The Polar Museum
The Polar Museum is a museum in Cambridge District, Cambridgeshire, England which is located on Lensfield Road. The Polar Museum is situated nearby to St Alban’s Catholic Primary School, as well as near University Chemical Laboratory.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “SPRI museum”
- Address: Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EN
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Downing College and The Fitzwilliam Museum.
Downing College
University
Downing College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge and currently has around 950 students. Founded in 1800, it was the only college to be added to the university between 1596 and 1869, and is often described as the oldest of the new colleges and the newest of the old. Downing College is situated 740 feet northwest of The Polar Museum.
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge. It is located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge. The Fitzwilliam Museum is situated 1,500 feet west of The Polar Museum.
Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church
Church
Photo: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs, also known as the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs, is an English Roman Catholic parish church located at the junction of Hills Road and Lensfield Road in southeast Cambridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Highsett and Cambridge.
Highsett
Neighborhood
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Highsett is a residential estate and a listed heritage site in Cambridge, England. The estate was designed by Eric Lyons of Eric Lyons & Partners. It was built in three phases between 1959 and 1964.
Cambridge
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Cambridge is a university city in Cambridgeshire in England. It is a city of crocuses and daffodils on the Backs, of green open spaces and cattle grazing only 500 yards from the market square.
Newnham
Suburb
Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newnham is a suburb and electoral ward in Cambridge, England. As of the 2021 UK census, the ward had a population of 11,374.
The Polar Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Cambridge District, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.19845° or 52° 11′ 54″ northLongitude
0.12627° or 0° 7′ 35″ eastOperator
Scott Polar Research InstituteOpen location code
9F4254XG+9GOpenStreetMap ID
node 847881111OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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