Bartlow Hills

#3071 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Bartlow Hills is a Roman tumuli cemetery in Bartlow, Cambridgeshire, England. Four of the original seven tumuli or barrows remain; the largest three are accessible to the public, the northernmost and smallest is on private property and is not easily visible. The remnants of two more are visible as low mounds west of the three largest barrows. The tallest barrow is 15 metres high, and is the largest Roman barrow north of the Alps. The barrows date from the 1st or 2nd centuries CE. ()

Coordinates: 52°4'47"N, 0°18'47"E

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Bartlow Hills – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Audley End House, Fry Art Gallery, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Saffron Walden Library.

5.5 miSW
17th-century country house and grounds
Audley End House, Saffron Walden
140 min walk • Audley End House is a largely early 17th-century country house outside Saffron Walden, Essex, England. It is a prodigy house, a palace in all but name and renowned as one of the finest Jacobean houses in England.
4.9 miSW
Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
Fry Art Gallery, Saffron Walden
126 min walk • The Fry Art Gallery is an art gallery in Saffron Walden, Essex. Recognised as an Accredited Museum by Arts Council England, it displays work by artists of national significance who lived or worked in North West Essex during the twentieth century and after.
4.9 miSW
Architecture, Sacred and religious sites, Church
St. Mary the Virgin Church, Saffron Walden
126 min walk • St Mary the Virgin is the parish church of Saffron Walden, Essex. It is the largest non-cathedral church in Essex with an overall length of 183 feet and the spire, 193 feet high, which is the tallest in Essex. It was designated as a Grade I listed building in 1951.
4.9 miSW
Library
Saffron Walden Library, Saffron Walden
126 min walk • Saffron Walden Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place, Saffron Walden, Essex, England. The structure, which was the headquarters of Saffron Walden Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
4.9 miSW
Garden, Park
Bridge End Gardens, Saffron Walden
124 min walk • Bridge End Gardens is a group of linked ornamental gardens in Saffron Walden, Essex, England. The gardens are listed Grade II* on the Register of Parks and Gardens. They are located off Castle Street, close to the Fry Art Gallery. Features include a maze.
1.6 miS
Windmill
Bragg's Mill
40 min walk • Bragg's Mill, William Bragg's Mill, Bartlow Hamlet Mill or Stevington End Mill is a grade II listed post mill at Ashdon, Essex, England which has been restored.
7 miSW
Church
St Mary the Virgin Church
178 min walk • St Mary the Virgin Church is a Church of England parish church in the village of Wendens Ambo in Essex, England. It is listed Grade I for its architectural, historical and topographical value.
5.8 miSW
52°1'6"N • 0°13'8"E
Audley End Miniature Railway, Saffron Walden
149 min walk • Game and entertainment center, Scenic railroads, Tours
5.6 miW
Church
St Mary and St John Church
143 min walk • St Mary and St John Church is a Church of England parish church in the village of Hinxton in Cambridgeshire. It is a medieval flint and rubble church in the early-English style.
2.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Rivey Hill
58 min walk • Rivey Hill is a hill overlooking Linton in Cambridgeshire. At 367 feet it is the highest point for several miles around. The hill has a steep slope leading down to Linton and a prominence of 69 feet.
7.8 miNW
Park
Wandlebury Hill Fort
198 min walk • Wandlebury Hill Fort, also known as the Wandlebury Ring, is an Iron Age hillfort located on Wandlebury Hill in the Gog Magog Hills, Cambridgeshire, England, to the southeast of Cambridge.