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A picture of Whaley Bridge

Whaley Bridge in the county of Derbyshire

Norwich Cathedral

Norwich a Historic City in the county of Norfolk

Recommended Towns & Villages near Great Thurlow

St Mary's Church, Great Bradley, Suffolk

Great Bradley (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction N)

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

Brook Cottage, Kedington, Suffolk

Kedington (8 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (2.7 miles, 4.3 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...

Newmarket, Suffolk. High Street 2003

Newmarket (93 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction N)

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

Castle lane, Castle Hedingham village, Essex

Castle Hedingham (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (11.0 miles, 17.7 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...

Audley End House

Saffron Walden (198 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction SW)

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

Long Melford Windmill

Long Melford (58 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction E)

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

Tudor Building, Thaxted

Thaxted (45 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (12.4 miles, 19.9 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...

The water meadows with cattle.  Sudbury, Suffolk

Sudbury (21 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (12.9 miles, 20.8 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...

Village Cottages

Wendens Ambo (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (13.3 miles, 21.5 km, direction SW)

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...

Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire

Fen Ditton (33 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction NW)

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

Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds

Bury St Edmunds (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction NE)

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...

Halstead Mill on The Causeway

Halstead (2 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction SE)

This busy little town lies surrounded by delightful Essex countryside. It is perhaps best known for the beautiful old white weatherboarded three-story mill built on the banks of the River Colne in the 18th century...

The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Lavenham

Lavenham (151 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Suffolk (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction E)

Considered to be Britain's best preserved medieval village, Lavenham, with its wonderful clusters of fine Tudor houses offering the visitor a glimpse of just how a prosperous wool.....

Punting, River Cambridge

Cambridge (440 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction W)

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

Mildenhall, Suffolk

Mildenhall (5 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction N)

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The Orchard, Grantchester

Grantchester (9 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (15.8 miles, 25.5 km, direction W)

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.....

Earls Colne, Essex.  High Street viewed from the corner of Massingham Drive

Earls Colne (2 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction SE)

This attractive village spreads out from the banks of the River Colne in the beautiful Colne valley...

The Town Lock-up at Great Dunmow, Essex

Great Dunmow (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction S)

Great Dunmow in Essex is a pretty market town, also known as a 'Flitch' town, due to the unique flitch trials that are held there every four years during a leap year. The name.....

Great Livermere view

Great Livermere (2 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction NE)

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...

C.of E Church, Brent Pelham, Hertfordshire

Brent Pelham (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (19.3 miles, 31.1 km, direction SW)

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

Recommended attractions near Great Thurlow

Newmarket Racecourse 2003

Newmarket Racecourse (4 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction NW)

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Interior of  Hedingham Castle, Essex  26/8/2002

Hedingham Castle (24 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction SE)

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Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (10 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.1 km, direction SW)

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)

(11.2 miles, 18.1 km, direction SW)

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

Gates at Bridge End Gardens

Bridge End Gardens (15 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.1 km, direction SW)

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

Audley End House, Saffron Walden, Essex

Audley End (133 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction SW)

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

A man and his dogs

Anglesey Abbey (49 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction NW)

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

Melford Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk

Melford Hall (19 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction E)

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

Dedham Vale, Suffolk

Dedham Vale (21 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction SE)

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

Imperial War Museum Duxford

Imperial War Museum Duxford (125 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction W)

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

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

St Edmundsbury Cathedral (18 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.8 km, direction NE)

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

Lavenham Guildhall. Lavenham, Suffolk

Lavenham Guildhall (11 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction E)

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

University Botanic Gardens, Cambridge

University Botanic Gardens (11 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction W)

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Old Postcard of The American Cemetary, Nr Cambridge

Cambridge American Military Cemetery & Memorial (30 Pictures)

(18.4 miles, 29.6 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.....

A picture of East Anglian Railway Museum

East Anglian Railway Museum (3 Pictures)

(18.8 miles, 30.3 km, direction SE)

Where better to take the children for a great day out! Here at the East Anglian Railway Museum, children, mum and dad, even.....

Hatfield forest country park, near Bishops Stortford, Essex. The forest is over 1000 years old.

Hatfield Forest Country Park (6 Pictures)

(19.6 miles, 31.6 km, direction SW)

An ancient royal hunting ground, designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve...

Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire

Ely Cathedral (142 Pictures)

(20.6 miles, 33.2 km, direction NW)

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)

(20.8 miles, 33.5 km, direction NW)

Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) was Lord Protector of England from 1653 until 1658. For the years spanning 1636 to 1647 Cromwell and.....

Wimpole Hall in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Wimpole Hall (44 Pictures)

(21.4 miles, 34.4 km, direction W)

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

Brandon Country Park, Brandon, Suffolk.

Brandon Country Park (2 Pictures)

(22.5 miles, 36.2 km, direction N)

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