Somersham is a Village in the county of Cambridgeshire.

Somersham postcode: PE28 3YR

Retail in Somersham

There are great places to visit near Somersham 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 Somersham best woodlands to visit near Somersham.

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

Bluebell Woods to visit near Somersham include Brampton Wood.

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

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

Tadlow Granary, Wandlebury House, Ely Cathedral, Houghton Mill and Waterclose Meadows, Anglesey Abbey, and Lode Water Mill are some of Somersham best historic buildings to visit near Somersham.

There are a number of ancient sites near to Somersham including Wandlebury Ring.

Somersham has some unmissable cities nearby like Ely, and Peterborough.

There are a several good villages in the Somersham area like Grafham, and Houghton.

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

There are a number of towns near to Somersham including Huntingdon.

Gardens to visit near Somersham include Anglesey Abbey.

Queensgate Shopping Centre is one of Somersham's best, nearby shopping centres to visit in Somersham.

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

Somersham History

There are some historic monuments around Somersham:

• St Ives Bridge
• Giant's Hill: a motte castle with part of an earlier medieval settlement and associated field system
• Priory earthworks
• Belsar's Hill ringwork
• 'Castle Hill' earthworks
• Oval barrow and round barrow at Small Fen, 250m north of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
• Three bowl barrows 380m south of Brownshill Staunch House, part of the Over round barrow cemetery
• Obelisk at White Post
• Two bowl barrows 320m NNW of Waypost Farm: part of a barrow cemetery south of Ramsey Forty Foot
• Booths Hill, Ramsey Abbey
• Round barrow 690m SSW of Stocking Drove Farm
• Five bowl barrows 790m north west of Chain House, part of the Over round barrow cemetery
• Low Hill bowl barrow, 575m north of Fen Drayton Reservoir
• The priory barn: remains of the Benedictine priory at Saint Ives
• Moated site 130m north east of Manor Farm
• Moated site 90m north west of Moat House
• The Bulwark: a Civil War fieldwork and World War II gun emplacement, 150m north of Earith Bridge
• Long barrow at South Fen, 180m south east of Between Ditches Drove
• Long barrow at South Fen, 90m south west of the west end of Rymanmoor Long Turning
• Worlick moated site and fishponds
• Over Windmill
• Medieval magnate's moated residence (the Bishop of Ely's Palace) with fishponds and a later moated site, south of Somersham
• Long barrow at Foulmire Fen, 140m north west of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
• Bowl barrow 200m SE of Horseley Fen Farm
• Bowl barrow 450m east of Shelford Farm
• Obelisk at site of Republic Cottage, Stocks Bridge
• Round barrow at Small Fen, 220m east of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
• Three bowl barrows 450m and 570m east of New England, part of the Haddenham round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 370m and 505m south of New England, part of the Haddenham round barrow cemetery
• Five bowl barrows 100m north of Waypost Farm: part of a barrow cemetery south of Ramsey Forty Foot
• Neolithic enclosures at Grey's Farm, Horseley Fen