Places to Visit
Angelsey
Abbey
Banham Zoo
Burwell Museum & Windmill
Set among beautifully preserved historic farming buildings, Burwell Museum tells the story of a bustling fen-edge village. Alongside the 19th-century mill, displays from the everyday to the amazing vividly recreate Burwell life over the ages.
There are also open spaces for children to play, lots of hands-on interactive exhibits, and play and picnic areas.
Burwell Museum is run solely by volunteers, who generously donate their time to keep the Museum open to the public, and offer a wide range of events and learning opportunities. Find out more about volunteering with us here.
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Burwell Museum & Windmill
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Burwell Museum & Windmill
Bury St Edmunds
Chippenham Fen
Denny Abbey
Devil's Dyke
A walk from Woodditton to Reach
A 7 mile long embankment, thrown up in Anglo-Saxon times believed to be around 1450 years old.
It is scheduled as a S.S.I. (Site of Special Scientific Interest)
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Woodditton Site
The Wildflife Trusts
Devil's Dyke
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Woodditton Site
The Wildflife Trusts
Devil's Dyke
Ely
Cathedral
The very impressive cathedral in nearby Ely.
Hosts concerts, lectures, craft and food fairs etc.
Cathedral Web Site
Cathedral Events
Wikipedia
Ely Cathedral
Cathedral Web Site
Cathedral Events
Wikipedia
Ely Cathedral
Go Ape In Thetford Forset
Go Ape In Thetford Forset
Ickworth
House
National Horseracing Museum
Museum tours, shop, cafe, galleries, education and even a racehorse simulator.
99 High Street, Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JH
National Horseracing Museum
National Horseracing Museum
National Trust Properties
Newmarket Horseracing
Red Lodge
Karting Centre
St Mary's Church (Burwell)
A fine mediaeval building, which is in the perpendicular style, and visible from many miles away.
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St Mary's Church (Burwell)
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St Mary's Church (Burwell)
Thetford Forest Park
Wicken
Fen and Burwell Fen Farm
Wimpole Hall & Farm
Village News
Controlling Weeds
Burwell, one of only 7 out of 243 Cambridgehsire parishes who have chosen to opt out of the council weed treatment programme. Controlling weeds
cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Burwell, one of only 7 out of 243 Cambridgehsire parishes who have chosen to opt out of the council weed treatment programme. Controlling weeds
cambridgeshire.gov.uk
UK's biggest solar farm approved for east of England (Click on image for larger version)
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Project and
Current Status
Latest Proposals
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Current Status
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