Colne is a Village in the county of Cambridgeshire.

Colne postcode: PE28 3NQ

Retail in Colne

There are great places to visit near Colne including some great woodlands, nature reserves, bluebell woods, country parks, hiking areas, historic buildings, ancient sites, cities, villages, lakes, towns, gardens, shopping centres and airports.

Don't miss Brampton Wood, and Anglesey Abbey's woodlands if visiting the area around Colne.

There are a several good nature reserves in the area around Colne like Brampton Wood.

The area around Colne's best bluebell woods can be found at Brampton Wood.

The area around Colne features a number of interesting country parks including Wandlebury, Hinchingbrooke Country Park, Nene Park, and Ferry Meadows Country Park.

Wandlebury is one of Colne's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Colne.

The area around Colne boasts some of the best historic buildings including Tadlow Granary, Wandlebury House, Ely Cathedral, Houghton Mill and Waterclose Meadows, Anglesey Abbey, and Lode Water Mill.

Ancient Sites to visit near Colne include Wandlebury Ring.

Ely, and Peterborough are some of Colne best cities to visit near Colne.

Colne has some unmissable villages nearby like Grafham, and Houghton.

There are a several good lakes in the area around Colne like Grafham Water.

Colne is near some unmissable towns like Huntingdon,

Colne is near some unmissable gardens like Anglesey Abbey,

Colne is near some unmissable shopping centres like Queensgate Shopping Centre,

Cambridge City Airport is a great place to visit close to Colne if you like airports.

Colne History

There are some historic monuments around Colne:

• Obelisk at site of Republic Cottage, Stocks Bridge
• Giant's Hill: a motte castle with part of an earlier medieval settlement and associated field system
• Obelisk at White Post
• Bowl barrow 250m ESE of Common Farm: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery in Block Fen
• Round barrow 690m SSW of Stocking Drove Farm
• Neolithic enclosures at Grey's Farm, Horseley Fen
• Priory earthworks
• Bowl barrow 450m east of Shelford Farm
• Two bowl barrows 370m and 505m south of New England, part of the Haddenham round barrow cemetery
• Low Hill bowl barrow, 575m north of Fen Drayton Reservoir
• St Ives Bridge
• The Bulwark: a Civil War fieldwork and World War II gun emplacement, 150m north of Earith Bridge
• Long barrow at South Fen, 90m south west of the west end of Rymanmoor Long Turning
• Long barrow at Foulmire Fen, 140m north west of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
• The priory barn: remains of the Benedictine priory at Saint Ives
• Medieval magnate's moated residence (the Bishop of Ely's Palace) with fishponds and a later moated site, south of Somersham
• Barrow E of Common Farm
• Three bowl barrows 380m south of Brownshill Staunch House, part of the Over round barrow cemetery
• Oval barrow and round barrow at Small Fen, 250m north of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
• Five bowl barrows 790m north west of Chain House, part of the Over round barrow cemetery
• Worlick moated site and fishponds
• Moated site 90m north west of Moat House
• Three bowl barrows 450m and 570m east of New England, part of the Haddenham round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow at South Fen, 180m south east of Between Ditches Drove
• Round barrow at Small Fen, 220m east of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
• 'Castle Hill' earthworks
• Over Windmill
• Bowl barrow 200m SE of Horseley Fen Farm
• Belsar's Hill ringwork