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Places to go in Cambridgeshire

Twenty Pence Cottage, Wilburton, Cambs. © Rodney Burton - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Enjoy a lazy afternoon sipping champagne in a chauffeured punt, take a stroll around Cambridge's historic colleges or spend an erudite day exploring the county's many museums. If none of the above floats your boat, you can get away from it all in Cambridgeshire's rolling countryside or go wild at Wicken Fen Nature Reserve.

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  1. Image for Ferry Meadows Country Park

    Principal attraction marker image Ferry Meadows Country Park »

    The huge Nene Park in Peterborough - of which Ferry Meadows is the focal point - occupies in all some 500 acres of …

  2. Image for The Backs

    Principal attraction marker image The Backs »

    'Stands the Church clock at ten to three? And is there honey still for tea?' The famous lines from Rupert Brooke's …

  3. Image for Cromwell Museum

    Cromwell Museum »

    Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntingdon in 1599. After being educated at Hutingdon grammar school, now the site of …

  4. Grafham Water Centre. © Bob Jones - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

    Grafham Water Visitor Centre »

    This lovely waterside park offers things to do for all the family with cycle tracks and cycle hire, walking, …

  5. Bird hide at Hinchingbrooke Country Park. © Gordon Brown - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

    Hinchingbrooke Country Park »

    Hinchingbroke Country Park consists of 170 acres of woodland, meadows and wetlands and is free of charge to …

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    Houghton Mill »

    Houghton Mill lies midway between Huntingdon and St Ives in Cambridgeshire. It is owned by The National Trust and is …

  7. Nene Valley Railway »

    Enjoy a fifteen mile round trip through Nene Park. The Nene Valley Railway has all the sights and sounds of the …

  8. Image for Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

    Paxton Pits Nature Reserve »

    Designated a Local Nature Reserve and a Site of Special Interest, Paxton Nature Reserve has around 4 miles of walks …

  9. St Ives bridge, © Adrian Perkins - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

    St Ives Town Bridge »

    The name St Ives is taken from the Persian bishop Ivo, who originally came to preach in East Anglia.It is believed …

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