A new year, a new bike, a new cycle route! Fenland Rides is back open for business 
I’ve just got back from a cycle ride to an interesting little village, just outside of Cambridge. Until I write up the route, take a look at this landmark from today’s destination. Where in Cambridgeshire do you think I went today, and what’s the mystery object?
From: Cambridge.
Distance: 17 miles round trip.
Summary: Europe’s finest aviation museum on our doorstep.
The map on the left is interactive — you can zoom in, move it around, see a satellite view, etc.
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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 continue reading…
From: Cambridge.
Distance: 14 miles round trip.
Summary: One of the most relaxing places in Cambridgeshire in which to spend a sunny afternoon.
The map on the left is interactive — you can zoom in, move it around, see a satellite view, etc.
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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 continue reading…
From: Central Cambridge.
Distance: 6 miles.
Summary: Pleasant riverside route, though busy in term-time.
Fly over this route in Google Earth (find out more…)
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The village of Waterbeach lies just to the northeast of Cambridge, and can now be reached by bike on the well-surfaced river towpath. In the early evening during term the southern half of this route can become quite busy with the coaches of rowing crews cycling alongside, but it is an extremely pleasant short ride, and a good way of reaching the excellent continue reading…
