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Things to do in Cambridgeshire
The best holidays are planned around great days out. Here's what's on the doorstep in Cambridgeshire, from big-ticket attractions to rainy-day savers.
🎟️ This weekend near Cambridgeshire
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Fri 13 Nov · 19:30
Vigilantes + special guests Iona Sky & Wounded Newt
The Met Lounge, Peterborough · 22.4 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 22:30
Bashment v Afrobeats savvy performing live with special Gues...
RedRoom, Peterborough · 22.6 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 12:00
Saffron Walden Audio Tour: Castles, Canvases & Secret Garden...
Saffron Walden Town Hall, Saffron Walden · 20.7 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 12:00
Bedford Audio Tour: Journey Through Bedford's Timeless Tapes...
St Paul's Church, Bedford, Bedford · 24.7 mi
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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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Theme Parks
27.5 mi from Cambridgeshire
Go Ape Thetford
Go Ape Thetford sits in Thetford Forest, Suffolk, at the original site where Go Ape began in 2002, set among lowland pine, heathland and broadleaf woodland. There's plenty to do ac...
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Water Parks
18.7 mi from Cambridgeshire
Fenland Aqua Park
Fenland Aquapark is located at the scenic Gildenburgh Water in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, the first of its kind in Fenland. The aquapark course has something for everyone, with ov...
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Zoos & Wildlife
5.8 mi from Cambridgeshire
The Raptor Foundation
The Raptor Foundation is a long-running Cambridgeshire charity dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing injured birds of prey, with around 170 birds on site, many from r...
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8.1 mi from Cambridgeshire
Johnson's Zoological Gardens
Johnson's Zoological Gardens in Old Hurst, Huntingdonshire combines a working farm, zoo and tropical house with a farm shop, butchers, tea room and steakhouse. You can see the site...
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11.6 mi from Cambridgeshire
South Angle Farm Park
South Angle Farm Park is a family-run petting farm in Soham, East Cambridgeshire, set on a 17-acre former smallholding site. You can enjoy animal handling sessions with creatures r...
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12.8 mi from Cambridgeshire
Shepreth Wildlife Park
Shepreth Wildlife Park, near Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, is a wildlife attraction where you can see the park's wildlife and take part in animal experiences. You'll find VIP experien...
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16.9 mi from Cambridgeshire
Knotts of Tempsford
Knotts of Tempsford is a family-run working farm in the Bedfordshire village of Tempsford, where you can meet animals ranging from pygmy goats and micro pigs to llamas and leopard...
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17.6 mi from Cambridgeshire
Hamerton Zoo Park
Hamerton Zoo Park is a zoo and wildlife attraction in Hamerton and Steeple Gidding, Huntingdonshire, marking 35 years of conservation, education and family fun. There's always some...
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Where to stay near Cambridgeshire
Places to stay within easy reach of these days out.
Plan it day by day
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best things to do in Cambridgeshire?
The list below shows attractions nearby with distances from Cambridgeshire.
What can we do in Cambridgeshire when it rains?
Museums, galleries and aquariums are your friends — filter the list below by category and keep a couple in reserve for wet days.
More ways to explore
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