Why visit Houghton
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 16 parks and trails, 11 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Godmanchester Chinese Bridge, Cromwell Museum, The Manor and Godmanchester Nature Reserve.
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About Houghton
Houghton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Houghton and Wyton, in Cambridgeshire, England, approximately 3 miles (5 km) east of Huntingdon on the A1123 road, and south of RAF Wyton. It lies on the north bank of the River Great Ouse, by Houghton Mill.
From the Wikipedia article Houghton, Cambridgeshire (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Godmanchester Chinese Bridge
Monument and historic site · 2.5 mi
Bridge in the town of Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England
Museums and landmarks9
Cromwell Museum
Museum · 2.7 mi
Museum in Huntingdon, England, United Kingdom
'The Molehill'
Monument and historic site · 1.2 mi
Concrete dome anti-aircraft emplacement. No public access.
Parks, trails and playgrounds16
Godmanchester Nature Reserve
Park · 1.4 mi
Nature reserve in the United Kingdom
Hemingford Grey Meadow
Park · 2.0 mi
Nature reserve in Hemingford Grey, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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Restaurants and cafes11
History
Houghton is mentioned in the Domesday Book and described as "Hoctune".
From the History section of Houghton, Cambridgeshire on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Education
The only school in the village is Houghton Primary School for children aged five to eleven. The school straddles the boundary between Houghton and Wyton. Children from the school normally feed into St Peter's School, Huntingdon, although others go to St Ivo Academy, Hinchingbrooke School, or Abbey College, Ramsey.
From the Wikipedia article Houghton, Cambridgeshire, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship9
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Map of Houghton
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Getting there and nearby towns
Cambridge City Airport (CBG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 16 miles away.
- Saint Ives 2 mi east, about 3 min by car
- Huntingdon 3 mi west, about 4 min by car
- Alconbury 6 mi northwest, about 10 min by car
- Earith 7 mi east, about 11 min by car
- Oakington 9 mi southeast, about 15 min by car
- Saint Neots 10 mi southwest, about 16 min by car
- Great Gransden 10 mi south, about 16 min by car
- Chatteris 11 mi northeast, about 18 min by car
- Kimbolton 12 mi west, about 19 min by car
- Cambridge 14 mi southeast, about 22 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Houghton Mill 1966, BesselDekker, Public domain
- Godmanchester Chinese Bridge, Unknown author, Public domain
- Cromwell Museum Huntingdon, Robert Weedon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Godmanchester Nature Reserve, Island Lake 2 cropped, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hemingford Grey Meadow 4, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cmglee St Ives Market Hill, Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hemingford Abbots church, Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Canberra.pr9.takeoff.arp, Arpingstone, Public domain
- Cmglee Houghton Mill, Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Church at Hemingford Grey, Jason Ballard, CC BY 2.0
- Godmanchester to St Ives 090 The Manor House gardens, Hemingford Grey (22164131578), Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Godmanchester to St Ives 198 Houghton Meadows (22653366042), Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Godmanchester to St Ives 192 The Thicket, St Ives (22630493805), Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Street-level photo, adam2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, adam2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, cyclestreets, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, coljay72, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, cyclestreets, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, cyclestreets, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, coljay72, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, cyclestreets, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, coljay72, CC BY-SA 4.0
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