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.

The area close to Somersham boasts some of the best nature reserves including Brampton Wood.

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

There are a several good country parks in the Somersham area like Wandlebury, Hinchingbrooke Country Park, Nene Park, and Ferry Meadows Country Park.

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

Wandlebury Ring is one of Somersham's best, nearby ancient sites to visit in Somersham.

Ely, and Peterborough are great places to visit near Somersham if you like cities.

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

Places near Somersham feature a number of interesting lakes including Grafham Water.

Somersham is near some unmissable towns like Huntingdon,

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

There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Somersham like Queensgate Shopping Centre.

The area around Somersham's best airports can be found at Cambridge City Airport.

Somersham History

There are some historic monuments around Somersham:

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