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its contributors and and contributors its A flourishing village since Saxon times, Barton is The delightful villages of Great and Little Eversdens lie Orwell Parish Church, St Andrews, is set on a steep The village of Wimpole grew up to the East of Ermine Arrington is a charming village, in which its residents Turning off Ermine Street up Croydon Road will and OpenStreetMap

Station Road mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. The Parish a little off the main route of the BikeBus Explorer and rise on the northern edge of the village and was Street, in an area now occupied by the parkland rightly take great pride. They have created a beautiful lead you past St Nicholas Church which dates from 2014 © copyright Maps

Church of St Peter Barton lay on the path of a medieval offer a number of delightful walks, well documented mainly built in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries of Wimpole Hall, but there is evidence of a Roman flower filled village garden, a perfect spot to pause for the thirteenth century. From here it is possible to ( Station) omissions. or errors Pilgrim’s Way, linking Canterbury to Walsingham in at www.the-eversdens.co.uk/walksoutline10.htm although traces remain of a nave without aisles built settlement near Arrington bridge. There were a picnic. Complete your picnic with fresh produce from reach the village of Croydon by foot following part

North Norfolk. c1150. The chancel was rebuilt in 1398 in memory of origionally three villages - Wimpole, Wratsworth and Arrington Nurseries and Farm Shop. Visit of the Clopton Way, a track Anglo Saxon in origin or any for responsible The Eversdens offer a chance to sample a taste held be cannot

Brooklands Avenue Sir Simon Burley, Lord of the manor of Orwell and Whitwell - with six manors, these were amalgamated www.facebook.com/ArringtonNurseries perhaps earlier. For those of the English countryside. You may happen upon OpenStreetMap and partners their Council, District

Opposite Bowling Club tutor to the youthful Richard II. It was restored and by 1269 into just the settlement of Wimpole. seeking a short a football game or cricket match at the recreation Alternatively, the Grade II listed Harwicke Arms, a The network of paths and byways in Croydon South maps, these of accuracy

virtually rebuilt in 1883. outing, there ground or come across garden sales of homemade The mansion visible today was completed in 1653 handsome coaching inn, offers a warm welcome to the offers many routes for relaxing walks or longer the ensure to made been has effort every Whilst are four circular jam (try Harlton Road). Orwell offers a choice of beautiful green space to and lies at the heart of the working Wimpole Estate traveller, with accommodation available too. Folk music expeditions to explore the landscape and history

Newnham, Near Grantchester walks from the Fulbrook House is to be found on the High Street relax and enjoy nature. The beautiful Chapel Orchard, and Home Farm, now owned and managed by and poetry feature alternate Sundays, see of the parish. Originally separate parishes, Croydon www.scambs.gov.uk/bikebus-explorer

Road village onto land in Great Eversden. Visit www.fulbrookhouse.com for an orchard and garden ground for at least three the National Trust. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ www.hardwickearms.co.uk and Clopton, the two were combined when Clopton visit or www.cyclestreets.net downloaded at downloaded

owned by the details of art exhibitions and opening times. hundred years, is a place where visitors and residents wimpole-estate/ or call 01223 206000 for details of village was declared ‘extinct’ in the 16th century. Still For be can routes and maps More

Countryside The village churches are well worth a visit too. alike can enjoy a picnic, listen to the birds, or look for opening times and entry charges. visible under grassland to the west of Croydon Hill,

District stops, see map and Restoration St Helen’s Church, Little Eversden is a predominantly flowers. Within the Hall, the grand interiors, added to by a Clopton is now the most famous deserted medieval 101 t:

timetable overleaf Trust, which has 14th Century church. Interesting features include the Orwell Clunch Pit is a rare local example of succession of owners, showcase the work of some the village in Cambridgeshire. 6EG CB23 Cambourne, Great Way, Sackville transformed choir stalls, panelling and pulpit reset from Queens’ chalkland flora and fauna. An old quarry site of nation’s most famous architects. The history of life In 1832 sixteen villagers from Croydon rioted, Station Police Cambourne

the 400 acre College, Cambridge and a the font with a 13th Century about four acres, it is accessible from the High Street below stairs can also be seen; the walled garden which destroying the threshing machine of a local farmer Newnham, Opposite, Near www.scambs.gov.uk/bikebus-explorer

Lark Rise Farm octagonal bowl. via Quarry Lane, through the Glebe Field above St. supplied the house, continues to produce food which which they felt put their livelihood at threat. Several Grantchester Road 500 450 03450

over time into Andrew’s Church, or via a footpath from Hillside. can be enjoyed in the restaurant. A wide range of rare of the rioters ended up being transported to Botany St Mary’s Church, Great Eversden is closed for Council District Cambridgeshire South

a haven for

major restoration until 2015. The original church was breed sheep, goats, cattle pigs and horses can all be Bay. Today visitors will find a more peaceable village.

wildlife, including [email protected] e:

Brooklands Avenue Barton - Lark Rise Farm walks badly damaged by fire in 1466 and subsequently found at Home Farm, where young farmers can take A guide to the history and footpaths around the skylarks, barn 5212 045 0345 t: access

Near Bowling Club entirely rebuilt. part in a range of activities. village can be downloaded at owls and countryside byways, bridleways, footpaths, public

Refreshment can be found at The Wheatsheaf Pub In addition to the public rights of way, there are also www.croydon-village.co.uk grey partridges. For more information, see www. Way of Rights extensive permissive paths and cycle trails across the countrysiderestorationtrust.com and adjoining La Pergola (Italian restaurant) - the The Hardwicke Arms, Ermine Street

Station Road estate. Route maps can be purchased from the Stable BikeBus stops nearby - or try the The Hoops Tandoori 8247 783 0800 Council County Cambridgeshire

Barton offers a fantastic shopping experience at Indian Restaurant in Great Eversden village. Block on site. lighting Street

(Cambridge Station) Burwash Manor, a group of converted farm buildings The village has a wealth of listed buildings, among

housing fifteen independent, unique shops and a day them the row of six Alms Houses built in 1846 by [email protected] e:

spa, plus tea-room. Situated on a working organic farm, Susan, Countess of Hardwicke, for “poor people of 699916 01223 t:

you will find you can make a variety of farm walks of good character who have resided in Wimpole or Officer Foot passenger stops and cycle differing lengths. Full details can be found at Arrington or the surrounding areas. Preference shall Cycling Council County Cambridgeshire

loading stops www.burwashmanor.com Orwell Clunch Pit be given to widows.”

A Natural Burial Ground, managed by the The www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk Although foot passengers can get on and off 5212 045 0345 t:

Arbury Trust, can be found close to Barton from the Managed through light summer grazing by sheep at any stop along the route, cyclists wishing - Council County Cambridgeshire

Comberton Road. This place of beauty and quiet and an annual clearance of emerging bramble, to have their bike loaded and unloaded are etc. faults signal traffic gritting, winter

contemplation can be enjoyed by visitors. for more the Pit sustains an array of wild flowers, producing restricted to the city stops shown above. vegetation, overhanging potholes, report To

information, visit www.arborytrust.org fine shows of cowslips, wild thyme, buttercups and orchids. Maintenance Highway Outside of Cambridge city, in South The village itself boasts two pubs, The Hoops

Cambridgeshire, cycles can be loaded at any of and The White Horse (which also offers bed and Orwell has many fine buildings, a walking guide to

the stops indicated overleaf - foot passengers which can be found at www.orwellshistory.org.uk breakfast accommodation, visit contacts Useful can use any stops without restriction. www.thewhitehorseinnbarton.co.uk), so take time to For refreshment, head to the Chequers of Orwell, bar Great Eversden Arrington - Alms houses Croydon - All Saints Church pause for a pint in a traditional Cambridgeshire pub. and gastropub at www.thechequersoforwell.co.uk Wimpole Hall

The Wildlife Trust Cycle safety 7 The Hatleys 8 9 10 The Gransdens 11 & Bourn The following sites can be reached from the route of the BikeBus Explorer and are The hamlets of Hatley St George and East Hatley, Inhabited from at least Saxon times, by the Middle Ages Waresley is a small “Estate” village situated beside Little and are separated only by the Longstowe gave its name to the Hundred of Stowe managed by the Wildlife Trust for , The following provides you with help and advice to stay safe when cycling. which predate Domesday, lie just half a mile apart Gamlingay was a large and prosperous village with a the wooded grounds of Waresley Park, a large Home Dole Brook, two beautiful villages right next door and its very name means ‘Village in the deeps’. From Cambridgeshire and : and are linked by footpaths and bridleways to the Tuesday market. In 1260 Merton College in Oxford was country house built in 1934. The church too is recent to one another. Longstowe village you can make your way east : This Cycle helmets surrounding villages. founded by Walton de Merton who gave the college in origin, replacing an older building, built in 1857 to Great towards the village of Bourn and, although not directly site Cycle helmets do not prevent accidents but if an They share two medieval churches, a village land in and around Gamlingay, much of which it still a design by William Butterfiled and attached to the Gransden, on the route of the BikeBus, you will find it is well of special scientific accident does happen they can reduce injury. shop-cum-post office and a cricket green. The Grade owns today. Two Cambridge colleges, Downing and adjacent Duncombe Mausoleum. dates back to worth a visit. interest is traditionally Wearing a helmet can reduce the risk of serious injury II* listed parish church of Hatley St George stands Clare, have also had considerable interests in the Waresley was mentioned in the Domesday book, at least 973AD. Queen Victoria managed coppiced and could even save your life. opposite St George’s Tower - originally a water tower, village. spelled as Wederesle. The name probably means Attractive and Prince Albert are The BikeBus woodland, with a It is just as important to ensure the helmet is fitted now a small business park. ‘woodland clearing of a man called Wether or Wær’. cottages cluster known to have called fantastic display of and worn correctly. Remember a helmet is designed to A feature of the Hatleys is that the more important Waresely also retains some charming thatched around its on the De La Warrs oxlips in the spring. absorb only one impact. If you drop your helmet from buildings were once surrounded by moats. These cottages. church at the of Bourn Hall when Explorer any height over a metre then you should replace it historic core of they were staying at The hedge on the can still be seen, especially in East Hatley. For refreshment, The Duncombe Arms sits facing because it may no longer offer you the same protection the village. The Wimpole Hall. left, as you approach In East Haltey, the Grade II* listed St. Denis the church - www.theduncombearmswaresley.com in a collision. church itself dates largely to the 15th century, although via Hayley Lane, is Church had descended into a sorely dilapidated (01767 650265). Alternatively, try Wareseley Park The original Manor Farm Bourn at least 800 years old its tower is older. One if its notable incumbents was Bike maintenance state. It was finally restored to a “safe shell” in 2006 Garden Centre, which sells locally produced foods in Bourn Manor farm and alive with fieldfares Barnabus Oley, fellow of Clare College and committed was burnt to the ground in 1266, but the medieval The most important piece of equipment when (part funded by South Cambridgeshire District addition to its café - www.waresley.co.uk and redwings in the Royalist during the . Forced out in Manor Farm and its impressive Great Barn that H Council) and is expected to pass into the safekeeping (01767) 650249. ayley Wood cycling is your bike and you must ensure that it is in a 1644, Oley returned in 1660, founding the village school winter months. It is easily of the Friends of Friendless Churches. Its churchyard replaced it, survive to this day. safe and roadworthy condition. You should make sure ten years later. Today’s school children still celebrate reached from Little Gransden. is still consecrated and is a Local Nature Reserve. It For refreshments try The Lalbagh, highly regarded that: their “Founder’s Day” at St Bartholomew’s Church, retains its moat; other moats can be seen from the locally for Indian and Bangladeshi cuisine (01954  the tyres are fully inflated and have enough tread Gamlingay -Church Street attended by a current fellow of Clare College. Waresley and Gransden Woods: road near Manor Barn and The Palace. 719364), or The Willow Tree Pub for “elegant, shabby These two sites are adjoining ancient oak-ash  both front and back brakes work properly Great Gransden boasts the oldest post mill in Find out more of the history of the Hatleys at www. chic dining”, where you can choose from a seasonal woodlands, famed for their shows of oxlips,  the saddle is the right height A devastating fire in 1600 destroyed 76 houses , built in 1612. Its sails and most internal hatley.info/about/briefhistory.htm menu (01954 719775). bluebells and violets in the spring. They are home  the chain is in good condition following which, the village declined and the market machinery is still intact. It can be viewed from the The Church, which dates from the 12th century to many breeding birds. They sit between the moved to Potton. outside at any time.  the gears are not damaged and change smoothly onwards, is dedicated to St Mary and St Helena. villages of Great Gransden and Waresley and A number of handsome buildings can be found in  the reflectors are clean and clearly visible For refreshment, visit the Crown and Cushion, a free After the Reformation it was given to Christ’s College, can be easily reached from either. Plenty of cycle Gamlingay, not least The Church of St John the Baptist,  you have lights if you are riding in the dark or in house that also offers authentic Indonesian Cuisine Cambridge and the college remains its patron. parking is available in the car park for the site. which dates largely from the thirteenth and fourteenth poor visibility (01767 677214) www.crownandcushion.com centuries. A row of ten Almshouses built for “the poor The Post Mill is first recorded in 1636, but may be Situated between Little Gransden village evolved as an offshoot of : Visibility when riding a bike widows of good character resident in the village of older. The exterior of the mill can be enjoyed anytime, Gamlingay and Waresley, this thousand year old Great Gransden and like its neighbour has numerous winter or summer. To view the interior, visit one of the Being seen is an important aspect of cycle safety. Gamlingay” in 1665 by Sir John Jacobs, remain in use hipped roofed, thatched cottages which give the © woodland is a magical place to visit at any time mill’s open days or book a group visit with Cambridge N Wear bright or flourescent clothing during the day and today. See www.gamlingay.org/gamtour.htm for more a villages such character. The parish church, dedicated to ti of year, from the rich carpet of bluebells in the information on buildings of interest. Past, Present and Future (01223 243830) on reflective clothing in the dark. Make sure you have lights al spring to the russet hues of autumn leaves. Saints Peter and Paul, is 13th Century in origin. www.cambridgeppf.org Tru on your bike if you are going to be cycling after dark. Refreshment can be found at The Cock Inn - st For centuries, Little Gransden had no public house Just outside the village is Wysing Arts Centre, a Once part of www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cock-Inn - which : Adult cycle training of its own, the first opening in 1800. Happily, today’s research and development centre for the visual arts Gamlingay Great Heath, the Cinques Common serves locally sourced food and a selection of ales, or An adult cycle training session will give you locals and visitors alike can enjoy refreshment at The that hosts a programme of public events, exhibitions is grazed by rare breed sheep, which are playing The Wheatsheaf - confidence and improve your cycle skills. You can do Chequers, home to Son of Sid Brewery. They, are and family activities. To be sure of opening times, their part in restoring this important acid www.thewheatsheafgamlingay.co.uk. it by yourself or as part of a group and each session is pleased to offer those arriving by BikeBus a tour of the contact www.wysingartscentre.org (01954 718881). grassland habitat. Its dry, sandy soil support’s a Alternatively, The Jannah Indian Restaurant (01767 individually tailored to your needs. To find out more go Comma butterfly at Waresley Wood microbrewery, phone ahead to book on They hold a collection of outdoor sculptures, so wealth of wild flowers. Cinques Road leads directly 652117) offers “a relaxed and refreshing approach to to Bikeability. www.bikeability.dft.gov.uk St Denis Church East Hatley 01767 677348 or email: [email protected] extend your walk and enjoy the installations. Indian dining.” - www.thejannah.co.uk from the village to the common. www.scambs.gov.uk/bikebus-explorer -0°20' -0°15' -0°10' -0°5' 0° 0°5' 0°10'

RD = Read Times Downwards BikeBus Explorer - A RU = Read Times Upwards Cambridge - Wimpole Estate - Gamlingay SUNDAY & BANK HOLIDAYS (EXCEPT:52°15' Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year’s Day) Bar Hill Yelling Knapwell Impington Papworth Everard Notes : RD RU RD RU Toseland Cambridge, Station Road 09:00 13:42 14:30 19:12 Dry Drayton Barton, Wimpole Road, opposite Holben Close 09:15 13:27 14:45 18:57 Girton PH Orwell, Town Green Road, opposite Lordship Close 09:29 13:13 14:59 18:43 Wimpole Estate 09:35 13:07 15:05 18:37 Arrington, Church Lane, West Bound 09:42 13:00 15:12 18:30 M11 Croydon, High Street, opposite The Queen Adelaide 09:45 12:57 15:15 18:27 Madingley Hall Madingley Hatley St George, Main Street, Buff Lane 09:55 12:47 15:25 18:17 Croxton PH Gamlingay, Stocks Lane, opposite Blythe Way 12:43 18:13 PH 09:59 15:29 Croxton Cambourne Park PH RD = Read Times Downwards American BikeBus Explorer - B RU = Read Times Upwards Cemetary Gamlingay - Arrington - Cambridge Hardwick PH PH Coton PH SUNDAY & BANK HOLIDAYS (EXCEPT: Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year’s Day) Caxton Bourn Cambridge Windmill Notes : RD RU RD RU Hardwick Gamlingay, Stocks Lane, opposite Blythe Way 09:59 12:43 15:29 18:13 Wood Waresley, Manor Farm Road, St James’s Church 10:08 12:34 15:38 18:04 Manor Farm Great Gransden, Little Gransden Lane, Crow Tree St 10:12 12:30 15:42 18:00 Bourn PH Longstowe, High Street, opposite Rushbrook Close 10:22 12:20 15:52 17:50 PH PH Arrington, Ermine Way, opposite No. 75 10:30 12:11 16:00 17:41 Great Gransden Comberton Longstowe Toft PH Hall PH Wimpole Estate 10:37 12:05 16:07 17:35 Wysing Gransden 10 PH Barton 1 PH Wood Little Gransden 11 Arts Orwell, Town Green Road, Lordship Close 10:43 11:59 16:13 17:29 Longstowe Kingston PH Grantchester 9 PH Barton, Wimpole Road, Holben Close 10:57 11:45 16:27 17:15 PH Waresley Waresley Waresley Park Wood Little Gransden Cambridge, Station Road 11:12 11:30 16:42 17:00 Weaveley Airfield Wood Kingston Wood Gamlingay Sand Mullard Radio Cinques Wood 52°10' Gamlingay Astronomy Map key Traffic signs Wood Observatory Great Eversden PH 2 PH BikeBus route Aerodrome No Entry for vehicular traffic, this Hayley Eversden Wood Wood Suggested cycle also applies to cyclists ... PH route PH Public House 8 Gamlingay Wimpole PH Off road cycle ... unless there is an exception Hall M11 Earthworks shown underneath, or ... Harlton PH route PH Haslingfield Great Shelford Motorway  Church ... you can bypass No Entry signs if Hauxton PH Trunk Road there is a gap alongside with this Everton Home Farm Historic site route for cyclists sign. A Road  PH Hatley St George B Road Arts Centre Cockaney Wimpole 4 PH  No Cycling Hatley Wood Typically used on a footpath away 7 Estare Little Shelford Woodland Potton from a road. You can still wheel your Harston Zoological Wood East Hatley PH Built up area  Garden bike. 5 Arrington Orwell 3 PH PH Farm No Motor Vehicles Wimpole BikeBus stop  A cycle is not a motor vehicle. Cyclists Cockayne Hatley are allowed to pass these signs. Potton 6 Croydon Barrington PH Rights of way markers Shared route for cyclists and Clopton Village Newton pedestrians PH There are several different types of rights of way and The only time cyclists are allowed Shepreth you have the right to walk along all of them. Some to ride on a pavement alongside a Wildlife are also open to horse riders, cyclists or motorists. road... Park Whittlesford Footpaths - let you go by foot only and are marked ...or this one indicating a Segregated PH Foxton PH by a yellow arrow. route where you muist keep to the Shepreth Bridleways - let you go by foot, horse or bike and side designated for cyclists. Sutton Wrestlingworth Wendy Tadlow PH are marked by a blue arrow. West Hill By ways open to all traffic - let you travel by any Route for pedal cycles form of transport, including motor vehicles and are forming part of a cycle network. usually marked by a red arrow. Restricted byways - let you travel by any form of Whaddon Thriplow transport that doesn’t have a motor and are marked With-flow bus lane ahead which pedal cycles and by a purple arrow. taxis may also use Eyeworth Permissive paths - are not legal rights of way, but are routes which the landowner has agreed the public can use and are marked by a black arrow. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

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