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Holme Posts

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Location: Holme, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, East Of England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Holme Fen National Nature Reserve loop

6.29km

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2. Holme Fen Forest Trail – Holme Posts loop from Yaxley

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3. Holme Fen Forest Trail – Holme Posts loop from Yaxley

4.68km

01:11

10m

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Natalie

December 30, 2022

They may look like strange green lampposts but Holme Posts are part of history. The posts were buried in 1848 to measure how much the land sunk after Whittlesey Mere, once on this site, was drained. The peat lake floor had been soaked in water but after drainage, the peat shrank, as did the height of the land. The top of the posts, once level with the ground, are now around 4m above it. The posts are generally accepted to mark the lowest land point in Great Britain at 2.75m below sea level.

Patricia

August 5, 2024

Be careful when starting route 2 as the start can be easily missed going through the gate.

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Elevation 10 m

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Location: Holme, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, East Of England, England, United Kingdom

Holme Posts

1. Holme Fen National Nature Reserve loop

2. Holme Fen Forest Trail – Holme Posts loop from Yaxley

3. Holme Fen Forest Trail – Holme Posts loop from Yaxley

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