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The Windmill at Fulbourn stands on an outlier of the Gog Magog Hills 4 miles east of the City of Cambridge. Low chalk hills run to the south of it; northwards the Windmill overlooks the Fens which are at most only a few feet above sea level. The cap of the Windmill rises to 160 feet above sea-level and from it there is an uninterrupted view of the roofs and towers of Ely Cathedral. It has long been an outstanding landmark in the south Cambridgeshire countryside. It was the enclosure of the parish for the improvement of cultivation that led to the building of the present Windmill. Much of the land in the north of the parish was low-lying and waterlogged and needed draining to convert it into profitable arable land. Fulbourn Fen was a peat fen only 20 feet above sea level over which the Great Wilbraham River spread its waters in times of flood. The Act of Enclosure for Fulbourn was passed in 1806 and the Commissioners completed their work two years later. The drainage of the parish reduced the level of water in the upper reaches of the Great Wilbraham River on which the manorial watermill was situated. The loss of power brought to an end the life of a mill which had first been recorded in Domesday Book. In 1808 the machinery of the watermill was put up for sale. A new mill was therefore needed and the Enclosure Commissioners allotted one acre on Mill Hill, on which to build a mill and miller’s cottage, to John Chaplin, a considerable landowner and farmer. He used copies of Old Moore’s Almanack as a diary, entering personal events and business notes in the margins of the calendar. In 1808 he recorded against 11 July, ‘I laid the first brick of my mill’; 22 November, ‘Mill sails put up’; 15 December, ‘Began grinding’. It is a large octagonal smock mill with a brick base and wooden superstructure. Its outline is squat with a shallow conical cap. The fantail, as usual in Cambridgeshire mills, is close against the cap. The mill holds three stones, one of French burr and two of Derbyshire stone. With floors 24 feet in diameter, there is exceptional space for working the mill. (https://fulbournwindmill.org.uk/history.html)

Great double-track circumventing Hauxton High St, incl. underpass of M1, leading all the way to Great Shelford

A completely different kind of travelling station, although it probably had a different intention when it was established in the late 19th century. https://www.theorchardteagarden.co.uk

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Huge chalk and lime quarry

This is a great off-road climb, steep in parts, and unlike some photos not at all wet in peak summer.

Great off-road alternative to Hildersham Road to ride from the Roman Road to Balsham and continue onto the Frog End gravel road

From reports and the previous pictures, I had avoided this section of the Roman Road (east of Hildersham Rd) in the rainy, cold months. It does look nicer and ride well enough in the summer, albeit bumpy due to tractor tracks.

I go often to the south of Cambridge and I take this very safe road at all times.

Delicious cream tea in lovely orchard setting.

Overgrown in places but just push on through, it gets clearer again

Relaxing at its best. It is self service, thus park your bike, get your afternoon tea (or other refreshment) at the bar and then find one of the widely spaced spots under the trees in the Orchard.

Guided buslane and bike path to cross the railway - currently the bus part is closed due to construction and some smaller detours need to be expected on the Cambridge side.

One of the largest hubs for biomedical research in Europe with a number of leading institutes and companies on site. Still expanding with quite some construction work running (AstraZeneca is still not finished :-))

Connection from London/Stansted and up towards Norwich.

The best sausage roles and cakes, great coffee, Caters for vegans and vegetarians, indoor or out door seating

Here is a beautifully situated tea room in the middle of an orchard. Once a well-known meeting place for many Cambridge intellectuals, it is now used by walkers and families. Sitting outside under fruit trees, birds chirping and squirrels crawling in the trees, just relaxing.

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best MTB ride in Cambridge

Short climb rising 27m in 600m from the turning off Queen Edith's Way to the water reservoirs at the top (avg 4.5%, max ~8%). Can be done as a full gas effort with no need to pace it.

"Another must for us is a visit to The Orchard in Grantchester. Three years ago in autumn we stood in front of the full apple trees, but the famous garden restaurant was already closed. Today it welcomes us with many empty seats on the orchard; we got a passable time of just before 3 p.m.; soon after, the garden fills up at teatime. Scone, tea and also delicious coffee taste excellent, with a view of the apple trees and sitting in a deck chair. A jackdaw clears up. “A scone is a British Isles-derived pastry that is often served at tea time. The term is usually used in English in the plural, although one of these pastries is also referred to as a scone.” (Wiki) 2022-07-05 - G&U/L&P "Bike&Hike" to Grantchester Fifth Cambridge Excursion 20km

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Pleasant train station; very friendly staff, helpful also to the non-islanders.

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