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Wimpole Estate

1,166 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Wimpole Estate · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1,166 ha

Getting here

52.13887, -0.04983

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕The Old Rectory Restaurant — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: WIMPOLE HALL

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Darter, Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 83 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Diamond Jubilee WalkWalking route4.8 km

A circular walk around Comberton to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee (1952-2012) of Queen Elizabeth ll

Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal 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
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
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mare Waybridleway · 70 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 70 mPath type: bridleway
Mare Waybridleway · 113 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 113 mPath type: bridleway
Mare Waybridleway · 637 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 637 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

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Wimpole Estate

📷 Wikipedia · Wimpole Estate · CC BY-SA 3.0

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