Beacon Course

Beacon Course is an athletics track in Swaffham Bulbeck, East Cambridgeshire, England. Beacon Course is situated nearby to the athletics track The Round Course, as well as near the aerodrome Newmarket Heath Airfield.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Cyriac and St Julitta, Swaffham Prior and St Mary’s Church, Burwell.

Church of St Cyriac and St Julitta, Swaffham Prior

Church

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The Church of St Cyriac and St Julitta is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. Church of St Cyriac and St Julitta, Swaffham Prior is situated 2 miles northwest of Beacon Course.

St Mary’s Church, Burwell

Church

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Saint Mary's Church is an Anglican parish church in the village of Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England. While it incorporates parts of an earlier building, the present grand church is largely the product of the 15th century and is a Grade I listed building. St Mary’s Church, Burwell is situated 2½ miles north of Beacon Course.

Burwell Castle

Ruins

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Burwell Castle was an unfinished medieval enclosure castle in Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England. Burwell Castle is situated 2½ miles north of Beacon Course.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swaffham Prior and Swaffham Bulbeck.

Swaffham Prior

Village

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Swaffham Prior is a small village in East Cambridgeshire, England. Lying 5 miles west of Newmarket, and two miles south west of Burwell, the village is often paired with its neighbour Swaffham Bulbeck, and are collectively referred to as 'The Swaffhams'. Swaffham Prior is situated 2 miles northwest of Beacon Course.

Swaffham Bulbeck

Village

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Swaffham Bulbeck is a small village in East Cambridgeshire, England. Swaffham Bulbeck is located about 8 miles from the city of Cambridge, and 6 miles from the famous racing town of Newmarket. Swaffham Bulbeck is situated 2½ miles west of Beacon Course.