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.

Brampton Wood, and Anglesey Abbey are some of Colne best woodlands to visit near Colne.

Places near Colne feature a number of interesting nature reserves including Brampton Wood.

There are a several good bluebell woods in the area around Colne like Brampton Wood.

Colne has some unmissable country parks nearby like Wandlebury, Hinchingbrooke Country Park, Nene Park, and Ferry Meadows Country Park.

Don't miss Wandlebury's hiking areas if visiting the area around Colne.

The area around Colne features a number of interesting 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.

Cities to visit near Colne include Ely, and Peterborough.

Colne's best nearby villages can be found at Grafham, and Houghton.

The area close to Colne boasts some of the best lakes including Grafham Water.

Towns to visit near Colne include Huntingdon.

Anglesey Abbey is one of Colne's best, nearby gardens to visit in Colne.

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

Cambridge City Airport is one of Colne's best, nearby airports to visit in Colne.

Colne History

There are some historic monuments around Colne:

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