MuseumsKirtling

Explore this lovely abbey still featuring superb Norman interiors. At different times, it housed Benedictine monks, the Knights Templars and nuns of the Franciscan order, the Poor Clares. See the Franciscan nuns' refectory of the mid 14th Century and the rooms converted for their founder, the Countess of…
Distance: 14.2 miles away

The story of the people and horses involved in racing from its Royal origins to Lester Piggott, Frankie Dettori and other modern heroes. Learn about the horse and the jockey in our Practical Gallery. Tack up a model horse and find out about the daily routine…
Distance: 5.1 miles away

A fascinating historical site for all the family to enjoy At the farmland museum you can discover farming through the ages and learn about the rural history of Cambridgeshire with objects displays and interactives for all ages, visit a village shop and see a magnificent 17th Century…
Distance: 14.2 miles away

For almost a thousand years Moyses Hall has looked out over the Market Place of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. It has seen many changes since it was built in 1180 and provides an excellent setting in which to trace the unfolding story of Bury St Edmunds through…
Distance: 11.9 miles away

This award‐winning friendly family‐size museum welcomes over 20,000 visitors a year, including families, groups, researchers and over 5,000 school children. It stands in an enclosed grass meadow, suitable for picnics, with the ruins of the 12th century Walden Castle in the grounds. The local and social history…
Distance: 13.9 miles away

West Stow Country Park and Anglo‐Saxon Village is a very special place. Within its 125 acres there are a host of different stories waiting to be revealed to the visitor ‐ the history of the land in this part of the Lark Valley, how man has changed…
Distance: 12.1 miles away