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St Andrew's Church

7 ha
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • Saint Andrew’s Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Rook +37 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Rook +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

café

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hardwick Millennium FootpathWalking route13.9 km

A circular walk around Hardwick to celebrate the Millennium. The walk begins and ends at the Hardwick village sign. It passes through the parishes of Hardwick, Comberton, and Caldecote, and crosses the Greenwich Meridian twice.

Named routeLength 13.9 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Final Cambridge section)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wimpole WayWalking route20.7 km

A walk from Cambridge to Wimpole Hall through gently rolling countryside, historic villages and small areas of ancient woodland

Named routeLength 20.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Girton-Histon footpathpublic footpath · 9 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Girton-Histon footpathpublic footpath · 657 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 657 mSurface grassPath type: footway
Girton-Histon footpathpublic footpath · 3 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
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Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Darwin Green greenway to Windsor RoadCycling route
Named route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24Regional cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Gun's Lanebridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Guided Busway bridlewaybridleway · 678 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 678 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Guided Busway bridlewaybridleway · 192 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 192 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

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