Museums & Galleries · Cambridge
Burwell Museum
📍 CB25 0HL
Photo: Senra, John McCullough (CC BY 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Climb four floors of the windmill and grind flour
- Vintage Vehicles Gallery with rare buses and carriages
- Nissen Hut with World War items and working air-raid siren
- Forge and wheelwright's shop with blacksmithing demonstrations
- Village shop and Victorian schoolroom with old telephone exchange
Burwell Museum is a fen-edge village museum set around a historic 19th-century windmill and a collection of preserved farm buildings. You can explore the Barn's reconstructed rooms, browse vintage vehicles including a working 1907 Holsman, look through Nissen Hut wartime displays, and watch blacksmithing demonstrations at the forge. Children can play in the open spaces, and there's a tea room and picnic areas for a relaxed visit. Climbing the windmill's four floors carries a small extra charge and a minimum height restriction. It suits families and history enthusiasts wanting a hands-on day out. The museum is in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, with Newmarket station 4.1 miles away, and there are 13 bookable places to stay within 5 miles for those wanting to extend their visit.
Practical details
- Open
- Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays, Easter to end of October
- Dogs
- Well-behaved dogs welcome on site and in most buildings
- Accessibility
- Minimum height of 1.1 metres to access mill's upper floors
- Booking
- Open only for pre-booked group and school visits outside season
From the attraction's own website on 23 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Guided Tours
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Make a proper break of it — these stays are all within 25 miles.
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A Christmas Carol - A One-Man Performance
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Fri 4 Dec · 19:00
Oh What a Night!
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Burwell Museum into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Newmarket 4.1 miles
- Soham 4.3 miles
- Dullingham 5.2 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page