Huntingdon, Houghton and Hemingford

Waitlist: This event may become fully booked, however, if you'd like to attend and there are no spaces left, add yourself to the waitlist, places often become available closer to the date, and chances are you may still get a place. 

Join Alex for this ten-mile wetland wander to a working watermill.

We will start in Huntingdon, birthplace of Oliver Cromwell, and head from the station towards the Great Ouse past the remaining earthworks of Huntingdon Castle. Just before the Old Bridge across the river we will turn northwards and follow the path along its banks.

After passing a picturesque riverside church and a marina we will head along a bridleway through fields and woods until we reach the village of Houghton. We will zigzag through the pretty thatched cottages before we arrive at Houghton Mill, a working 18th-century watermill and National Trust property, where we will stop for lunch by the river.

Following lunch we will cross to the southern bank and head across Hemingford Meadow towards the village of Hemingford Abbots. We will follow a disused railway and then weave between lakes of Godmanchester Nature Reserve, until we reach the Ouse Valley Way.

Finally we will head towards the imposing spire of St Mary the Virgin in Godmanchester. We will cross the Great Ouse once more and then traverse Portholme, an island between different channels of the river and one of the largest meadows in the country. Our route then takes us back to the station with a short optional detour to the pub.

Don't waste that space!

Summer always means lots of new and existing members excited to be getting back out more. Please only book if you know you can make it. If your plans change please free up the space for someone else.

New members

Please feel free to join this as your first OutdoorLads event. If you have any questions then feel free to message me, or go to the "My First Event" section under "About Us".

Is it dog friendly?  

Dogs are welcome but please be aware not all members are as fond of dogs as you.

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