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Photo of Swaffham Prior, a village in Cambridgeshire, eastern England.

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Swaffham Prior

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Swaffham Prior is known for its two medieval churches sharing a single churchyard, a relic of two old parishes that never gave up their separate sites. On the hill above stand a restored pair of windmills, one of them Foster’s Mill, still milling flour today.

More places to visit near Swaffham Prior

Photo of Devil's Dyke, a landmark near Reach, Cambridgeshire, eastern England.Highlight

Devil's Dyke

Landmark near Reach

A vast Anglo-Saxon earthwork running dead straight for seven miles from the fen at Reach to the wooded chalk, walkable along its crest.

1.7 km N

Photo of Stevens' Mill, Burwell, a windmill in Cambridgeshire, eastern England.

Stevens' Mill, Burwell

Windmill near Burwell

Grade II* tower mill at the heart of Burwell Museum, its upper floors climbed by guided tour for wide fen views.

3.3 km NE

Photo of Anglesey Abbey, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, eastern England.Highlight

Anglesey Abbey

House & garden near Swaffham Prior

Jacobean house with famous winter garden walk.

4.4 km SW

Photo of Wicken Fen, a National Nature Reserve near Reach, Cambridgeshire, eastern England.Highlight

Wicken Fen

National Nature Reserve near Reach

Last fragment of ancient undrained fenland.

5.3 km N

Photo of Wicken Windmill, a windmill in Cambridgeshire, eastern England.

Wicken Windmill

Windmill near Wicken

Small restored smock mill in Wicken village near the famous fen, a slender white landmark above the sedge.

6.5 km N

Photo of The Three Horseshoes (Fordham), a gastropub in Cambridgeshire, eastern England.Highlight

The Three Horseshoes (Fordham)

Gastropub near Fordham

Village pub near Newmarket with carefully prepared, good-value dishes.

8.2 km NE