Featured places to go

• Hemingford Grey (above) – The Manor, made famous by the Green Knowe books.
• Northamptonshire – Coton Manor Gardens.
• Northamptonshire – Lamport Hall.

Local places to go

• Bedford – Arts and culture / Bedford Borough Council.
• Bedford and beyond – Visit Bedford.
• Bedfordshire – The Best of Bedford.

• Cambridge – Cambridge events / Google search.
• Cambridge – Cambridge events / Skiddle.
• Cambridge – Cambridge Live.
• Cambridge – Things to do in Cambridge / Eventbrite.
• Cambridge – University of Cambridge / public events.
• Cambridge – Visit Cambridge.
• Cambridgeshire – Best things to do / Day Out With The Kids.
• Cambridgeshire – Best places to go / Let’s Go With The Children.
• Cambridgeshire and further afield – Friends of Friendless Churches.
• South Cambridgeshire – Visit South Cambridgeshire / SCDC’s listing.

• Anglesey Abbey.
• Duxford Imperial War Museum.
• Britain Express – places in East Anglia.
• English Heritage – places near Hatley.
• Historic Houses – places near Hatley.
• National Trust – other places near Hatley.
• RSPB, Sandy Lodge
• Shuttleworth Collection – the old planes at Old Warden and…
• … the Swiss Garden.
• South Cambs.
• Wimpole Hall.

National places to go

• Antique fairs – International Antiques & Collectors Fairs.
• Antique fairs – Antiques Atlas.
• Churches – National Churches Trust.
• Gardens – British Red Cross.
• Gardens – National Gardens Scheme.
• Gardens – Open Gardens directory.

• Britain Express.
• English Heritage.
• Friends of Friendless Churches.
• Historic Buildings and Places.
• Historic Houses.
• National Trust.
• National Trust for Scotland (less expensive to join than the NT – includes free entry into NT properties + excellent talks in Cambridge).
• RSPB – find a nature reserve.
• Where can we go? – you can search for events in each county as well as by village, town or post code.
• Wildlife Trust – find a nature reserve.

Getting there

• Traffic England – up-to-date traffic information.

Worth supporting

• Friends of Friendless Churches.
• Historic Buildings and Places – previously the Ancient Monuments Society.

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Church crawling

Church crawlers are that merry band of souls who simply like visiting churches. Britain’s parish churches are remarkable in that every one is different and one never knows what to expect upon opening the door – indeed, the unexpected is often the norm (as with St Denis‘ and Hatley St George church).

It’s always, nice, though, to leave a donation (say a fiver) because even empty churches have running costs.

Some enthusiasts also like to share their passion by creating websites and YouTube channels…

• St Denis’ church visitors’ recollection – Ben Colburn and Mark Ynys-Mon, circa 2004/5.
• Hatley St George church visitors’ recollection – Ben Colburn and Mark Ynys-Mon, circa 2004/5.
• St Giles church, Tadlow, visitors’ recollection – Ben Colburn and Mark Ynys-Mon, circa 2004/5.
• Peterborough churches – parish churches close to Peterborough.
• Peterborough church crawler – more churches further outwards from Peterborough.
• Robin Peel’s churches – churches further away from Peterborough.
• Churches Conservation Trust – videos on many aspects of churches.
• Churches of the Past – videos, including St Denis’.
• England’s Thousand Best Churches – Simon Jenkins’ remarkable guide.
• National Churches Trust – a different selection.

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And… finally

If you spot any broken links or have suggestions for links we should add, please do say by e-mailing Peter Mann, this site’s webmaster, and letting himr know.

• ‘This sceptred isle’?  It’s from Shakespeare’s Richard II – here’s the whole speech.

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