Burwell Museum

#1872 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Museum, History museum, Specialty museum

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The Burwell Museum is located in Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England. The museum depicts life through the centuries on the edge of the Cambridgeshire Fens. ()

Established: 1970 (55 years ago)Coordinates: 52°16'23"N, 0°19'48"E

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Mill ClCambridge CB25 0HL EnglandUnited Kingdom

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+44 1638 605544

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Burwell Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Anglesey Abbey, Newmarket Racecourse, Stour Valley Path, Palace House.

4.6 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Anglesey Abbey
117 min walk • Anglesey Abbey, located in the heart of Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, is a grand country house imbued with history and enveloped by lush gardens. This Jacobean-style home, originally built as a priory in the 12th century, was transformed into a luxurious private...
3.7 miSE
Sport venue, Sport
Newmarket Racecourse, Newmarket
94 min walk • Newmarket Racecourse is a British Thoroughbred horse racing venue in Newmarket, Suffolk, comprising two individual racecourses: the Rowley Mile and the July Course.
3.6 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Stour Valley Path, Newmarket
93 min walk • The Stour Valley Path is a 96-kilometre long-distance footpath in Suffolk, England, from Newmarket to Cattawade, a village near Manningtree. The path follows the catchment area of the River Stour. The majority of the route forms part of European Path E2.
3.8 miSE
Art gallery, Specialty museum, Shopping
Palace House, Newmarket
98 min walk • Palace House is the home of the National Horse Racing Museum in the remaining part of Charles II's racing palace in Newmarket, Suffolk, England.
6.1 miNW
Museum, Science museum
Stretham Old Engine
157 min walk • Stretham Old Engine is a steam-powered engine just south of Stretham in Cambridgeshire, England, that was used to pump water from flood-affected areas of The Fens back into the River Great Ouse.
2.1 miSW
Church
Church of St Cyriac and St Julitta
54 min walk • The Church of St Cyriac and St Julitta is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
4.1 miN
Monastery
Soham Baptist Church, Soham
104 min walk • Soham Abbey was an Anglo-Saxon monastery in Soham, which at the time was in the Kingdom of East Anglia. Constructed by St Felix of Burgundy during the early part of the 7th century, it was the first Roman Christian site to be established in Cambridgeshire.
5.9 miNE
Monastery, Romanesque architecture
Isleham Priory Church
150 min walk • Isleham Priory Church, located in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, is a Norman church, built in ca 1090. Despite being converted into a barn, it remains in a largely unaltered state.
3 miNW
Park
Wicken Fen
76 min walk • Wicken Fen is a 254.5 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Wicken in Cambridgeshire. It is also a National Nature Reserve, and a Nature Conservation Review site.
7.1 miNW
Church
St James' Church, Stretham
180 min walk • St James' Church, Stretham, is an active Anglican church in the village of Stretham, Cambridgeshire, England. Founded in the 12th century, it was heavily restored by the architect J. P. St Aubyn in 1876.
6 miSW
Church
Great Wilbraham Preceptory
153 min walk • Great Wilbraham Preceptory is a preceptory in Great and Little Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire. Much of the Church of Saint Nicholas at Great Wilbraham dates back to 1226 when a preceptory was established here by the Knights Templar when the manor was given to Alan Martel, who was at that time Templar Master.

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When is Burwell Museum open?

Burwell Museum is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday closed
Wednesday closed
Thursday 11 am - 5 pm
Friday closed
Saturday closed
Sunday 11 am - 5 pm