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Ouse Valley Way - Houghton to St Ives
Visorando Member
5.45 mi
+20 ft
-20 ft
2h 30
Easy
Departure from Houghton and Wyton (Cambridgeshire)
A circular walk from Houghton to St Ives using the Ouse Valley Way.
A simple and easy riverside walk following the course of the River Ouse. The walk uses the Ouse Valley Way to St Ives, returning via the picturesque Hemingford villages, full of thatched cottages and world charm. There's plenty of pubs, there's river locks, there's the iconic mill at Houghton which makes this a well worthwhile wander. Make a whole day of it and take in the sights and sounds and, of course, the quintessential English pubs.
In Search of The King of the Belgians
2.00 mi
+16 ft
-7 ft
0h 55
Easy
Departure from Houghton and Wyton (Cambridgeshire)
A pub crawl to the Huntingdonshire pub known as The King of the Belgians.
The unique pub name of The King of the Belgians is not the only reason to search out this hostelry. It has an excellent range of ales, offers good food, provides good company and has an intriguing history with regard to its names. This walk uses the road from Houghton so it is an easy stroll with other pubs along the route.
Grafham Water to Over
21.40 mi
+39 ft
-154 ft
9h 50
Difficult
Departure from Grafham (Cambridgeshire)
Walk from Grafham Water Visitor Centre to Over, visiting Brampton, Godmanchester, Houghton, Hemingford Abbots, Hemingford Grey and St. Ives.
Ouse Valley Way - St Neots to Houghton
13.57 mi
+33 ft
-108 ft
6h 15
Difficult
Departure from St. Neots (Cambridgeshire)
A walk along the Ouse Valley Way from St Neots to Houghton.
A perfect river side walk following the gentle flowing River Ouse as it meanders past nature reserves to Godmanchester. From here there is easy access into Huntingdon or across the meadows to Houghton and its infamous mill. A perfect way to enjoy a summers day.
Ferry Meadows Walk 2
4.16 mi
+20 ft
-20 ft
1h 55
Easy
Departure from Orton Waterville (City of Peterborough)
This walk starts and finishes at Northcutt's Garden Centre (PE2 5UU) which has an excellent restaurant. It encompasses walking around Overton and Gunwade lakes nearly all on hard footpaths.
Ferry Meadows from Beefeater Grannery Peterborough
4.93 mi
+26 ft
-26 ft
2h 15
Easy
Departure from Orton Waterville (City of Peterborough)
Great walk around Ferry Medows in Nene Park. Lots of wildlife to see.
Titchmarsh
8.06 mi
+141 ft
-131 ft
3h 50
Easy
Departure from Titchmarsh (North Northamptonshire)
Enjoy the open views over farmland in East Northamptonshire and view parts of RAF Molesworth (from a distance).
Woodman pub through Blue Bell woods and Ferry Meadows
3.23 mi
+49 ft
-39 ft
1h 30
Easy
Departure from City of Peterborough
Using the car park for Woodman and golf club (free to use if you have a drink at the Woodman), follow Bluebell Wood to cross the river Nene and then up to Gunwade Lake. Cross the bridge to follow Overton Lake, continue to cross Bluebell Bridge and back to the car park.
Depending on the time of year, you can see bluebells (April/May) and many migratory birds on lakes in Autumn and Winter.
Chatteris Airfield
6.54 mi
+23 ft
-23 ft
3h 00
Easy
Departure from Manea (Cambridgeshire)
A walk along the Forty-foot drain looping up around the airfield, the route is via public footpaths apart from the last 400m which is along the road.
Oakington, Rampton and Longstanton
9.10 mi
+30 ft
-33 ft
4h 15
Moderate
Departure from Oakington and Westwick (Cambridgeshire)
A largely rural walk through three villages near Cambridge with interesting churches. One section passes an old airfield being developed as the new town of Northstowe.
Histon loop via Oakington
5.35 mi
+20 ft
-20 ft
2h 30
Easy
Departure from Histon (Cambridgeshire)
A surprisingly rural walk on the outskirts of Cambridge, seeing the Histon and Oakington parish churches and an ancient oak. Occasional glimpses of guided buses hurtling along.
Helpston Cambridgeshire including Rice Wood
3.21 mi
+33 ft
-33 ft
1h 30
Easy
Departure from Helpston (City of Peterborough)
This walk starts and finishes at an excellent pub, The Bluebell Inn, Helpston (PE6 7ED). There are mainly field paths and tracks and a small amount on minor roads. An interesting wild flower meadow existed with quite rare butterflies between WM1 and WM2.
Woodlands Park
4.73 mi
+118 ft
-118 ft
2h 15
Easy
Departure from Brickhill (Bedford)
Country walk with a halfway treat. Pass through open countryside alongside streams and through woods.
Finish up with a pub lunch or refreshing drink at the Pheasant pub.
Orwell, Harlton & Haslingfield Figure-of-Eight
6.22 mi
+400 ft
-400 ft
3h 15
Moderate
Departure from Barrington (Cambridgeshire)
This is a lovely gentle walk taking in the Cambridgeshire villages of Harlton and Haslingfield in a figure-of-eight route which takes you through open farmland, a woodland path and Harlton clunch pit. As this is a figure-of-eight walk passing through Harlton clunch pit twice it can obviously be split into two separate shorter routes of similar mileage. It can also be completed in either clockwise or anti-clockwise direction.
Ouse Valley Way - Bedford to St Neots
16.80 mi
+20 ft
-59 ft
7h 45
Difficult
Departure from Bedford
A riverside walk along the Ouse Valley Way between Bedford and St Neots.
Despite the increasing urbanisation between Bedord and St Neots, the riverside sections of this walk provide some pleasant rambles. Particularly notable is the 15th century river bridge at Great Barford and the riverside parks at St Neots.
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- Hail Weston
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- Hemingford Grey
- Hilton
- Holme
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- Leighton
- Little Gidding
- Little Paxton
- Lutton
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- Offord Cluny and Offord D'Arcy
- Old Hurst
- Papworth Everard
- Papworth St. Agnes
- Perry
- Pidley cum Fenton
- Ramsey
- Sawtry
- Southoe and Midloe
- Spaldwick
- St. Ives
- Stilton
- Stow Longa
- The Stukeleys
- Toseland
- Upton and Coppingford
- Upwood and the Raveleys
- Warboys
- Wistow
- Wood Walton
- Woodhurst
- Wyton-on-the-Hill
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