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Great Gransden Windmill

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📷 Chris Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

52.18317, -0.13336

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Limnephilus flavicornis, Mycetophila sordida, Limnephilus lunatus +198 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Limnephilus flavicornis, Mycetophila sordida, Limnephilus lunatus +198 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Winter Aconite, Wood Forget-me-not, Springy Turf-moss +1 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Winter Aconite, Wood Forget-me-not, Springy Turf-moss +1 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Clopton WayWalking route17.7 km

This walk offers great views from the top an escarpment and passes through the now deserted medieval village of Clopton

Named routeLength 17.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Wimpole Estate Arrington WalkWalking route4.6 km

A walk around the center, west and south of the Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 4.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wimpole Estate Arrington Longer WalkWalking route5.2 km

A longer walk around the center, west and south of the Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 5.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wimpole Estate Centre Park Longer WalkWalking route7.6 km

A longer walk around the center and north west of the Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 7.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wimpole Estate Multi-Use Trail WalkWalking route8.5 km

A walk around the Multi-Use Trail at Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 8.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route HDC 8Cycling route
Named routeRef HDC 8Local cycle route
Route HDC 9iCycling route
Named routeRef HDC 9iLocal cycle route
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route HDC 9iiiCycling route
Named routeRef HDC 9iiiLocal cycle route
Route HDC 9iiCycling route
Named routeRef HDC 9iiLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Great Gransden Windmill

📷 Chris Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Great Gransden Windmill

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✦LONGSTOWE HALLHistoric site3 km→✦BOURN HALLHistoric site4.2 km→✦CROXTON PARKHistoric site4.6 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park4.6 km→🌱Waresley ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Waresley ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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