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Fulbourn

Cambridgeshire


Slow Ways linking Fulbourn and Cambridge, Haverhill, Newmarket, Sawston

England / Cambridgeshire / Fulbourn

Fulbourn’s four Slow Ways are 63% checked

Drawn: 4/4
reviewed: 3/4
verified: 2/4
and surveyed: 1/4

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Walk to Fulbourn from further afield

Slow Way Route To do
Cambridge—Fulbourn
Camful one Enjoy me Distance 8km/5mi Ascent 38m Descent 32m
Cambridge—Fulbourn
Camful two Verify me Distance 8km/5mi Ascent - Descent -
Fulbourn—Haverhill
Fulhav one Pioneer me Distance 23km/14mi Ascent 267m Descent 218m
Fulbourn—Newmarket
Fulnew one

Double check Distance 21km/13mi Ascent 98m Descent 113m
Sawston—Fulbourn
Sawful one Survey me Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 53m Descent 59m

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Collective progress

60% of Fulbourn’s four route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

5/5

drawn

4/5

reviewed

1/5

surveyed

2/5

verified

8 people have contributed to Fulbourn’s Slow Ways

2 people have pledged to walk and review a route

1 people have surveyed a route in Fulbourn

47km out of 70km have been walked and reviewed

102km of reviews have been shared in Fulbourn

Latest Updates

Jake Goldsmith took this photo on Fulnew one

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I was lucky to spot a rabbit or hare racing across the fields, in what I anticipated would be the most dramatic moment on this section of trail, and so I was appropriately surprised when I came upon the splintered hawthorn and crumpled blue metal of a car which had lurched off the carriageway, which passed only a few metres to the left of the track, which had come to a halt directly on my path. At the end of the track, turn right along a quiet country road. I used the arc of the electricity pylons to mark my turn to the left off the road, but if you are following this route I wouldn’t recommend that path, as the proceeding footpath has been planted over by the farmer. Keep an eye out for the Public Footpath sign to the left, for a shortcut into Bottisham. When the path meets a road, turn right and then left at the sign reading Public Footpath, Little Wilbraham 1 ¼. Then at the next road, turn left along a tree-lined roadside path, and then right at the Bottisham Airfield Museum, once again crossing the A14. Another Public Footpath sign indicates when to turn right after crossing the bridge however, when I walked the route in March, this path across a field was again nothing more than a vague line in the mud. The path continues across fields, over one road and then ending at another, where you should turn briefly left and then right into another field At the road, turn right and, for one final diversion, left at the footpath signed Harcamlow Way, into the field which filters into an overgrown alley past the aforementioned buildings owned by S & B Herba Foods Ltd...

Jake Goldsmith

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An interesting way cross-country, with ancient tracks and woodland adding variety, inspiration and shelter in this intensively farmed landscape. The A1307 crossing towards Copley Hill can be tricky so I've rated this 4 stars, but it's worth it! The section north of the Roman Road near Valley Farm has fields of crops sown right up to the footpath; in summer this makes the field-edge paths very narrow....

Jo Sinclair

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Pleasant but largely urban route....

pwright

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As mentioned in other reviews, where the path emerges beside the second level crossing beside Tesco Fulbourn Cherry Hinton a change is required....

explorer

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Attractive route on rural footpaths through agricultural landscapes. The paths are well maintained, easy to walk, and safe. The route gpx is accurate....

explorer

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Apart from crossing the two roads, this is a very nice walk. Much of it is along footpaths beside fields, but parts are through woods or wooded paths. There are many pleasant, open landscapes....

Thomas Traherne

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Thomas Traherne took this photo on Sawful one

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carolinealicemead surveyed Camful one

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Good combination of urban, suburban and rural paths, some of it very beautiful. Watch out for a few very badly-maintained footpaths and also two parallel routes both called 'Fulbourn Old Drift' - rather confusing!...

carolinealicemead

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Fulbourn

Chris Meddle surveyed Fulbourn

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Cambridge—Fulbourn

Alex Reeve added Camful two, a new walk from Cambridge to Fulbourn

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Cambridge to Fulbourn is almost entirely paved and much of the route coincides with a cycle route from Fulbourn into the city. A short 200m unpaved stretch east of Sunmead Walk ending in steps onto Yarrow Road can easily be avoided by diverting 50m north onto Fulbourn Old Drift via Rushgrove. Capital Park business park now occupies part of the site on south side of Fulbourn Old Drift and in 2021 work commenced to build housing on the Ida Darwin Hospital site to the north....

Alex Reeve

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Very pleasant walk through arable land on fairly well-maintained paths. There are some fast roads to cross....

SChilcott

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Fulbourn

Alex Reeve surveyed Fulbourn

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Please note when crossing Yarrow Road it is necessary to cross to the level crossing to the south side of the railway and follow the path beside Tesco. A short 200m unpaved stretch east of Sunmead Walk ending in steps onto Yarrow Road can easily be avoided by diverting 50m north onto Fulbourn Old Drift via Rushgrove. Capital Park business park now occupies part of the site on south side of Fulbourn Old Drift and in 2021 work commenced to build housing on the Ida Darwin Hospital site to the north...

Alex Reeve

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Cambridge—Fulbourn

Slow Ways added Camful one, a new walk from Cambridge to Fulbourn

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Fulbourn—Haverhill

Slow Ways added Fulhav one, a new walk from Fulbourn to Haverhill

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Fulbourn—Newmarket

Slow Ways added Fulnew one, a new walk from Fulbourn to Newmarket

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Sawston—Fulbourn

Slow Ways added Sawful one, a new walk from Sawston to Fulbourn

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Fulbourn, Fri 19 April

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Fulbourn’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

TL5200756228

Lat / Lon

52.18337° / 0.22199°

Easting / Northing

552,007E / 256,228N

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Facilities

Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Fulbourn's meeting point

Public toilet

Wheelchair accessible toilet

Supermarket or convenience shop

Restaurant, cafe or pub

Accommodation

Accommodation for under £50 a night

Campsite

Bothy

Free wifi

Mobility scooter hire

Off-road wheelchair hire

Disabled Parking

Train station

Bus stop

Ferry

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