Lovely park just outside of Cambridge to the North. It has a playground, lakes, visitor centre and cafe. Be careful with small children as the edges of the lakes can be steep and they are deep. A great place to take the kids though and there are lots of events here throughout the year including …
Luckily Cambridge is very flat! Which is great to wheel a buggy around. The buses also all have access for buggies, as long as there aren’t too many on board already (which always seems to happen when it’s raining or need to get the kids home soon… ). So some walks can be good to …
A large 500 acre open area along the River Nene, through woodlands and meadow. There is a visitor centre, and also horse riding, fishing, sailing and boat trips. It is just outside of Peterborough.
Attractive parkland with woodland walks & a nature trail located within 5 miles of the city centre. 110 acres of woods and chalk grassland in the gentle Gog Magog Hills. It’s a great place to run around with the kids, with plenty of space. There is a picnic site, marked walks and nature trail through …
170 acre Country Park near Huntingdon. Free access to woods, lakes and meadows. Disabled access to visitor centre, toilets, hardened paths. Fishing platforms and wildlife garden. Electric wheelchairs available for use. Water- sports available to people of all abilities The house was originally a medieval nunnery converted by Cromwell family in the 16th century, later …
The Abbey is a 12th century building lived in by Benedictine monks, Franciscan nuns and Knights Templers. The farmland musem has a programme of events such as basket making, family history and children’s activity days on school holidays. It has a cafe, picnic area, children’s play area and shop. Getting there: Car – 20 minutes (8 miles) …
House built in 1600 on the site of a 12th century priory, with a collection built by Huttleston Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven. There is nearly 100 acres of landscape garden and arboretum with over 100 pieces of sculpture. There is a winter walk and snowdrops n January and February, hyacinths in the spring, herbaceous borders and …
A National Trust site, and one of the most important wetlands in Europe. It is also home to the National Dragonfly Centre. Herons, cormorants, many ducks and geese, dragonflies, butterflies and wild flowers. It has a Visitor Centre and Cafe. 850 acre wildfowl reserve including nature trail. There is a pond room with art and …
75 hectares of gravel pits, meadows, scrub and woodland next to the River Great Ouse. There is a wealth of wildlife to enjoy all year round, and a network of marked paths. During May there are large numbers of Nightingales and many species of orchid in the meadows. The Visitor Centre has a children’s corner, …
Britain’s oldest nature reserve. A unique fragment of the wilderness that once covered East Anglia. The Fen is a haven for birds, plants, insects and mammals alike. It can be explored by the traditional wide droves and lush green paths and nature trailhides. The boardwalk is suitable for buggies and wheelchairs, and is 1.2 km …
