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Saturday

15th November 2025 — Northstowe Lakes

Time: 10:00 am

Meet: Rampton Green

Distance: 3.5 miles

What to bring: Snack and drink

Northstowe Lakes — a short walk (3.5 miles) around the Northstowe Lakes, option to extend to 5 miles

Contact: Claire & Chris

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Saturday

18th October 2025

Time: 10:00 am

Meet: Impington, junction of Cambridge Road/Lone Tree Avenue

Walking into Cambridge via Darwin Green, Eddington, West Road site, then into the centre

Contact: David Thomas

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Friday

10th October 2025 — Cambridge by the River Cam

Time: 9:45 am

Meet: Green near Bramley Close, Cottenham (9:45am), or Castle Mound at Shire Hall, Castle Street, Cambridge (~10:30am). Shorter walk option available.

Distance: 4.3 miles

What to bring: Lunch (pub meal or picnic).

4.3-mile walk via bus to Cambridge; Castle Street to river, onward to Green Dragon pub in Chesterton; return via Chesterton.

Contact: Claire

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Friday

19th September 2025 — Wicken Fen

Time: 11:00 am

Meet: Reserve main car park, CB7 5XP / ///assemble.drifting.roughest

Distance: 4 miles

What to bring: Drink and pack-up for Route 1. Non-members pay £3.20 parking and £10 entry for Route 2. Café available.

Two options — Route 1: 4-mile rugged loop around Adventurers' Fen; Route 2: 2-mile tame reserve loop. Both flat.

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Event

12th September 2025 — AGM

Time: 12:15 pm

Meet: Cottenham Community Centre (cafe)

Contact: Vanessa, Chris and Claire

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Walking Week 2025 Walk

10th September 2025 — Steeple Morden

Part of a multi-day event

Distance: 7.4 miles

Route: Visiting the villages of Steeple Morden, Guilden Morden, Abington Pigotts and Litlington, each with its own pub and medieval church. Wide views and open skies, passing moated farmhouses and thatched cottages, small woods and nature reserves. Note: Pub lunch availability being looked into; start point and time to be confirmed once a pub is chosen.

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Walking Week 2025 Walk

9th September 2025 — Hertfordshire Chain Walk No 14 (extended)

Part of a multi-day event

Time: 10:00 am

Meet: Therfield Village Green, opposite the Fox & Duck

Distance: 7.3 miles

Route: A walk through the rolling countryside.

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Event

8th September 2025 — Walking Week 2025

Dates: 2025-09-08 to 2025-09-12

Contact: Chris and Claire

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Walking Week 2025 Walk

8th September 2025 — Sandy

Part of a multi-day event

Time: 10:00 am

Meet: Sandy Lodge RSPB reserve

Distance: 8 miles

Route: This walk takes in some of the Greensand Ridge Walk and finishes with a pleasant stroll through the RSPB reserve at The Lodge. Cost: £6 parking fee (free to RSPB members)

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Friday

15th August 2025 — Histon to Westwick

Time: 10:00 am

Meet: Parlour Close bus stop on Cottenham Road, CB24 9XP ; parking available opposite at allotments. / ///being.odds.thickens

Distance: 3.5 miles

What to bring: Snack and drinks; no seating available on route.

3.5-mile circular walk exploring Histon, farmland, and Westwick, with gentle inclines. updated date and earlier time

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Saturday

12th July 2025

Time: 10:00 am

Meet: Rupert Brooke Pub/Restaurant / ///brass.farms.salon

What to bring: Drinks, snacks, packed lunch

Grantchester/Trumpington/Newnham circular (meadows and wooded areas), ~6+ miles, easy walking

Contact: Eileen

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Friday

11th July 2025 — Dry Drayton

Time: 11:00 am

Meet: In front of St Peter's and St Paul's Church, CB23 8BZ / ///times.destiny.fastening

Distance: 3 miles

What to bring: Picnic lunch and drinks for the extended walk.

3-mile easy circular walk around Dry Drayton; optional 5-mile extension to Bar Hill nature reserve.

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Saturday

21st June 2025

Time: 10:00 am

Meet: Carpark on A603 (Orwell) / ///pass.calms.panoramic

Distance: 6 miles

What to bring: Drink/snack

Harlton and Barrington, ~6 miles with gentle climbs and good views

Contact: Ian & Ann

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Friday

13th June 2025 — Bluntisham & Barleycroft Lake

Time: 11:00 am

Meet: Bus stop at junction of Holliday's Road and St Mary's Close, Bluntisham, PE28 3LW / ///barn.shifts.mute

Distance: 3 miles

What to bring: Lunch and drinks for the full walk; lunch available at Brownshill Lock.

Easy 3-mile flat walk through Bluntisham to Berrycroft Lake and Brownshill Lock; optional 5-mile extension crossing the Great Ouse to Ouse Fen.

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Saturday

17th May 2025

Time: 10:00 am

Meet: Great Chishill / ///brightly.roughness.simulates

Distance: 7.52 miles

What to bring: Snack and lunch

Great Chishill, 7.52 miles — through rolling hills taking in the highest points in both Cambridgeshire and Essex

Contact: Chris & Claire

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Friday

16th May 2025 — Little Thetford

Time: 11:00 am

Meet: By the yellow road-salt container on Holt Fen, Main Rd, Little Thetford, CB6 3HB / ///overruns.louder.sprains

Distance: 2.5 miles

What to bring: Drink and energy snack; picnic lunch and drinks if doing both parts.

2.5-mile circular wildlife walk along the Great Ouse with Ely Cathedral views; optional 4.8-mile extension. Flat terrain with 2 stiles and a railway crossing.

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Saturday

26th April 2025

Time: 9:15 am

Meet: Paxton Pits Nature Reserve car park / ///rental.looks.ounce

Distance: 7 miles

What to bring: Binoculars

7 mile circular route in the Ouse Valley, starting at the nature reserve just outside Little Paxton

Contact: Will & Linda

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Saturday

15th March 2025

Time: 9:30 am

Meet: Green or carpark by golf club / ///proves.scare.fended

Distance: 7 miles

What to bring: Weather-appropriate clothing for muddy conditions

Circular walk from Therfield Heath, Royston, to the village of Therfield and back, ~7 miles

Contact: Roger

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Saturday

15th February 2025

Time: 10:00 am

Meet: High Street, Fen Ditton, opposite the church / ///eradicate.denote.stability

Distance: 7 miles

What to bring: Appropriate footwear (mostly hard surfaces)

Fen Ditton to Cambridge, pan-shaped walk, ~7 miles

Contact: Pauline & Tony

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Saturday

18th January 2025

Cancelled

Contact: Vanessa

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