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Lower Cottages, Brent Pelham, Buntingford, Hertfordshire
SG9 0HW East Hertfordshire District
Days out for all the family
Are there any fun places to visit? The following attractions are within 10 miles of SG9 0HW:
Gainsborough 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.
Waltham Abbey
Waltham Abbey, EN91XQ
Although the church is now a shadow of its former grandeur, it is still considered to be one of the finest examples of Norman architecture in the country. It also attracts lovers of Victorian art and architecture, having been heavily restored in the mid-1800s by William Burghes and Edward Poynter.
Chilford 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.
House 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.
Audley 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.
Water 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.
Audley 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.
Saffron 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.
Imperial 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.
Shepreth 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.
Scotts Grotto
Scotts Road, Ware, SG129JQ
Scott's Grotto is a series of interconnected chambers, extending some 67ft into the chalk hillside. It is rumoured to have cost ?10,000 and is thought to have taken 30 years to complete.
Linton 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.
Shephalbury Park
Broadhall Way, Stevenage, SG28RH
Shephalbury Park - Amusement Park in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Contact venue on telephone number 01438353389 for opening times, entrance costs, and attractions/rides available at this park.
Letchworth Museum and Art Gallery
Broadway, Letchworth, SG63PF
Letchworth Museum & Art Gallery occupies an attractive Edwardian building facing Broadway Gardens, in the centre of Letchworth, beside the Library. The museum has four main galleries.
Knebworth House and Country Park
, Knebworth, SG36PY
One of England's most beloved stately homes, Knebworth House is famous worldwide for its rock concerts and as the home of Victorian novelist Edward Bulwer Lytton - author of the words 'The pen is mightier than the sword' - this beautiful gothic mansion is situated 29 miles north of London off the A1(M) at Stevenage.Knebworth is now known the world over for our huge open-air rock concerts - but not everyone is aware of its history and romance.
Wimpole Hall
Wimpole Hall, Wimpole, SG80BW
The 2500 acre (1012ha) Wimpole Estate, situated eight miles south west of Cambridge, offers visitors the chance to visit: a house built mainly in the 18th Century; landscaped park; gardens and Home Farm. First built in 1643 and much altered by subsequent owners, Wimpole has developed into the largest country house in Cambridgeshire.
Great 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.
Cambridge 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.
Saling Hall Garden
Saling Hall, Great Saling, Braintree, CM75DT
Twelve acre garden, including walled garden dated 1698. Ponds, water garden, many rare treas, temple.
North Weald Airfield Museum
Ad Astra House, 6 Hurricane Way, North Weald, Esse, CM166AA
North Weald Airfield Museum is situated at what was the main entrance of the famous Battle of Britain Fighter base - RAF North Weald, near to the Essex town of Epping and easily accessible from London. Adjacent to the still very active airfield, from which on most summer week-ends visitors may see some of the veteran and classic aircraft based on the airfield, such as; the Spitfire, Mustang, Invader, Vampire, Hunter, Dakotas, Yaks and Jet Provosts, land and take- off.
Scott 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.
Fitzwilliam 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.
Shaws Corner
, Ayot St Lawrence, AL69BX
Shaw's Corner is the former home to famous Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw for over 40 years.Bernard Shaw lived in this Edwardian Arts & Crafts-influenced house from 1906 until his death in 1950.
University 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.
Museum 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.
Bocking Windmill
Church Street, Bocking, Braintree, CM74AQ
1721 postmill - complete, both externally and internally. Small collection of historic agricultural items.
Cambridge 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.
Hatfield House and Gardens
Opposite Hatfield Railway Station, Hatfield, AL95NQ
The State Rooms of this celebrated Jacobean House are rich in paintings, furniture, fine tapestries and historic armour. The extensive garden was originally planted by John Tradescant the Elder in the early 17th century.
RSPB Nature Reserve Sandy
The Lodge, Sandy, SG192DL
This reserve is a mixture of woodland, heathland and includes the formal gardens of the RSPB's UK headquarters. You can watch birds on the feeders all year round from the hide.
Shuttleworth Collection
Old Warden Park, Old Warden, SG189EA
The shuttleworth Collection home of the 'Edwardian Flying Machines'! The Shuttleworth Collection - a unique flying collection showcasing the first one hundred years of flight.The Shuttleworth Collection is in a quiet countryside setting, actually on an old fashioned all grass aerodrome with eight hangars.
