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
John Rollin
Raising Funds for
Burwell Day Centre

JustGiving Page
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
Bin changes June 2026
New bin changes
from June 2026

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

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

Planning Docs
BBC News
Van loses roof under 'most bashed railway bridge'
The notorious bridge is hit yet again and the roof is ripped off a delivery van.
Blue plaque honours pioneering female mathematician
Mary Cartwright's city home now sports a plaque honouring her trailblazing work.
English language testers fined over marking errors
Regulator Ofqual finds "systemic failures over a long period".
Part of motorway closed after crash involving lorry
Police officers warn the road will be closed "for some time".
Appeal as rare Indian statues stolen from garden
The replicas are taken from a house in Sutton earlier this year.
University campus opens £2.5m games facilities
ARU says the facility will allow it to double capacity and student enrolment in subjects by 2028.
Multi-storey car park recommended for development
It will serve new commercial businesses around Cambridge North Station.
Cambridge body names senior civil servant as CEO
David Hill is the first chief executive of the Greater Cambridge Development Corporation.
Date for new primary school opening not known
The school in Sawtry orginally had a proposed opening date of September 2023.
Residents invited to help co-design main city road
Improvements could include seating, crossings, trees and planters on one of a city's main arteries.
Could this be Britain's fittest farmer?
David Wheatley says he trains using old tyres and gas canisters.

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