From: Central Cambridge.

Distance: 17 miles round trip.

Summary: Meridian line views of Cambridgeshire.

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In 1999, when communities across the country were preparing their millennium celebrations, those on the Meridian line were considered to have special significance. Many of these towns and villages built fire beacons to welcome in the new year. As the highest point for many miles around, and situated on exactly zero degrees of longitude, Orwell is the only (more…)

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 (more…)

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 (more…)

From: Central Cambridge.

Distance: 16 miles.

Summary: Great views of the University’s collection of pioneering radio telescopes.

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Five miles to the southwest of Cambridge is an array of radio telescopes, continually monitoring the skies for radiation emitted at the very birth of the Universe. Although the immediate area around the telescopes is very strictly off-limits, (more…)