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.

The area around Colne boasts some of the best woodlands including Brampton Wood, and Anglesey Abbey.

Brampton Wood is a great place to visit close to Colne if you like nature reserves.

Bluebell Woods to visit near Colne include Brampton Wood.

Wandlebury, Hinchingbrooke Country Park, Nene Park, and Ferry Meadows Country Park are great places to visit near Colne if you like country parks.

Wandlebury is a great place to visit close to Colne if you like hiking areas.

Historic Buildings to visit near Colne include Tadlow Granary, Wandlebury House, Ely Cathedral, Houghton Mill and Waterclose Meadows, Anglesey Abbey, and Lode Water Mill.

The area close to Colne boasts some of the best ancient sites including Wandlebury Ring.

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

The area around Colne features a number of interesting villages including Grafham, and Houghton.

There are a number of lakes near to Colne including Grafham Water.

Towns to visit near Colne include Huntingdon.

Anglesey Abbey is a great place to visit close to Colne if you like gardens.

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

Airports to visit near Colne include Cambridge City Airport.

Colne History

There are some historic monuments around Colne:

• Round barrow at Small Fen, 220m east of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
• 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
• Bowl barrow 200m SE of Horseley Fen Farm
• 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
• St Ives Bridge
• Two bowl barrows 370m and 505m south of New England, part of the Haddenham round barrow cemetery
• 'Castle Hill' earthworks
• Oval barrow and round barrow at Small Fen, 250m north of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
• Over Windmill
• Belsar's Hill ringwork
• Moated site 90m north west of Moat House
• Obelisk at site of Republic Cottage, Stocks Bridge
• Low Hill bowl barrow, 575m north of Fen Drayton Reservoir
• Priory earthworks
• Worlick moated site and fishponds
• 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 Foulmire Fen, 140m north west of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
• 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
• Long barrow at South Fen, 90m south west of the west end of Rymanmoor Long Turning
• Giant's Hill: a motte castle with part of an earlier medieval settlement and associated field system
• Five bowl barrows 790m north west of Chain House, part of the Over round barrow cemetery
• The priory barn: remains of the Benedictine priory at Saint Ives
• Obelisk at White Post
• Bowl barrow 450m east of Shelford Farm