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Time: 10:30 am
Meet: Ermine Street, outside the Chubby Frog pub, CB23 3PQ / ///damp.pixies.greyhound
Lift share: Cottenham Green ///trick.palms.fuzz at 9:50 am
Distance: 4.8 miles (3.2 miles short option)
What to bring: Lunch, snacks, drinks
4.8 mile circular walk around Caxton, with a 3.2 mile shorter option rescheduled from 17th October; postponed from the original date of 26th June 2026 due to heat
Contact: Claire
Time: 10:30 am
Meet: Junction Cottenham High St / Broad Lane / ///sized.carpentry.curated
Distance: 3 miles
Join us on Boxing Day to stretch your legs after Christmas Day, blow away the cobwebs, and offer visiting family and friends a gentle change of scenery.
All are welcome—bring your household, houseguests, four-legged friends (dogs on leads welcome), and a sturdy pair of walking boots!
Contact: Vanessa
Time: 10:00 am
Meet: Impington, junction of Cambridge Road and Lone Tree Avenue / ///layers.clever.caked
Lift share: Cottenham Green ///trick.palms.fuzz at 9:45 am
Repeat of David's walk (18th October 2025) — via Darwin Green, Eddington, and the West Road site into Cambridge centre; return via Histon Road or the number 8 bus
Contact: Vanessa
Time: 10:00 am
Meet: Newmarket Road Park & Ride / ///inefficient.swept.speeding
Lift share: Cottenham Green ///sheets.voucher.regaining at 9:30 am
Distance: 6 miles
~6 miles, Newmarket Road Park & Ride into Fen Ditton
Contact: Ian & Ann
Time: 10:00 am
Meet: Rupert Brooke Pub , at centre of Granchester / ///indoor.kicks.richer
Lift share: Cottenham Green ///sheets.voucher.regaining at 9:30 am
Distance: 7.4 miles (4 miles short option)
What to bring: Packed lunch + snack + drinks
Spring walk, a figure of 8 walk , centred on Grantchester.
Loop 1, Grantchester Meadows to Cambridge Mill Pond, Sheep’s Green , Paradise Nature Reserve, and back to Grantchester. Approx. 4 miles.
Loop 2, Grantchester to Byron’s Pool ,and Trumpington Meadows nature reserve , return to Grantchester.Approximately 3.4 miles.
Terrain, fairly flat, walking on tarmac paths, and/ or riverside and meadow paths, which could be muddy.
Contact: Eileen
Time: 10:00 am
Meet: Upware car park / ///clinic.coherent.sunbeam
Lift share: Cottenham Green ///trick.palms.fuzz at 9:30 am
Distance: 6 miles
What to bring: Drinks, snacks and a packed lunch
A circular walk going west from Upware and then turning North to go round the perimeter of Wicken Fen.
The cafe at Wicken Fen is about half way round, providing refreshments and toilets.
Some of the paths are uneven and some have lots of stinging nettles, so perhaps long trousers would be advisable.
Contact: Pauline & Tony
Time: 10:30 am
Meet: Sandon, opposite the church, on the Green above the community centre / ///honeybees.loose.diplomas
Lift share: Cottenham Green at 9:35 am
Distance: 6.5 miles
Extended chain walk (Hertfordshire Chain Walk No 13), taking in more rolling countryside with longer slopes and more challenging terrain.
This is a repeat of a summer walk from last year, and a chance to see the area in a different season.
Contact: Chris & Claire