Public art & sculpture · East of England
Queen's Statue
In or near Swaffham Prior.
Queen's Statue in England East, United Kingdom.
Christopher Hilton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Newmarket · 0.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Queen's Statue is a public sculpture in England East, United Kingdom, dating from 2016. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Newmarket Heath SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Devil's Dyke SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Meadowbank is a suburb of Edinburgh in Scotland. It is best known for Meadowbank Stadium, a multi-purpose sports facility that opened as an international sports stadium in 1970. The stadium closed in 2017 and was redeveloped as a local sports and athletics facility that was officially opened on 4 November 2022.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.2395, 0.3938
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- West Suffolk
- Parish
- Newmarket
- Postcode
- CB8 0NF
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Suffolk
- Established
- 2016
- Nearest railway station
- Newmarket — 0.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q137895178 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Queen's Station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Queen's Statue?
- Queen's Statue is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CB8 0NF), in the parish of Newmarket.
- What is Queen's Statue?
- Queen's Statue in England East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Queen's Statue?
- The nearest railway station is Newmarket, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode CB8 0NF.
- When was Queen's Statue built?
- Built or established in 2016.
- Is Queen's Statue a protected site?
- Yes — Queen's Statue is part of the Newmarket Heath SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Devil's Dyke SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Queen's Statue free to visit?
- Yes, Queen's Statue is free to enter.
- How do I get to Queen's Statue?
- The nearest railway station is Newmarket, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CB8 0NF.