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Old Cheddar's Lane pumping station

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

52.21280, 0.14319

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Costa — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Cock's-foot, Cleavers +42 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Cock's-foot, Cleavers +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Pea-leaf Weevil, Otiorhynchus crataegi +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Pea-leaf Weevil, Otiorhynchus crataegi +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rowan's WalkWalking route2.6 km

Rowans Walk is a 2.57km circular walk on grassy tracks

Named routeLength 2.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Final Cambridge section)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
View Point WalkWalking route2.9 km

View Point Walk is a 2.9km circular walk that includes a hill and steps

Named routeLength 2.9 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cutter Ferry Closepublic footpath · 85 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 85 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Chesterton Rec. Pathpublic footpath · 146 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 146 mSurface asphaltPath type: path
Cutter Ferry Pathpublic footpath · 181 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 181 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

145 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
SE Cambridge Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coton CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cheddar's Lane Pumping Station (Museum of Technology)

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cheddar's Lane Pumping Station (Museum of Technology)

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