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The nearby Gig Magog Hills offer excellent views of the spires and towers of Cambridge and footpaths to Wandlebury Camp, an Iron Age fort. Grantchester, with its buildings of thatch, timber and plaster, is a delightful walk across the riverside meadows; one that Rupert Brooke, the poet, must have made on many occasions when returning home to the Old Vicarage. Just outside Grantchester is Byron's Pool, while the church at Trumpington has the second oldest brass in Britain dated 1289 to Sir Roger de Trumpington. Four miles from Cambridge is Madingley. Many come here on pilgrimages to the American Military Cemetary which commemorates the lives of American Servicemen who operated from bases in Britain in the Second World War.

At Wimpole visit one of the country's grandest mansions, Wimpole Hall, built by Sir Thomas Chichele, in 1640, but with musch 18th century alteration. Stop at Duxford, to see the Imperial War Museum's military and civil aircraft and armoured fighting vehicles. At Great Chishill, a post-mill built in 1819 is a typical example of a Cambridgeshire corn mill. Anglesey Abbey is a 13th century Augustinian foundation and today is part of a country house welcoming visitors.

Places to visit:

  • Madingley American Miliary Cemetary (01954) 210350
  • Duxford Airfield (01223) 83500
  • Anglesey Abbey (01223) 811200
  • Wimpole Hall & House Farm, Royston (01223) 207257
  • More information and places to visit:

  • The University
  • Museum and Galleries
  • The River Cam
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