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12.6milesGainsborough House
46 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, CO102EU
The museum and art gallery at the birthplace of Thomas Gainsborough. Gainsborough's House, the only birthplace of the great British artist open to the public in Britain, opened as a museum in 1961.
6.8milesChilford Hall Vineyard
Chilford Hall, Balsham Road, Linton, CB16LE
Chilford Hall is home to the largest vineyard in East Anglia and is one of the region's most respected wine producers, earning numerous awards. Chilford Hall in Cambridgeshire is the perfect place to get away from it all.
5.8milesSue Ryder Care Visitor Centre
On A1092 Long Melford to Clare Rd, Cavendish, CO108RN
The Sue Ryder Car Visitor Centre was conceived by Sue Ryder as a tribute to those whose suffering and courage during World War II brought the charity into being. On site is a chapel open daily for private prayer, beautiful gardens over looking the lake, gift shop and coffee shop.
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7.2milesLinton Zoo
Hadstock Road, Linton, CB16NT
This famous wildlife centre was opened in 1972, and the zoo is continuously expanding as more of the world's threatened species are taken on board their land - based Ark. Set in 16 acres of beautiful gardens with plenty of picnic areas and a children's play area.
8.4milesColne Valley Railway
4m North West of Halstead on the A1017, CO93DZ
Sample the atmosphere and take a ride on an award winning period country railway. A pretty line, relocated station buildings, signal boxes and bridges all lovingly restored and rebuilt.
9.1milesGreat Bardfield Museum
Dunmow Road, Great Bardfield, Braintree, CM74SS
19th Century lock up and 16th century charity cottage housing agricultural and domestic artefacts from 19th & 29th Centuries, plus rural crafts such as straw-plaiting and corn-dollies. Cage situated in Bridge Street.
9.3milesSaffron Walden Museum
Museum Street, Saffron Walden, CB101JL
This award-winning 'friendly family-size museum' welcomes over 20,000 visitors a year, including families, groups, researchers and over 5,000 school children. It stands in an enclosed grass meadow, suitable for picnics, with the ruins of the 12th century Walden Castle in the grounds.
10milesBocking Windmill
Church Street, Bocking, Braintree, CM74AQ
1721 postmill - complete, both externally and internally. Small collection of historic agricultural items.
10.2milesAudley End House and Gardens
1m West of Saffron Walden on the B1383, CB114JF
One of the most significant Jacobean houses in England with 31 opulent rooms on view. Set in 'Capability' Brown landscaped park, with walled Victorian kitchen garden.
11milesAudley End Steam Railway
Bruncketts, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB114JL
The Audley End Miniature Railway is a delightful 1.5 mile ride on Lord Braybrooke's private 10 ' gauge railway through Estate woodland.
11.4milesNational Horseracing Museum
99 High Street, Newmarket, CB88JL
The story of the people and horses involved in racing from its Royal origins to Lester Piggott, Frankie Dettori and other modern heroes. Learn about the horse and the jockey in our Practical Gallery.
11.5milesWater Maze
Widdington, Near Newport, CB113SS
Have showers of fun in Mole Hall Wildlife Park's new water maze. Negotiate innocent looking paths with hidden sprinklers when you least expect it.
12milesKentwell Hall
Long Melford, CO109BA
We welcome you to visit our fascinating house. Take a glimpse into both the past and present of this unique family home.
12.3milesSaling Hall Garden
Saling Hall, Great Saling, Braintree, CM75DT
Twelve acre garden, including walled garden dated 1698. Ponds, water garden, many rare treas, temple.
13.3milesImperial War Museum Duxford
Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambs, CB24QR
Duxford is Europe's premier aviation museum - as well as having one of the finest collections of tanks, military vehicles and naval exhibits in the country. This famous heritage site began as an airfield in the First World War and also played a vital role in the Second World War, firstly as an RAF fighter station and later as an American fighter base.
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13.4milesIckworth House Park and Gardens
The Rotunda, Horringer, IP295QE
Unusual Georgian house and landscape park. In 1795 the eccentric 4th Earl of Bristol created this equally eccentric house, with its central rotunda and curved corridors, to display his collections.
13.8milesAnglesey Abbey
Anglesey Abbey, Lode, CB59EJ
The 98 Acre grounds of the abbey provide a wide range of features throughout the year. The garden at Anglesey Abbey can be attributed to the vision of one man, Huttleston Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven.
14.8milesBoydells Dairy Farm
Wethersfield, Braintree, CM73YG
Boydells Dairy Farm is a small working farm, run by the Threadgold family consisting of Roy and Cherry, with son Kiley in partnership. The farm is open to the public and specialises in sheep milking.
15.3milesLavenham Guildhall
Market Place, Lavenham, CO109QZ
Tudor building in the heart of a remarkably preserved small medieval town. This early 16th-century timber-framed building overlooks and dominates the town's market place.
15.4milesCambridge University Botanic Garden
Cory Lodge, Bateman Street, Cambridge, CB21JF
The Botanic Garden is situated less than a mile to the south of the City centre and only five minutes walk from the railway station. This tranquil 40 acre (16 hectares) garden offers year round interest to visitors.
15.6milesScott Polar Research Institute Museum
Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB21ER
The Scott Polar Research Institute's Museum holds a collection of artifacts, paintings, drawings, photographs (including cinematographic film, lantern slides, and Daguerreotypes), and other material. The focus of the exhibition is the life and expeditions of the Antarctic explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton.
15.9milesHouse on the Hill Museum Adventure
Stansted, CM248SP
This is the largest private toy museum in the world, offering visitors a nostalgic trip back to childhood. The 80,000 exhibits include dolls and dolls' houses, puppet theatre, trains, action men display, and moving meccano.
15.9milesFitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington Street, Cambridge, Cambs, CB21RB
The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art museum of the University of Cambridge. It was founded in 1816 by the bequest of the VIIth Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion and contains magnificent collections of works of art and antiquities of national importance.
15.9milesUniversity Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Downing Street, Cambridge, CB23DZ
Established in 1884, the Museum displays renowned archaeological and anthropological collections from around the world. The ground-floor gallery displays collections of world prehistory and local archaeology; the first-floor gallery offers an historical and geographical display of the social anthropology collection; while on the top floor, special exhibitions reflect current research interests in the Faculty.
15.9milesMuseum of Zoology
Downing Street, CB2 3EJ
The Museum of Zoology is home to a huge variety of recent and fossil animals.Our collections rival those of the major university museums world-wide, and are used for academic study by researchers within and beyond the University.
16.3milesMoyses Hall Museum
Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds, IP331DX
For almost a thousand years Moyses Hall has looked out over the Market Place of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. It has seen many changes since it was built in 1180 and provides an excellent setting in which to trace the unfolding story of Bury St Edmunds through displays from mediaeval times through to the present.
16.5milesCambridge and County Folk Museum
2/3 Castle Street, Cambridge, CB30AQ
Welcome to this warm-hearted museum displaying the everyday life of Cambridge people since 1700. The Cambridge & County Folk Museum has been open to the public for over 60 years, providing a fascinating insight into the history of Cambridge for local people and tourists alike.
17.5milesShepreth Wildlife Park
Station Road, Shepreth Royston, Herts, SG86PZ
Situated near the River Shep, the park originally began as a wildlife sanctuary in 1979 for injured birds or mammals. Now wildlife to see includes wolves, fallow deer, red deer, sika deer, red foxes, arctic foxes, wallabies, vervet monkeys, raccoons, prairie dogs, capybara, ponies, parrots, cockatiels, owls, chipmunks, otters and more.
17.8milesPaycockes House
West Street, Coggleshall, CO61NS
A fine 16th century timber-framed house, and one of the jewels among the many interesting buildings in Coggeshall and is a legacy from the town's prosperous 'Wool Age'.Coggeshall was also famous for its lace, examples of which are displayed inside Paycocke's House.
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