Cottenham is a Town in the county of Cambridgeshire.

Retail in Cottenham

There are great places to visit near Cottenham 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 Cottenham include Brampton Wood, and Anglesey Abbey.

The area around Cottenham's best nature reserves can be found at Brampton Wood.

The area around Cottenham's best bluebell woods can be found at Brampton Wood.

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

Cottenham is near some unmissable hiking areas like Wandlebury,

Cottenham has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Tadlow Granary, Wandlebury House, Ely Cathedral, Houghton Mill and Waterclose Meadows, Anglesey Abbey, and Lode Water Mill.

Cottenham is near some unmissable ancient sites like Wandlebury Ring,

Don't miss Ely, and Peterborough's cities if visiting the area around Cottenham.

The area around Cottenham boasts some of the best villages including Grafham, and Houghton.

Don't miss Grafham Water's lakes if visiting the area around Cottenham.

Don't miss Huntingdon's towns if visiting the area around Cottenham.

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

Don't miss Queensgate Shopping Centre's shopping centres if visiting the area around Cottenham.

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

Cottenham History

There are some historic monuments around Cottenham:

• Waterbeach Abbey (site of)
• Length of Car Dyke between Green End and Top Moor
• Round barrow at Small Fen, 220m east of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
• Old Cheddar's Lane pumping station
• Multi-phased settlement east of Milton
• Settlement site by Caudle Corner Farm
• Two bowl barrows 370m and 505m south of New England, part of the Haddenham round barrow cemetery
• Belsar's Hill ringwork
• Shrunken medieval village of Landbeach
• Romano-British Settlement at Chittering, Cambs
• Moated site 140m south west of Histon Manor
• Oval barrow and round barrow at Small Fen, 250m north 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
• Romano-British settlement on Bullocks Haste Common
• Giant's Hill: a motte castle with part of an earlier medieval settlement and associated field system
• The Bulwark: a Civil War fieldwork and World War II gun emplacement, 150m north of Earith Bridge
• Bowl barrow 450m east of Shelford Farm
• Denny Abbey
• Car Dyke
• Long barrow at South Fen, 180m south east of Between Ditches Drove
• Civil War earthworks at the Castle
• Stretham pumping engine
• Long barrow at South Fen, 90m south west of the west end of Rymanmoor Long Turning
• Chesterton Abbey
• Horningsea kilns, site of
• Hobson's Conduit
• Cottenham moated site
• Moated site at Manor Farm
• Long barrow at Foulmire Fen, 140m north west of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
• Cambridge Castle mound