Challis House
Challis House is a museum in Sawston, South Cambridgeshire District, England. Challis House is situated nearby to Sawston Post Office, as well as near the forest Challis Garden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include White Lion Inn and Kings Head Public House.
White Lion Inn
Pub
Photo: Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
White Lion Inn is a pub, which is situated 570 feet south of Challis House.
Kings Head Public House
Pub
Photo: Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kings Head Public House is situated 800 feet north of Challis House.
Sawston Hall
Building
Photo: Duncan Grey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sawston Hall is a Grade I listed Tudor manor house in Sawston, Cambridgeshire dating from the 16th century. It has many fine features, such as the magnificent Great Hall complete with Elizabethan panelling and a large Tudor fireplace with fireback dated 1571. Sawston Hall is situated 900 feet southeast of Challis House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sawston and Pampisford.
Sawston
Village
Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sawston is a large village in Cambridgeshire in England, situated on the River Cam about seven miles south of Cambridge with a population of 7,271. The village has historical roots dating back to medieval times and has landmarks such as Sawston Hall, a Grade I listed Tudor manor house, and St.
Pampisford
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pampisford is a village, south of Cambridge, on the A505 road near Sawston, Cambridgeshire, England. The remaining section of a defensive ditch, dug to close the gap between forest and marsh, is known as Brent Ditch, which runs between Abington Park and Dickman's Grove, and is most clearly seen in the park of Pampisford Hall.
Whittlesford
Village
Photo: mym, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whittlesford is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, and also the name of an old hundred. The village is situated on the Granta branch of the River Cam, seven miles south of Cambridge. Whittlesford Parkway railway station serves the village.
Challis House
- Type: Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Sawston, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.12205° or 52° 7′ 19″ northLongitude
0.16959° or 0° 10′ 11″ eastOperator
Challis TrustOpen location code
9F4245C9+RROpenStreetMap ID
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