Things to do in Cambridge

We offer some of the best outdoor things to do in Cambridge for all the family. Most of our events are FREE for members and members also get free car parking at Wandlebury. We also host open days May-October at Bourn windmill and Hinxton Watermill, and the Leper Chapel holds regular open days all year round. 

Activities & Events

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Leper Chapel
Leper Chapel, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8JJ

Leper Chapel Open Day

Sun 18 May. 1.30-3.30pm Your chance to see inside one of Cambridge’s oldest buildings, which is not usually open to

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Gog Magog Hills, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Meet the Cows

Sat 24 May, 10.30am-12pm. Gentle guided walk to meet the Belted Galloway cows and learn how they improve our meadows

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Events
Various locations around Cambridge

Cambridge Nature Festival 2025

Sun 25 May – Mon 30 June. A celebration of nature on your doorstep, the Cambridge Nature Festival is back

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Leper Chapel
Leper Chapel, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8JJ

Leper Chapel Open Day

Sun 25 May, 1.30-3.30pm Your chance to see inside one of Cambridge’s oldest buildings, which is not usually open to

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, CB22 3AE

Holiday Bushcraft for 5-12 year olds

Tues 27 May – Fri 30 June, 8.30am-4pm. Holiday Bushcraft at Wandlebury is designed for children aged 5-12 and is

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Hinxton Watermill
Hinxton Mill, Mill Lane, CB10 1RD

Hinxton Watermill Open Day

Sun 1 June, 2.30-4.30pm. Come and experience this wonderful working watermill set in picturesque surroundings on the River Cam, in the

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, CB22 3AE

Outdoor Mini Retreat

Fri 6 June, 10am-12.30pm. Life is busy, and finding time for yourself can feel impossible. Yet calming your inner thoughts

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Wildflowers in Summer

Tues 10 June, 10am-12pm. Gentle guided walk to learn about summer wildflowers. Led by a knowledgeable guide who will help

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Coton
Coton Reserve, Granchester Road, Cambridge, CB23 7PZ

Summer Wildflowers of Coton

Wed 11 June, 10am-12pm. Gentle guided walk to learn about summer wildflowers at Coton Reserve. Led by a knowledgeable guide

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Calm under the Canopy: Mindful Meditation

Fri 13 June, 3-4.30pm.   Every month on a Friday afternoon, a friendly group of the mindfully curious meets up

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Meet the Cows

Sat 14 June, 10.30am-12pm. Gentle guided walk to meet the Belted Galloway cows and learn how they improve our meadows

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Bourn Windmill
Bourn Windmill, Caxton Road, Bourn, CB23 2SU

Open Day

Sun 15 June, 2-4.30pm.  Bourn Windmill is the oldest surviving windmill in the country. Set in beautiful scenery, it was built

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Leper Chapel
Leper Chapel, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8JJ

Leper Chapel Open Day

Sun 22 June, 1.30-3.30pm Your chance to see inside one of Cambridge’s oldest buildings, which is not usually open to

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Summer tree ID

Wed 25 June, 10am-12pm. Gentle guided walk to learn about native trees. Led by a knowledgeable guide who will help

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Leper Chapel
Leper Chapel, Newmarket Road, Cambridge CB5 8JJ.

Out of Place

Thurs 26 & Fri 27 June 2025, 12 – 5pm. Art Exhibition with visual artist Maria Pesma. ‘You can never

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Leper Chapel
Leper Chapel, Newmarket Road, Cambridge CB5 8JJ.

Out of Place

Sat 28 & Sun 29 June 2025, 11am – 3pm & 6 – 8pm. Art Exhibition with visual artist Maria

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Summer Grasses ID

Wed 2 July, 10am-12pm. Interested in grasses? Join this gentle guided walk to learn how to identify some of the

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Hinxton Watermill
Hinxton Mill, Mill Lane, CB10 1RD

Hinxton Watermill Open Day

Sun 6 July, 2.30-5pm (last entry 4.30pm) Come and experience this wonderful working watermill set in picturesque surroundings on the River

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Summer tree ID

Tues 8 July, 10am-12pm. Gentle guided walk to learn about native trees. Led by a knowledgeable guide who will help

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Outdoor Mini Retreat

Fri 11 July, 10am-12pm.   Life is busy, and finding time for yourself can feel impossible. Yet calming your inner

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Bourn Windmill
Bourn Windmill, Caxton Road, Bourn, CB23 2SU

Bourn Windmill Open Day

Sun 13 July, 2pm-4.30pm.  Bourn Windmill is the oldest surviving windmill in the country. Set in beautiful scenery, it was built

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Calm under the Canopy: Mindful Meditation

Fri 18 July, 3-4.30pm. Every month on a Friday afternoon, a friendly group of the mindfully curious meets up with

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Learn to Scythe Day

Sat 19 July, 10am-4pm. £75 per person, booking essential The lightweight Austrian scythe is an excellent tool for managing areas

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Wandlebury Scything Festival

Sun 20 July, 10am-4pm.  Have a go at scything and watch experts in action.  Scything is a traditional rural skill

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Holiday Bushcraft for 5-12 year olds

Thurs 24 July & Friday 25 July.  Holiday Bushcraft at Wandlebury Country Park is designed for children aged 5-12 and

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Holiday Bushcraft for 5-12 year olds

Mon 28 July – Fri 1 August. Holiday Bushcraft at Wandlebury is designed for children aged 5-12 and is run

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Leper Chapel
Leper Chapel, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8JJ

in situ: SKAREEE MONSTAS: Stories from Homer’s Odyssey

Fri 1 Aug & Sat 2 Aug, 8pm. Cyclops. Sirens. Scylla. Lotus Easters. Charybdis.  Man Eaters. Seducers. Killers. Drug dealers.

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Hinxton Watermill
Hinxton Mill, Mill Lane, Hinxton, CB10 1RD

Hinxton Watermill Open Day

Sun 3 August, 2.30-5pm (last entry 4.30pm) Come and experience this wonderful working watermill set in picturesque surroundings on the River

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Holiday Bushcraft for 5-12 year olds

Mon 4 August – Fri 8 August  8.30am-4pm. Holiday Bushcraft at Wandlebury is designed for children aged 5-12 and is run

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Meet the Cows

Tues 5 Aug, 10.30am-12pm. Gentle guided walk to meet the Belted Galloway cows and learn how they improve our meadows

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Leper Chapel
Leper Chapel, Newmarket Road, Cambridge CB5 8JJ.

Hamlet by in situ:

Fri 8 & Sat 9 August, 8-9.30pm. Richard Spaul’s compelling solo performance of Shakespeare’s masterpiece in the atmospheric Leper Chapel. 

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Holiday Bushcraft for 5-12 year olds

Mon 11 Aug – Fri 15 Aug, 8.30am-4pm.  Holiday Bushcraft at Wandlebury is designed for children aged 5-12 and is

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Leper Chapel
Leper Chapel, Newmarket Road, Cambridge CB5 8JJ.

Ghost Stories by in situ:

Wed 13 August, 8-9.30pm. Deliciously scary stories by top writers Edith Wharton and Elizabeth Bowen in the atmospheric Leper Chapel,

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Leper Chapel
Leper Chapel, Newmarket Road, Cambridge CB5 8JJ.

Ovid’s Metamorphoses by in situ:

Sat 16 August, 8-9.30pm. A new performance by in situ: of stories from Ovid’s famous poem in a new translation,

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Calm under the Canopy: mindful meditation

Fri 15 August, 3pm-4.30pm. Every month on a Friday afternoon, a friendly group of the mindfully curious meets up with

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Bourn Windmill
Bourn Windmill, Caxton Road, Bourn, CB23 2SU

Bourn Windmill Open Day

Sun 17 August, 2pm-4.30pm.  Bourn Windmill is the oldest surviving windmill in the country. Set in beautiful scenery, it was built

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Holiday Bushcraft for 5-12 year olds

Mon 18 Aug– Fri 22 Aug Holiday Bushcraft at Wandlebury is designed for children aged 5-12 and is run by

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Leper Chapel
Leper Chapel, Newmarket Road, Cambridge CB5 8JJ.

Ghost Stories III by in situ:

Fri 22 & Sat 23 August, 8-9.30pm. Deliciously scary stories in the atmospheric Leper Chapel.  A new performance and the

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Holiday Bushcraft for 5-12 year olds

Tue 26– Fri 29 Aug  Holiday Bushcraft at Wandlebury is designed for children aged 5-12 and is run by experienced

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Evening Walk with a Warden

Wed 27 Aug, 6.30-8pm. Join a Warden to explore the wildlife and atmosphere in an evening walk. This is also

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Holiday Bushcraft for 5-12 year olds

Mon 1 Sept– Wed 3 Sept  Holiday Bushcraft at Wandlebury is designed for children aged 5-12 and is run by

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Leper Chapel
Leper Chapel, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8JJ

Stourbridge Medieval Fair

Sat 6 September 12-4.30pm. Re-enactment of the famous Stourbridge Fair at Cambridge’s 2nd oldest building, the Leper Chapel. This wonderful, popular

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Hinxton Watermill
Hinxton Mill, Mill Lane, Hinxton, cb10 1rd

Hinxton Watermill Open Day

Sun 7 September, 2.30-5pm (last entry 4.30pm). Come and experience this wonderful working watermill set in picturesque surroundings on the River

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Story Meadow Toddler Group for 2-5 years

Mon 8 Sept, 9.45am-10.45am & 11am-12pm. Children’s workshops called, Story Meadow, are designed for children aged 2-5yrs and dedicated to sparking

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Bourn Windmill
Bourn Windmill, Caxton Road, Bourn, CB23 2SU

Bourn Windmill Open Day

Sun 14 September 2pm-4.30pm – East Anglian Mills Society (TEAMS) Open Day   Bourn Windmill is the oldest surviving windmill in

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Broom Making Workshop

Sun 14 September, 10am-2pm Immerse yourself in the timeless craft of broom making in the beautiful surroundings of Wandlebury Country

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Story Meadow Toddler Group for 2-5 years

Mon 15 Sept, 9.45am-10.45am & 11am-12pm. Children’s workshops called, Story Meadow, are designed for children aged 2-5yrs and dedicated to sparking

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Story Meadow Toddler Group for 2-5 years

Mon 22 Sept, 9.45am-10.45am & 11am-12pm. Children’s workshops called, Story Meadow, are designed for children aged 2-5yrs and dedicated to sparking

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Calm under the Canopy: Mindful Meditation

Every month on a Friday afternoon, a friendly group of the mindfully curious meets up with our resident Mindful Green

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Story Meadow Toddler Group for 2-5 years

Mon 29 Sept, 9.45am-10.45am & 11am-12pm. Children’s workshops called, Story Meadow, are designed for children aged 2-5yrs and dedicated to sparking

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Dowsing at Wandlebury

Sat 4 Oct, 10am-4pm. A day of archaeological dowsing at Wandlebury Country Park with Ann & Steve Dawson of Dowsing

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Hinxton Watermill
Hinxton Mill, Mill Lane, Hinxton, CB10 1RD

Hinxton Watermill Open Day

Sun 5 October, 2.30-5pm (last entry 4.30pm). Come and experience this wonderful working watermill set in picturesque surroundings on the River

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Story Meadow Toddler Group for 2-5 years

Mon 6 Oct, 9.45am-10.45am & 11am-12pm. Children’s workshops called, Story Meadow, are designed for children aged 2-5yrs and dedicated to sparking

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Story Meadow Toddler Group for 2-5 years

Mon 13 Oct, 9.45am-10.45am & 11am-12pm. Children’s workshops called, Story Meadow, are designed for children aged 2-5yrs and dedicated to sparking

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Wandlebury Country Park
Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, CB22 3AE

Story Meadow Toddler Group for 2-5 years

Mon 20 Oct, 9.45am-10.45am & 11am-12pm. Children’s workshops called, Story Meadow, are designed for children aged 2-5yrs and dedicated to sparking

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