Places to Visit
Angelsey
Abbey
Banham Zoo
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.
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Burwell Museum & Windmill
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Burwell Museum & Windmill
Bury St Edmunds
Chippenham Fen
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
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
Cathedral Web Site
Cathedral Events
Wikipedia
Ely Cathedral
Go Ape In Thetford Forset
Go Ape In Thetford Forset
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 Horseracing Museum
National Trust Properties
Newmarket Horseracing
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)
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St Mary's Church (Burwell)
Thetford Forest Park
Wicken
Fen and Burwell Fen Farm
Wimpole Hall & Farm
Events
Local Area Events
Events Calendar
Burwell Museum Cambridge Events Visit Ely
Local Area Events (Skiddle)
Events Calendar
Burwell Museum Cambridge Events Visit Ely
Local Area Events (Skiddle)
Action
Médecins Sans Frontières
MSF Web Site
Area Photos
Village News
UK's biggest solar farm approved for east of England (Click on image for larger version)
Latest Proposals
Project and
Current Status
Latest Proposals
Project and
Current Status
Millstone Park Housing Development
(350 new homes)
Linden Homes
Web Site
Planning Docs
This Land -
Councillors
Express Concerns
This Land -
Council plays down
fears over loan
This Land Business Plan?
(350 new homes)
Linden Homes
Web Site
Planning Docs
This Land -
Councillors
Express Concerns
This Land -
Council plays down
fears over loan
This Land Business Plan?
BBC News
City to be asked views on development corporationDevelopment corporations can make planning and policy decisions for a local authority area, like councils.
Proposed cross-border solar farm divides opinionA consultation into the plans for the Cambs/Beds border receives about 1,300 responses.
Trepanned skull of Viking-era man found in mass graveThe skull belonged to a young man whose remains were flung into the burial pit, say archaeologists.
Zookeepers welcomes Clawdia the 'faithful' slothHamerton Zoo Park says the newborn is starting to take "a few swings away from mum and dad".
Developer hopes to build 330 homes in villageTwo new access roads for the development are being proposed from Toll Bar Way and Green End Road.
'I have a Tardis in my church - how many vicars can say that?'Having a Tardis is like having a rock star in church, the sci-fi-loving reverend says.
Heart attack survivor reunites with paramedicsTony Wright says the experience has given him a new perspective of the emergency services.
New railway station to have cafe and waiting roomThe authority says it "listened to residents" while developing its plans for the site.
Rail delays as train blocks line and lorry hits bridgeA train broke down on the Norwich-to-London line and a lorry hit a bridge in Cambridgeshire, causing major delays.
Family pays tribute to motorcyclist killed on A14His family says he was a "loving and devoted stepfather" and "a big brother and a friend to many".
Fifty properties could be added to housing estateA developer wants to replace plans for 17 larger houses with 50 smaller ones.