Huntingdonshire

Properties and events in Huntingdonshire

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Alconbury Weald | Cold War Avionics Building Tour

The Club, The Boulevard, Enterprise Campus, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 4XA
In person
Pre-booking required

Discover the history of the unique Cold-War-era military bunker at Alconbury Weald.

Buckden Towers

1 The Towers, High Street, Buckden, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5TA
In person
Pre-booking not required

Buckden Towers Open Day with plenty to enjoy, including... Tours, craft fair, refreshments, Knot garden & open grounds

Faizane E Madina Jamia Masjid St Ives Mosque

22 Needingworth Road, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5JN
In person
Pre-booking not required

The Faizane E Madina Jamia Masjid St Ives Mosque welcomes you to explore and discover more about the Islamic faith and culture.

Holt Island Nature Reserve

Holt Island Nature Reserve, Church Street, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 6DG
In person
Pre-booking not required

Open from 10-1600 At 1100 & 1400, Keith Grimwade will lead guided tours (about 45 minutes) of the Island, to point out its flora, fauna and history. Meet by The island Holt (the hut). 1030-1530 traditional basket weaving demonstrations.

Huntingdon Town Hall Tours

Town Hall, Market Hill, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 3PJ
In person
Pre-booking required

Discover the beautifully restored Grade II* Listed Georgian Town Hall, situated in the heart of Huntingdon on the Market Square. As a former Court House, the Town Hall is full of character, history and unique original features.

Huntingdonshire Witch Trials - Heritage Talk

Town Hall, Market Hill, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 3PJ
In person
Pre-booking required

Join Stuart Orme, curator of the Cromwell Museum, at Huntingdon Town Hall for a talk on the Huntingdonshire Witch Trials.

Island Hall House & Garden Guided Tour (with Tea and Biscuits on Arrival)

Island Hall, 18 Post Street, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 2BA
In person
Pre-booking required

Be enchanted by Island Hall - this lovingly restored Georgian grandeur of the 18th century mansion. Discover the family story behind the façade and explore the secluded privacy of the gardens and the Island, enfolded by The River Great Ouse.

Medieval Bridge and Chapel, St Ives Cambridgeshire

St Ives Bridge and Chapel, London Road, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5UW
In person
Pre-booking not required

2026 marks the 600th year that the bridge with a Chapel has provided a dry crossing of the Great Ouse for travellers, pilgrims and traders. The Chapel of St Leger in the centre of the bridge is one of only four in England.

Needingworth Village Lock up

Overcote Lane, Needingworth, Cambridgeshire, PE27 4TU
In person
Pre-booking not required

Needingworth village lock up.

Priory Road Cemetery Open Day

Priory Road Cemetery, Priory Road, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 1JN
In person
Pre-booking required

Explore Priory Road Cemetery and Chapel on Saturday 20 September, 10am–12pm. View historic cemetery records dating back to the 1850s, trace family interments, and join a free guided tour of notable graves at 10:30am.

Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse - open day

Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse, Hollow Lane, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, PE26 1DH
In person
Pre-booking not required

A rare opportunity to view the interior of the medieval gatehouse, one of the last remnants of the old Benedictine abbey of Ramsey. The rich panelling, blank tracery and ornamental cornices reveal how wealthy the abbey was in its heyday.

Ramsey Abbey Walled Kitchen Garden

Ramsey Walled Garden, Wood Lane, Ramsey, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE26 2XD
In person
Pre-booking not required

Visit a restored Victorian Kitchen Garden planted with vegetables, trained fruit trees and flower borders. We also have a magnificent Victorian style greenhouse with a display of Cambridgeshire heritage apples and working in a Victorian Garden.

Ramsey Mortuary Chapels

1 Abbey Woodyard, Wood Lane, Ramsey, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE26 2XD
In person
Pre-booking not required

Ramsey Mortuary Chapels were built in 1858 in the Gothic Revival style and comprise of two chapels, one Anglican and one Non-Conformist. Both contain contagion windows, which are the only two remaining in the country.

Ramsey Rural Museum

Ramsey Rural Museum, Wood Lane, Ramsey, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE26 2XD
In person
Pre-booking not required

Two hundred years of rural and farming life. Many displays and artefacts. Old farming machinery

Rothschild Bungalow

Woodwalton Fen NNR, Chapel Road, Ramsey Heights, Cambridgeshire, PE26 2RS
In person
Pre-booking not required

Celebrate Woodwalton Fen NNR, birthplace of modern wildlife conservation. Step inside and look around the historic Rothschild Bungalow, and explore this beautiful reserve of rare ancient fenland.

Sacred Heart Church

PE27 5JT, Needingworth Road, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5JT
In person
Pre-booking not required

In the market town of St Ives Cambridgeshire, what links St. Stephen's Tower, home of BIG BEN, with Wilburton Manor, The Chapel at Jesus College, Cambridge, and Sacred Heart Church? The answer is 'Pugin's Little Gem' on Needingworth Road.

Self-Guided Tour of St Ives. From The Waits to Ramsey Road

41 The Broadway, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5BX
In person
Pre-booking not required

On this tour, we focus on just four from the 18th and 20th centuries – also the 21st!

St Ives Masonic Hall

St Ives Masonic Hall, Wellington Street, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5AZ
In person
Pre-booking not required

Freemasons are an international organisation that quietly supports numerous charities, locally, nationally, and around the world. Meeting in an old building on the bank of the river Great Ouse, in St Ives Cambridgeshire.

St Ives Methodist Church

St Ives Methodist Church, 4 The Waits, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5BY
In person
Pre-booking not required

The Church has recently been refurbished. There is a textile hanging in the Church completed during Covid, designed and executed by the textile artist Gail Lawther.

St Ives Town Hall

Market Hill, The Old Riverport, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5AL
In person
Pre-booking not required

On the first floor of the Town Hall the Council Chamber will be open, where you can hear the history and see the Civic Regalia.