Swavesey is a Village in the county of Cambridgeshire.

Retail in Swavesey

There are great places to visit near Swavesey 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 great places to visit near Swavesey if you like woodlands.

Brampton Wood is one of Swavesey's best, nearby nature reserves to visit in Swavesey.

Brampton Wood is a great place to visit close to Swavesey if you like bluebell woods.

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

There are a number of hiking areas near to Swavesey including Wandlebury.

Swavesey's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Tadlow Granary, Wandlebury House, Ely Cathedral, Houghton Mill and Waterclose Meadows, Anglesey Abbey, and Lode Water Mill.

Swavesey is near some unmissable ancient sites like Wandlebury Ring,

There are a several good cities in the Swavesey area like Ely, and Peterborough.

Villages to visit near Swavesey include Grafham, and Houghton.

Swavesey is near some unmissable lakes like Grafham Water,

Places near Swavesey feature a number of interesting towns including Huntingdon.

There are a number of gardens near to Swavesey including Anglesey Abbey.

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

Airports to visit near Swavesey include Cambridge City Airport.

Swavesey History

There are some historic monuments around Swavesey:

• Three bowl barrows 380m south of Brownshill Staunch House, part of the Over round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow at South Fen, 90m south west of the west end of Rymanmoor Long Turning
• Obelisk at White Post
• Medieval magnate's moated residence (the Bishop of Ely's Palace) with fishponds and a later moated site, south of Somersham
• Over Windmill
• Moated site 130m north east of Manor Farm
• Belsar's Hill ringwork
• Low Hill bowl barrow, 575m north of Fen Drayton Reservoir
• Round barrow at Small Fen, 220m east 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
• Obelisk at site of Republic Cottage, Stocks Bridge
• 'Castle Hill' earthworks
• 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
• St Ives Bridge
• Five bowl barrows 790m north west of Chain House, part of the Over round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow at South Fen, 180m south east of Between Ditches Drove
• Bourn Windmill
• Bowl barrow 450m east of Shelford Farm
• Oval barrow and round barrow at Small Fen, 250m north of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
• The priory barn: remains of the Benedictine priory at Saint Ives
• Overhall Grove moated site
• Long barrow at Foulmire Fen, 140m north west 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
• Priory earthworks