Wimpole’s Folly
Wimpole's Folly is a folly ruin located in the grounds of Wimpole Hall, in the parish of Wimpole, in Cambridgeshire, England. The folly is designed to resemble the ruins of a medieval castle, but is not a ruin itself.Photo: Tysto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: folly in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Folly Castle about 3/4 mile north of Wimpole Hall”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wimpole Hall and Wimpole Home Farm.
Wimpole Hall
Castle
Photo: Chris Cole, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wimpole Estate is a large estate containing Wimpole Hall, a country house located within the civil parish of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, England, 9 miles southwest of Cambridge. Wimpole Hall is situated 3,500 feet south of Wimpole’s Folly.
Wimpole Home Farm
Photo: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wimpole Home Farm is an 18th-century model farm on the Wimpole Estate, Arrington, Royston, in South Cambridgeshire, England, and operated by the National Trust. Wimpole Home Farm is situated 2,800 feet southeast of Wimpole’s Folly.
Hardwicke Arms Hotel
Building
Photo: Rodney Burton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hardwicke Arms Hotel is a building, which is situated 1¼ miles south of Wimpole’s Folly.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arrington and Wimpole.
Arrington
Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arrington is a small village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 415 at the time of 2011 census.
Wimpole
Village
Photo: Jon Bennett, CC BY 2.0.
Wimpole is a small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England, about 8+1⁄2 miles southwest of Cambridge. Until 1999, the main settlement on the A603 was officially known and signed as New Wimpole and Orwell, Cambridge Road.
Orwell
Village
Photo: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orwell is a rural village outside Cambridge in South Cambridgeshire, England. The Prime Meridian passes the eastern edge of Orwell. Orwell is situated 2 miles southeast of Wimpole’s Folly.
Wimpole’s Folly
- Categories: folly and tourism
- Location: Wimpole, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.15069° or 52° 9′ 3″ northLongitude
-0.05053° or 0° 3′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C4X5W2X+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 275941794OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q8023564
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In Other Languages
“Wimpole’s Folly” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Wimpole’s Folly”
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