Sunday Walk: Water lot of meadows. Huntingdon Circular

Main Walk: 18½ km (11.5 miles).
Long walk - via St Ives.24½ km (15.2 miles)
1 out of 10 (2 for the Long Walk)
This easy circular walk follows the north bank of the River Great Ouse to Hartford, then  continues to an early lunch stop in the attractive twin villages of Houghton and Wyton. At Houghton, there is a choice of routes.

• The Main Walk continues with a straightforward circuit of Houghton Meadow.(bypassing the meadow gives a shorter walk of 9 or 10 miles)
• The Longer  Walk takes you to the town of St Ives. There, the 15th C bridge features an unusual  Bridge Chapel.  And, get this - if you visit nearby Holt Island Nature Reserve you can walk along a boardwalk that a younger Mr Tiger helped construct - sadly, no plaque. 😞

Both options return via water meadows to the last working water mill on the river, Houghton Mill. The final leg back to Huntingdon is through a nature reserve and more water meadows.
Trains: Get the 10:12 Peterborough train from Kings Cross. Arrive 11:12.
Return at  xx:59
Lunch: The suggested lunch stop (after 6½ km) is the Three Jolly Butchers (01480-463228) in Wyton. A little further on in Houghton, the Three Horseshoes Inn (01480-462410) is a good alternative.
There are more options on the Long Walk the Axe & Compass (01480-463605) in Hemingford Abbots(after 8½ km). Or, 1 km further, the upmarket Cock (01480-463609;) in Hemingford Grey.
Tea: The suggested watering-hole is the George Hotel (01480-432444) in George Street, an old coaching inn with a large open courtyard. Nearer the station, you'll find Sandford House (01480-432402), a Wetherspoons .
Walk directions: here
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