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Holmfirth Village, West Riding

Holmfirth

in the county of West Yorkshire

Recommended Towns & Villages near Benwick

March, Cambridgeshire. Town Hall.

March (7 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction NE)

A curiosity of the town is the tradition of the March, March march. This is when a group of Cambridge students gather in the town to walk back to Cambridge stopping at all convenient inns to quench their thirst!..

Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival

Whittlesey (17 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction NW)

Whittlesey is an old area of Cambridge, it is mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086...

The Guildhall. Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

Peterborough (143 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (10.5 miles, 16.8 km, direction NW)

The magic of Peterborough lies in the richness of its beautiful Cathedral. It is a glorious historical treasure house, it is unique and quite beyond compare...

St Ives

St Ives (59 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (11.8 miles, 19.1 km, direction S)

This attractive market town has one of the most highly picturesque river bridges in the country. The bridge dates to the 15th century and is famous for the chapel in its centre bay, it is one of only four medieval bridge chapel's surviving in England...

Ely

Ely (160 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction SE)

The early life of Ely began with a monastry and town situated on an island in the midst of a vast expanse of marshland in the middle of the Fens...

St Peter & St Paul Church

Wisbech (23 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction NE)

Wisbech stands on the River Nene, almost 12 miles from the sea, at one time it was closer but changing river patterns over the passing years have altered its position in relation.....

Church of St Mary and All Saints, Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (17.7 miles, 28.4 km, direction W)

The lantern tower of the Church of St. Mary and All Saints at Fotheringhay shines through the deepening shadows of the great trees that frame it, shadows matched in darkness by those less visible that haunt the village where the final tragedy of Mary, Queen of Scots was enacted...

Downham Market, Norfolk

Downham Market (13 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Norfolk (18.8 miles, 30.2 km, direction NE)

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Apethorpe

Apethorpe (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (20.1 miles, 32.4 km, direction W)

Apethorpe is a small, picturesque, East Northamptonshire village, a mile and a half from Kings Cliffe. St Leonard is an attractive looking church in a nice setting. Trees.....

The big window.

Spalding (104 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (20.7 miles, 33.4 km, direction N)

In springtime, the town of Spalding, in it's favoured position on the banks of the River Welland becomes a riot of blazing colour as tulips, daffodils and other glorious spring flowers come into bloom...

Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire

Fen Ditton (33 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (20.8 miles, 33.5 km, direction SE)

This pleasant village can be found in the spacious countryside within easy driving distance from Cambridge...

Clare College in Cambridge

Cambridge (438 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (20.9 miles, 33.6 km, direction S)

Cambridge has an abundance of magnificent buildings, and these together with riverside walks, wonderful museums and quaint old streets...

Moulton, Lincolnshire: Moulton Mill

Moulton (2 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (21.0 miles, 33.8 km, direction N)

Set in the heart of the famously beautiful fenlands of Lincolnshire is the pleasant town of Moulton...

Holbeach, Lincolnshire. Washway Road

Holbeach (15 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (21.3 miles, 34.3 km, direction N)

A small market town in the middle of a famous bulb growing region, there is a cluster of small streets and a central main street where the dominant feature is the church of All Saints...

Stamford

Stamford (246 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (22.1 miles, 35.5 km, direction NW)

Of the 17 churches, only 6 now remain in Stamford, which is without doubt, one of the finest medieval towns in the British Isles, if not in Europe...

Grantchester Meadows, Cambridge

Grantchester (9 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (22.2 miles, 35.7 km, direction S)

The village of Grantchester, is a picturesque village along the river Cam, often enjoyed by tourists and students who travel to the village by punt from nearby Cambridge, to.....

The Centre of Newmarket, Suffolk, with clock tower visible in the distance.

Newmarket (93 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (25.3 miles, 40.7 km, direction SE)

You can hardly drive through this handsome town without seeing some reminder that the history of the town..

Castle Rising Castle

Castle Rising (44 Pictures)

in the county of Norfolk (29.4 miles, 47.3 km, direction NE)

The sea has long since withdrawn from this one-time port, but the superb Norman castle built to protect it still stands...

Recommended attractions near Benwick

Flag Fen Bronze and Iron Age Centre at Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire

Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre (8 Pictures)

(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction NW)

This is a wonderful heritage museum which began when the site was uncovered during excavations of 1982. It focus's on the.....

Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Peterborough Cathedral (68 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction NW)

The magnificent cathedral church in Peterborough was given cathedral status by Henry VIII in 1541. Formerly it had been one of.....

Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire

Houghton Mill (18 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction S)

Houghton is a beautifully restored water mill from the 17th century. It can be found in the delightful village of Houghton,.....

Nene Park (Ferry Meadows Country Park) Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

Ferry Meadows Country Park (47 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.3 km, direction W)

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Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire

Crowland Abbey (18 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction NW)

Crowland Abbey was founded in 716 by King Ethelbald, in memory of St.Guthlac who had built a cell on the Fen island. It has a.....

Oliver Cromwell's house at Ely, Cambridgeshire

Oliver Cromwell's House (4 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction SE)

Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) was Lord Protector of England from 1653 until 1658. For the years spanning 1636 to 1647 Cromwell and.....

Peckover House - A town house built in 1722

Peckover House & Garden (7 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction NE)

Elegant Georgian town house with wonderful walled garden...

Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire

Ely Cathedral (142 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.6 km, direction SE)

Sitting majestically above the River Ouse, Ely cathedral presents an awesome sight with its towers sweeping 217 feet towards an.....

Old Postcard of The American Cemetary, Nr Cambridge

Cambridge American Military Cemetery & Memorial (30 Pictures)

(19.7 miles, 31.7 km, direction S)

Watched over by a fluttering Stars and Stripes the American Military Cemetery at Madingley in Cambridge is the only one of its.....

Burghley House

Burghley House (72 Pictures)

(20.9 miles, 33.7 km, direction NW)

This is a graceful house which perfectly epitomises the wealth of the prosperous Elizabethan period. Burghley was completed in.....

A man and his dogs

Anglesey Abbey (49 Pictures)

(21.1 miles, 33.9 km, direction SE)

This attractive house was formerly a priory of Augustinian canons, founded around 1135. It's name does not relate to the island.....

University Botanic Gardens, Cambridge

University Botanic Gardens (11 Pictures)

(21.8 miles, 35.1 km, direction S)

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Newmarket Racecourse 2003

Newmarket Racecourse (4 Pictures)

(24.4 miles, 39.2 km, direction SE)

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Tales of the Old Gaol House, King's Lynn

Tales of the Old Gaol House (2 Pictures)

(24.9 miles, 40.1 km, direction NE)

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Castle Rising Castle

Castle Rising Castle (30 Pictures)

(29.1 miles, 46.8 km, direction NE)

Normally known simply as Castle Rising, the castle has for centuries dominated the quiet village where it stands in a large area.....


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