37.2 km, direction SE)

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


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