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St Andrew's Church

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.24091, 0.08397

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Sphaerophoria, 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyparochromus vulgaris +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Sphaerophoria, 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyparochromus vulgaris +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 5 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
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
Girton-Histon footpathpublic footpath · 251 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 251 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

79 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
SE Cambridge Cycle RouteCycling 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
Darwin Green greenway to Windsor RoadCycling route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Girton, buttercups in the churchyard at St Andrew's Church

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Girton, buttercups in the churchyard at St Andrew's Church

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jesus GreenUrban park4.2 km→🌱Christ's PiecesUrban park4.8 km→✦MADINGLEY HALLHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Jubilee GardensUrban park4 km→✦CHRIST'S COLLEGEHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Fellows' GardenUrban park4.7 km→

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