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Museums & Galleries in Cambridgeshire
Rainy day or culture fix, the museums and galleries around Cambridgeshire have you covered — think Norris Museum, Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum and Waterbeach Military Heritage Museum — many are free, and the distances below help you pick the closest.
Museums & Galleries
5.7 mi from Cambridgeshire
Norris Museum
The Norris Museum in St Ives tells the story of Huntingdonshire from 160 million years ago to the present day, with free entry and opening hours Monday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm. A...
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5.8 mi from Cambridgeshire
Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum
Denny Abbey and the Farmland Museum sits in a rural setting near Cambridge, in Landbeach, South Cambridgeshire, and explores 850 years of farming and life in the Cambridgeshire Fen...
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6.2 mi from Cambridgeshire
Waterbeach Military Heritage Museum
6.7 mi from Cambridgeshire
The Museum of Cambridge
The Museum of Cambridge is a small but richly stocked local history museum, set in a Grade II-listed 17th century former coaching inn in the heart of Cambridge. Inside, you'll find...
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7.2 mi from Cambridgeshire
Cambridge Museum of Technology
Cambridge Museum of Technology is an industrial heritage museum housed in a Victorian pumping station, open Friday to Sunday. You can see steam engines, explore the Pye collection,...
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7.3 mi from Cambridgeshire
Museum of Classical Archaeology and Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge
This University of Cambridge museum houses one of the largest plaster cast collections in the world, with sculptures laid out in broadly chronological order from the Archaic period...
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7.3 mi from Cambridgeshire
Whipple Museum of the History Of Science
The Whipple Museum of the History of Science in Cambridge displays scientific instruments, models and more, exploring the history of science in Cambridge and beyond. You can take p...
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7.3 mi from Cambridgeshire
Museum of Zoology
The Museum of Zoology is one of Cambridge's major museums, part of the University's Department of Zoology, showing thousands of specimens from across the animal kingdom. You can se...
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7.4 mi from Cambridgeshire
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, also known as MAA, at the University of Cambridge houses the university's collections of local antiquities, together with archaeological... — Wikipedia
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7.4 mi from Cambridgeshire
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, is the geology museum of the University of Cambridge. It is part of the Department of Earth Sciences and is located on the university's Downi... — Wikipedia
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7.4 mi from Cambridgeshire
The Douglas Finlay Museum of College Life
7.5 mi from Cambridgeshire
Fitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge. It is located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge. It wa... — Wikipedia
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7.6 mi from Cambridgeshire
The Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History is a Cambridge museum that brings the story of the Information Age to life through hands-on exhibits, interactive experiences and learning programm...
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7.7 mi from Cambridgeshire
The Polar Museum
The Polar Museum is part of the Scott Polar Research Institute, a University of Cambridge centre founded in 1920 as a memorial to Captain Scott and his companions. Inside you'll fi...
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7.7 mi from Cambridgeshire
Stretham Old Engine
Stretham Old Engine is the last complete survivor of the steam-powered drainage engines that once worked across the Cambridgeshire fens, lifting floodwater from the fields througho...
8.3 mi from Cambridgeshire
Cambridge Science Centre
Cambridge Science Centre is a hands-on STEM attraction in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, based at the Cambridge Science Park. Inside you'll find over 20 interactive exhibits, including...
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9.1 mi from Cambridgeshire
Anglesey Abbey
Anglesey Abbey is a National Trust property in the village of Lode, 5+1⁄2 miles (8.9 km) northeast of Cambridge, England. The property includes a country house, built on the remain... — Wikipedia
9.2 mi from Cambridgeshire
RAF Witchford Display of Memorabilia
10.1 mi from Cambridgeshire
The Cromwell Museum
The Cromwell Museum sits in the heart of Huntingdon town centre, just off the historic town square, telling the story of Oliver Cromwell through the best collection of artefacts re...
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Places to stay within easy reach of these days out.
Make a day of it
Lots of UK museums are free with a suggested donation, and paid ones often do annual passes for little more than a day ticket — worth it if you're local or returning.
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