MuseumsSoham

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: 6.8 miles away

The Museum of Zoology is home to a huge variety of recent and fossil animals.Our collections rival those of the major university museums world‐wide, and are used for academic study by researchers within and beyond the University. Families and group visitors enjoy our regularly‐changing, free, self‐led trails and…
Distance: 12.6 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: 6.9 miles away

Established in 1884, the Museum displays renowned archaeological and anthropological collections from around the world. The ground‐floor gallery displays collections of world prehistory and local archaeology; the first‐floor gallery offers an historical and geographical display of the social anthropology collection; while on the top floor, special exhibitions…
Distance: 12.6 miles away

Welcome to this warm‐hearted museum displaying the everyday life of Cambridge people since 1700. The Cambridge & County Folk Museum has been open to the public for over 60 years, providing a fascinating insight into the history of Cambridge for local people and tourists alike. The…
Distance: 12.4 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: 6.8 miles away

The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art museum of the University of Cambridge. It was founded in 1816 by the bequest of the VIIth Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion and contains magnificent collections of works of art and antiquities of national importance. The Fitzwilliam Museum collections are world‐renowned,…
Distance: 12.8 miles away

The Scott Polar Research Institute's Museum holds a collection of artifacts, paintings, drawings, photographs including cinematographic film, lantern slides, and Daguerreotypes, and other material. The focus of the exhibition is the life and expeditions of the Antarctic explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton. The majority of artefacts, documents…
Distance: 12.7 miles away

The a hrefhttp:www.double‐glazers.co.ukStained Glassa Museum offers a unique insight into the fascinating story of stained glass, an art‐form that has been practised in Britain for at least thirteen hundred years. The Museum's exhibits include an early 19th century stained‐glass copy of a work by Raphael and an…
Distance: 5.3 miles away