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.

Woodlands to visit near Colne include Brampton Wood, and Anglesey Abbey.

Nature Reserves to visit near Colne include Brampton Wood.

Don't miss Brampton Wood's bluebell woods if visiting the area around Colne.

Wandlebury, Hinchingbrooke Country Park, Nene Park, and Ferry Meadows Country Park are some of Colne best country parks to visit near Colne.

Places near Colne feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Wandlebury.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Colne area like Tadlow Granary, Wandlebury House, Ely Cathedral, Houghton Mill and Waterclose Meadows, Anglesey Abbey, and Lode Water Mill.

There are a several good ancient sites in the area around Colne like Wandlebury Ring.

Ely, and Peterborough are great places to visit near Colne if you like cities.

There are a number of villages near Colne including Grafham, and Houghton.

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

Huntingdon is a great place to visit close to Colne if you like towns.

Gardens to visit near Colne include Anglesey Abbey.

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

There are a number of airports near to Colne including Cambridge City Airport.

Colne History

There are some historic monuments around Colne:

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