Museums in Cambridgeshire
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Cambridgeshire Travel Guide - Museums

 Burwell Museum of Fen Edge Village Life
  

Learn what village life was like on the edge of the Cambridgeshire fens. Early 19th century working windmill, forge, and lots more.
Mill Close, Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England

Attraction Type: Museum
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: in Burwell, 5 miles NW of Newmarket on B1103
Website: Burwell Museum of Fen Edge Village Life
Email: museum@burwellmuseum.org.uk
Phone: 01638 605 544

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 Cambridge and County Folk Museum
  

The folk museum is housed in a delightful half-timbered building that once served as an inn. The collections show in detail the everyday life of Cambridge people over the past 400 years.
2/3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, CB3 0AQ

Attraction Type: Museum
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Website: Cambridge and County Folk Museum
Email: info@folkmuseum.org.uk
Phone: 01223 355 159
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OS TL445 590

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 Cambridge University Museum of Zoology
  

A combination research facility and zoological collection, the museum is a part of the Department of Zoology at Cambridge University. Both fossil and currently living species are represented in the collection on display. In addition, the museum shows temporary exhibits, made to illustrate a particular scientific or zoological theme.
Downing Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, CB2 3EJ

Attraction Type: Museum
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Website: Cambridge University Museum of Zoology
Email: umzc@zoo.cam.ac.uk
Phone: 01223 336 650
Fax: 01223 336 679
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OS TL451 582

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 Ely Museum
  

The Ely Museum tells the vivid story of Ely and the surrounding fenlands from the city's origins to the present. The museum is located in the core of Ely, just 150 yards from the cathedral.
The Old Gaol, Market Street Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, CB7 4LS

Attraction Type: Museum
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: in town centre
Website: Ely Museum
Email: admin@elymuseum.org.uk
Phone: 01353 666 655
Fax: 01353 659 259
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OS TL542 805

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 Fitzwilliam Museum
  

One of Europe's great art museums. The imposing neoclassical Fitzwilliam Museum building was built in 1848 to house the art collections of Viscount Fitzwilliam, which he had bequeathed to Cambridge University.
Trumpington Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, CB2 1RB

Attraction Type: Museum
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Website: Fitzwilliam Museum
Email: fitzmuseum-enquiries@lists.cam.ac.uk
Phone: 01223 457 574
Fax: 01223 457 588
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OS TL449578

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 Imperial War Museum Duxford
  

During WWII Duxford was one of the most important air bases in Britain, and planes flying from here played a major role in the Battle of Britain. Today Duxford houses the largest collection of historic aircraft in Europe, ranging from WWI vintage biplanes to Spitfires, Concorde and Gulf War jets.
Heathfield, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England, CB2 4QR

Attraction Type: Museum
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: on the A505
Website: Imperial War Museum Duxford
Email: duxford@iwm.org.uk
Phone: 01223 835 000
Fax: 01223 837 267
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OS TL458 461

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 March Museum
  

Local Fenland museum housed in former school building. Victorian kitchen, parlour and nursery; locally excavated Roman artifacts; military displays.
High Street, March, Cambridgeshire, England, PE15 9JJ

Attraction Type: Museum
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Website: March Museum
Email: info@marchmuseum.co.uk
Phone: 01354 655 300
Fax: 01354 653 714
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OS TL4164696568

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 Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
  

Part of the Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge University, the museum collections total over 750,000 artifacts of historic and anthropological interest, including over 70,000 photographs. The collections are especially strong in the areas of Oriental and African studies, visual arts, and classics.
Downing Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, CB2 3DZ

Attraction Type: Museum
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Website: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Phone: 01223 333 516
Fax: 01223 333 517
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OS TL451 582

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 Norris Museum
  

The Norris Museum in St. Ives tells the story of the no-longer extant county of Huntingdonshire. The museum was founded by native Herbert Norris, who bequeathed his collection of Huntingdonshire artefacts when he died in 1931. The museum contains exhibitions of local art, as well as old photographs and memorabilia associated with Huntingdonshire.
The Broadway, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England, PE27 5BX

Attraction Type: Museum
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: off the B1040
Website: Norris Museum
Email: curator.norris@stives-town.info
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OS TL312 713

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 Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum
  

Wisbech native Octavia Hill was the co-founder of the National Trust. Her life and work is commemorated in the house in which she was born.
8 South Brink, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, PE13 1JB

Attraction Type: Museum
Heritage Rating: Heritage Rating  ?
Location: Just across the River from Peckover House.
Website: Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum
Email: info@octaviahill.org
Phone: 01945 476 358
Fax: 01945 476 358
National Trust
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OS TF460 096

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De Vere University Arms

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