Huntingdon Racecourse
(8 Miles)*
Huntingdon Racecourse offers exciting competitive racing at all of the meetings. During the course of a season there is something for everyone: Corporate friendly weekday fixtures plus Bank Holiday meetings and weekend packages for families.
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Hinchingbrooke Country Park
(8 Miles)*
At Hinchingbrooke Country Park there are 170 acres of open grasslands, meadows, woodlands and lakes with a wealth of wildlife everywhere. The Park was originally part of the large estate surrounding Hinchingbrooke House.
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Swiss Garden
(9 Miles)*
A visit to the Swiss Garden takes you back to the early 19th century, when an interest in ornamental gardening and picturesque architecture were first combined.
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Hemingford Grey Manor
(9 Miles)*
Most of the Norman house remains virtually intact in spite of various changes over nine centuries. The house and garden are the setting for the Green Knowe books, written by Lucy Boston.
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Houghton Mill
(10 Miles)*
An impressive 17th century water mill in working order on the River Ouse in the village of Houghton.
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Cecil Higgins Art Gallery
(10 Miles)*
The Cecil Higgins Art Gallery is now closed for re-development and will re-open in 2009/10.
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Bedford Museum
(10 Miles)*
Housed in the former Higgins and Sons Brewery, Bedford Museum is situated within the picturesque gardens of Bedford Castle, beside the Great Ouse Embankment.
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Wimpole Home Farm
(10 Miles)*
Wimpole Home Farm, part of the Wimpole Estate, is still a working farm and is East Anglia's largest rare breeds centre.
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Wimpole Hall, Garden and Park
(10 Miles)*
Wimpole Hall, set in rolling parkland and woodland, is part of the 2,500 acre Wimpole Estate. The Hall is a magnificent country house, mainly eighteenth century in style.
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Moot Hall
(11 Miles)*
Elstow Moot Hall (or Green House as it was formerly known) was built in the late 15th century as a market-house in connection with the village fairs.
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Bromham Mill and Gallery
(11 Miles)*
There was a mill on the site of Bromham Mill since before the domesday survey in 1086.
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Raptor Foundation
(13 Miles)*
The Raptor Foundation is a bird of prey sanctuary and hospital. It is a unique and exciting place for children and adults alike to meet and learn about owls, falcons, hawks and buzzards.
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Hamerton Zoo Park
(15 Miles)*
The Zoo Park was opened as a conservation sanctuary in 1990. It is set in 15 acres of parkland providing a safe home for a fascinating array of beautiful creatures from around the world.
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Cambridge & County Folk Museum
(15 Miles)*
Step inside the ancient White Horse Inn and drink in the past with the people of town and fen, college and market.
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Fitzwilliam Museum
(16 Miles)*
The Museum has a wide range of permanent exhibits and frequently changing exhibitions.
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