Places to Visit

Angelsey Abbey
Anglesey Abbey and Garden
Angelsey Abbey
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.
Web

Burwell Museum & Windmill
Bury St Edmunds
Official tourism web site for Bury St Edmunds
Bury St Edmunds
Chippenham Fen
Woodland Trust
Web

Chippenham Fen
Denny Abbey
Denny Farmland Museum and Abbey
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)
Wikipedia

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
Go Ape In Thetford Forset
On Segway's, Bikes or Climbing in trees
Go Ape In Thetford Forset
Ickworth House
Ickworth House Park and Garden
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 Trust Properties
Newmarket Horseracing
Find out about the home of racing, events tickets etc.
Newmarket Horseracing
Red Lodge Karting Centre
Outdoor Karting Centre
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.
Web Site

St Mary's Church (Burwell)
Thetford Forest Park
Family park in Thetford Forest
Thetford Forest Park
Wicken Fen and Burwell Fen Farm
National Trust info on Wicken Fen and Burwell Fen
Wicken Fen and Burwell Fen Farm
Wimpole Hall & Farm
National Trust Property
Wimpole Hall & Farm
Events
Action
East Anglian
Air Ambulance

Cambridge Airport Will Be Closing
Help Fund a
New Air Base

Support Burwell Post Office
Under Threat
Post Office Survey
Support Burwell Bowls Club
Help Us Build Our
New Clubhouse

Area Photos
Pound Hill
Lode
Burwell Lode Bridge
Burwell - St Mary's Church
Burwell Windmill
Burwell Lode
Village News
Clunch Magazine
Now Online

Celebrating 50 years
Burwell To Exning
Cycle Path

Details
UK's biggest solar farm approved for east of England (Click on image for larger version)
Proposed Solar Farm
Project and
Current Status

Millstone Park Housing Development
(350 new homes)
Linden Homes
Web Site

Flagship Homes
BBC News
Work set to start on peat road repair trial
Cambridgeshire's soil-affected roads have a £500m maintenance backlog.
Council defends £1 charge for new public toilets
The toilets, near the Mathematical Bridge, replaced flood-prone facilities at a cost of nearly £1m.
Luthier turns oak tables into handcrafted violins
Andy Parish says the material makes the instruments resonate "beautifully".
Experimental lupus treatment has been 'life-changing'
Laura, from King's Lynn, says she no longer dreads waking up in pain.
Firefighters praised during a demanding summer
Group commander Paul Oliver says its firefighters are a "vital part" of its emergency response.
Serious questions for Cambridge after professor at centre of plagiarism row resigns
Jason Arday's resignation poses questions about standards and a push for diversity, writes education editor Branwen Jeffreys.
Met Police boss admits mistake over plagiarism row
Sir Mark Rowley says his force "dropped the ball" after it investigated a reporter looking into claims about Jason Arday.
Burglars jailed for £130,000 jewellery haul
Police say the men were linked to a string of burglaries across two counties.
Grandmother volunteers at hospice shop to say thanks
Hazel Brown says it is her way of giving back for the care given to her 12-year-old granddaughter.
Power of 90-year-old weightlifter is 'insane'
Ryan Hawthorn, 90, can lift 90kg - about 14 stones - or more than his own body weight.
New homes approved despite over-development fears
The applicant denies the new properties have been "squeezed in" to the housing development.

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