From: Cambridge.

Distance: 17 miles round trip.

Summary: Europe’s finest aviation museum on our doorstep.

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On a summer day in Cambridge, it is often possible to hear the buzz of vintage planes overhead. Most of these will have taken off at the airfield near Duxford, just to the south of Cambridge. Formerly an RAF fighter station and an important American airbase in the Second World War, Duxford is now (continues…)

From: Cambridge.

Distance: 14 miles round trip.

Summary: One of the most relaxing places in Cambridgeshire in which to spend a sunny afternoon.

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Not in Anglesey, and not an abbey, Anglesey Abbey nonetheless has some of the most lovely gardens in Cambridgeshire — it’s a great place to spend a sunny afternoon curled up with a good book. Just 7 miles to the northeast of Cambridge, in the village of Lode, it is easily reachable by bike, and the National Trust even gives cyclists a discount on their (continues…)

Hidden amongst the undergrowth, just a mile northwest of the village of Prickwillow, lies this derelict World War II pillbox. 28,000 of these were built across the British countryside in 1940-41, when Germany was making plans to invade the United Kingdom. Today, fewer than 6,000 remain, silent relics of a (continues…)

Pub: Green Dragon.

Location: Water Street, Chesterton.

Distance: 2 mile cycle ride from Cambridge.

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The Green Dragon is a beautiful Cambridge pub tucked away from the metropolis that is High Street Chesterton. (continues…)