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.

Somersham is near some unmissable nature reserves like Brampton Wood,

Bluebell Woods to visit near Somersham include Brampton Wood.

Somersham has some unmissable country parks nearby 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.

The area around Somersham features a number of interesting historic buildings including Tadlow Granary, Wandlebury House, Ely Cathedral, Houghton Mill and Waterclose Meadows, Anglesey Abbey, and Lode Water Mill.

Somersham is near some unmissable ancient sites like Wandlebury Ring,

There are a number of cities near Somersham including Ely, and Peterborough.

Somersham has some unmissable villages nearby like Grafham, and Houghton.

The area around Somersham's best lakes can be found at Grafham Water.

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

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

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

Airports to visit near Somersham include Cambridge City Airport.

Somersham History

There are some historic monuments around Somersham:

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