Places to visit

As well as walks on the Fen Edge Trail, there are many places of interest to visit – a selection is given below. They may be included on the relevant walk but some deserve a half or full day’s visit to themselves. More information on visiting the Fens here.

Cities: Peterborough, Cambridge, Ely

Towns: Ramsey, St Ives, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, Soham, Chatteris, March, Whittlesey

Villages: The many villages around the Fen Edge include Peakirk, Eye, Stanground, Farcet, Yaxley, Stilton, Holme, Sawtry, Woodwalton, Upwood, Bury, Wistow, Warboys, Somersham, Colne, Earith, Bluntisham, Needingworth, Houghton, the Hemingfords, Fenstanton, Fen Drayton, Swavesey, Over, Willingham, Rampton, Cottenham, Landbeach, Waterbeach, Milton, Granchester, Fen Ditton, Stow cum Quy, Lode, Swaffham Bulbeck, Swaffham Prior, Reach, Burwell, Wicken, Upware, Fordham,  Isleham, Thorney, Wimblington, Doddington, Littleport, Witchford, Witcham, Mepal, Sutton, Aldreth, Stretham, Little Thetford, Chettisham, Little Downham

1 Peterborough Museum

2 Peterborough Cathedral

6 The Great Fen, Rymes Reedbed

3 Flag Fen

6 The Great Fen, Woodwalton Fen

6 The Great

4 Kings Dyke (Oxford Clay brickworks)

7 Ramsey Abbey

5 Fen View Heritage Centre, Farcet

8 Chatteris Museum

9 Ouse, near Needingworth

10 St Ives

11 Fen Drayton Lakes

15 Sedgwick Museum and Zoology Museum

19 Welches Dam

12 Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum

16 Burwell Museum and Windmill

13 River Cam, Cambridge

17 Wicken Fen

20 Ely Cathedral

`14 Botanic Garden

18 Stretham Engine

20 Ely Museum