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Places near Balsham by type
All 298 places by distance →One day from Balsham
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:36 pm
64 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Balsham
- Bartlow Hillshill · 1.5 hrs
- Castle Camps Transmission Towerheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Saffron Walden Castleheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Nine Wellspark · 45 min
- Limekiln Close and East Pitpark · 45 min
- Back in Balsham
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Balsham?
Bartlow Hills (hill, about 7 km), Castle Camps Transmission Tower (heritage site, about 12 km), Limekiln Close and East Pit (park, about 14 km), Nine Wells (park, about 16 km), Saffron Walden Castle (heritage site, about 16 km), Cambridge Mosque (mosque, about 17 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Balsham?
96 places on Spotwander: 35 churches, 22 forts & heritage, 9 parks, 19 wildlife, forests & gardens, 2 treks.
Which is the nearest church to Balsham?
Leper Chapel of St Mary Magdalene, about 18 km by road; Christ Church of St Andrew The Less (19 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Balsham?
Bartlow Hills, about 7 km by road; Castle Camps Transmission Tower (12 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Balsham?
Start in Balsham, visit Bartlow Hills, then Castle Camps Transmission Tower, then Saffron Walden Castle, then Nine Wells, then Limekiln Close and East Pit, and drive back — about 64 km by road in all.