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Hemingford Abbots is a lovely, riverside village just off the A14, two miles east of Huntingdon and nine miles north-west of Cambridge. To view a map, click here.

Main line railway stations with access to London are available in Huntingdon and Cambridge, while excellent road links include the A1(M), A14 and M11, all within a few miles.

There are various bus services from the village to Huntingdon and St. Ives, where there are links to Peterborough and Cambridge.

The nearest shops, post office and banks are only a few minutes drive away in either Huntingdon or St. Ives where there are numerous restaurants and take-aways. The area boasts many pleasant pubs offering varying grades of meals including our own "Axe and Compass" which is less than a minute's walk from the cottage.

 

 

Axe and Compass

  Hemingford Abbots Church
 The Manor, Hemingford Grey  River walk, Hemingford Grey
 St. Ives quayside  Oliver Cromwell, St. Ives

Tourist Attractions

The Manor, Hemingford Grey

Hinchingbrooke House, Huntingdon

Historic Cambridge with Blue Badge Tours and punting on the River Cam

National Trust Properties including Anglesey Abbey, Wimpole Hall and Houghton Mill

Local museums in St. Ives, Huntingdon, Ramsey and St. Neots

Ely Cathedral

 

 

Sports Facilities

Sailing, windsurfing and bike hire at Grafham Water.

Golf at Hemingford Abbots, Brampton and Pidley.

Ten pin bowling at Pidley and St. Neots.

Horse riding at New Range Equestrian Centre at Ramsey.

 

Leisure Activities

Natures Reserves at Hinchingbrooke Park and Paxton Lakes.

Multiscreen cinemas at Huntingdon, Peterborough and Cambridge.

Hamerton Zoo, Wood Green Animal Centre and the Raptor Foundation.

 

Links to interesting sites

English Heritage

Cambridgeshire Tourism

Stamford Tourism

Northamptonshire Tourism

British Tourist Board