Huntingdon Circular walk
Easy walk beside the Great Ouse river to the attractive village of Houghton and its restored water mill, returning through water meadows and a nature reserve.
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Geese at Godmanchester Nature Reserve
Jul-13 • Sean O'Neill
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Cottage, Hemingford Abbots
Jul-15 • Sean O'Neill
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![Cow Parsley Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/5146/5672899935_b7dee23d4d.jpg)
![Red Campion Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/5102/5672905947_3dc74d6926_z.jpg)
![Hedge Garlic Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/5144/5672908923_f9b683c407.jpg)
![Butterfly One of the whites, after that I'm not so sure. Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/5190/5673479166_060110f2c5.jpg)
![Old building, Houghton Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/5062/5672917505_34f2fa69ea.jpg)
![Wellingtonia - knee deep in Cow Parsley Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/5141/5673488092_8b5ed5820e.jpg)
![Buttercups in meadow Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/5305/5672932635_cb89bc4f36.jpg)
![Cow parsley Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/5110/5673512210_4b77432d92.jpg)
![Bridge and trees Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/5026/5672946755_e9ab0303bd.jpg)
![Flowering hawthorn Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/5261/5673517792_8a618f22ed.jpg)
![Cow Parsley Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/5030/5672953583_0dec52fee6.jpg)
![Flowering hawthorn Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/5110/5673524904_b27ac1067c.jpg)
![Houghton Mill Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/5185/5673527522_cf086564f0.jpg)
![Wild swans Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/5108/5672964887_a7b4656674.jpg)
![Unusually named boat Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/5146/5672967753_867448a4b8.jpg)
![Cow Parsley along Ouse Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/5185/5672970979_96170f01f2.jpg)
![Buttercups in meadow Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/5107/5672977129_9245170dc2.jpg)
![Water scene Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/5190/5672979877_5843422ae9.jpg)
![Buttercups and clover in meadow Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/5230/5673551480_19692f0b15.jpg)
![Chinese Bridge Not a game . Huntingdon Circular.](https://live.staticflickr.com/5301/5672986609_fff0e23902.jpg)
![Buttercups in meadow Biggest water meadow in the known universe. Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/5068/5673560778_db56b4455c.jpg)
Buttercups in meadow
Biggest water meadow in the known universe. Huntingdon Circular
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![Mary Ann Weems' Headstone (composite) Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/5109/5672992811_2c46521f14.jpg)
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River Great Ouse near Huntingdon
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill
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River Great Ouse near Hartford
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill
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The Three Jolly Butchers, Houghton
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill
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The Three Horseshoes Inn, Houghton
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill
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Thatched clock tower, The Green, Houghton
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill
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Statue of Potto Brown, Houghton
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill
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Remains of old railway bridge
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill
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Mr & Mrs Potto Brown on their way to Houghton Mill
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill
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Double piscina, Houghton church
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill
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Millennium window, Houghton church
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill
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Gravestone with blacksmith's epitaph, Houghton churchyard
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill
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A breezy day at Houghton lock
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill
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Between Houghton and Godmanchester
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill
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Between Houghton and Godmanchester
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill
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Flooded gravel pit between Houghton and Godmanchester
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill
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Flooded gravel pit between Houghton and Godmanchester
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill
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An undulating cricket pitch at Godmanchester
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill
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Mary Ann Weems' gravestone, Godmanchester
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill
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Historic building, Godmanchester
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill
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Courtyard in the George Hotel, Huntingdon
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill
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Trophy from the Crimean War, Huntingdon
Sep-11 • Sean O'Neill
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The Three Jolly Butchers, Wyton
Jul-13 • Sean O'Neill
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St Margaret's church, Hemingford Abbots
Jul-13 • Sean O'Neill
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Axe & Compass, Hemingford Abbots
Jul-13 • Sean O'Neill
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Riverside path between the Hemingfords
Jul-13 • Sean O'Neill
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St James's church, Hemingford Grey
Jul-13 • Sean O'Neill
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Hemingford Grey Meadow across the river
Jul-13 • Sean O'Neill
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Woodland path through The Thicket
Jul-13 • Sean O'Neill
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The entrance to Hartford Marina
Jul-13 • Sean O'Neill
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St Mary the Virgin church, Godmanchester
Jul-13 • Sean O'Neill
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Bridges old and new, Huntingdon
Jul-13 • Sean O'Neill
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War Memorial and Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon
Jul-13 • Sean O'Neill
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The Manor Garden, Hemingford Grey
Jul-15 • Sean O'Neill
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Hay making on Hemingford Grey Meadow
Jul-15 • Sean O'Neill
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Town Bridge with Chapel, St Ives
Jul-15 • Sean O'Neill
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Oliver Cromwell statue, St Ives
Jul-15 • Sean O'Neill
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All Saints church from Holt Island
Jul-15 • Sean O'Neill
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A swimming opportunity at Houghton Mill
Jul-15 • Sean O'Neill
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Riverside path back to Huntingdon
Jul-15 • Sean O'Neill
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Placid cow in Godmanchester Nature Reserve
Jul-15 • Sean O'Neill
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Swan and geese at Godmanchester Nature Reserve
Jul-15 • Sean O'Neill
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![Nettles and meadowsweet Huntingdon Circular (long)](https://live.staticflickr.com/456/19439901940_b5f69f3119.jpg)
![Cutleaf cranesbill Huntingdon Circular (long)](https://live.staticflickr.com/321/19441301479_5ee48ba0a5_z.jpg)
![Thatched building Wyton Huntingdon Circular (long)](https://live.staticflickr.com/333/19627897145_7b6c915775.jpg)
![Thatched building Huntingdon Circular (long)](https://live.staticflickr.com/276/19620873402_de542dc75a.jpg)
![Axe and Compasses Hemingford Abbots Huntingdon Circular (long)](https://live.staticflickr.com/333/19439918160_927ac2b2fe.jpg)
![St Ives bridge Huntingdon Circular (long)](https://live.staticflickr.com/344/19601727286_da135323f8.jpg)
![Terror in the museum Huntingdon Circular (long)](https://live.staticflickr.com/364/19439922040_d49f3cb06a.jpg)
![Holt Island Nature reserve Huntingdon Circular (long) note the fine craftsmanship on the boardwalk.](https://live.staticflickr.com/527/19601731576_54f5b7c4bc.jpg)
Holt Island Nature reserve
Huntingdon Circular (long) note the fine craftsmanship on the boardwalk.
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![View from Holt Island Huntingdon Circular (long)](https://live.staticflickr.com/530/19439926210_280422454f.jpg)
![Too pretty Huntingdon Circular (long)](https://live.staticflickr.com/480/19006971433_1e2b5952f8.jpg)
![Godmanchester nature reserve Huntingdon Circular (long)](https://live.staticflickr.com/534/19601739626_5795b96c0c.jpg)
![Line of Poplars Godmanchester nature reserve Huntingdon Circular (long)](https://live.staticflickr.com/551/19441331829_d0e2ea1078.jpg)
Line of Poplars
Godmanchester nature reserve Huntingdon Circular (long)
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![Mary AnneWeems grave (front) Huntingdon Circular (long)](https://live.staticflickr.com/494/19441337569_fa3c693bb4_z.jpg)
![Mary Ann Weems grave (back) Huntingdon Circular (long)](https://live.staticflickr.com/432/19627934165_b06c15845d_z.jpg)
![Huntingdon bridge](https://live.staticflickr.com/5334/30550383452_a53860947e.jpg)
![Cygnet on Great Ouse at Huntingdon](https://live.staticflickr.com/5341/30367566200_66b9802038_z.jpg)
Cygnet on Great Ouse at Huntingdon
Oct-16 • lindsay_randle on Flickr
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![Speaking tube Houghton Mill](https://live.staticflickr.com/5794/30579299861_ac1b08636b.jpg)
![Inside Houghton Mill](https://live.staticflickr.com/5746/30035889304_19706c820f.jpg)
![Grinding stone Houghton Mill](https://live.staticflickr.com/5628/30035895954_f46f718606.jpg)
![Houghton Mill sluice](https://live.staticflickr.com/5712/30579392921_6a765b7fbf.jpg)
![Houghton Mill with reflection](https://live.staticflickr.com/5528/30033595343_4bde327e31_z.jpg)
![Flora in Godmanchester nature reserve](https://live.staticflickr.com/5469/30367701940_afcec22a67_z.jpg)
Flora in Godmanchester nature reserve
Oct-16 • lindsay_randle on Flickr
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![Hide in Godmanchester nature reserve](https://live.staticflickr.com/5604/30631040986_59c14ff0b5.jpg)
Hide in Godmanchester nature reserve
Oct-16 • lindsay_randle on Flickr
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![Houghton village centre](https://live.staticflickr.com/5537/30398744950_dc9b04705b_z.jpg)
![3 Horsehoes Houghton](https://live.staticflickr.com/5725/30398745470_b3f9225d5d_z.jpg)
![Houghton village](https://live.staticflickr.com/5501/30398745770_696773808b.jpg)
![Approaching Houghton Mill from the front](https://live.staticflickr.com/5691/30398746330_1729f8373a_z.jpg)
Approaching Houghton Mill from the front
Oct-16 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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![The Rat Trail! Houghton Mill](https://live.staticflickr.com/5321/30398746970_a4c769b799.jpg)
The Rat Trail!
Houghton Mill
Oct-16 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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![Rats! Houghton Mill](https://live.staticflickr.com/5791/30398747320_cce5b2f40b.jpg)
![Upstairs at Mill Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire.](https://live.staticflickr.com/5767/30398747790_66f3076e00.jpg)
Upstairs at Mill
Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire.
Oct-16 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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![Houghton Mill bagging area upstairs](https://live.staticflickr.com/5450/30398748420_d532d94935_z.jpg)
Houghton Mill bagging area upstairs
Oct-16 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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![Barley, wheat, oats Ingredients used in the production of flour at Houghton Mill](https://live.staticflickr.com/5541/30398749270_46ebef307f_z.jpg)
Barley, wheat, oats
Ingredients used in the production of flour at Houghton Mill
Oct-16 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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![Houghton Mill rush of water Water mill wheel at work!](https://live.staticflickr.com/5744/30398749620_64e79f1d95_z.jpg)
Houghton Mill rush of water
Water mill wheel at work!
Oct-16 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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![Houghton Mill](https://live.staticflickr.com/5743/30398750020_f1a37ebb07_z.jpg)
![View from the Hide Near Godmanchester Nature Reserve](https://live.staticflickr.com/5741/30398750560_8f3550c7a2.jpg)
View from the Hide
Near Godmanchester Nature Reserve
Oct-16 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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![Old Bridge Hotel Huntingdon Moss covered building near the river.](https://live.staticflickr.com/5559/30398751140_9cd6bf6c34.jpg)
Old Bridge Hotel Huntingdon
Moss covered building near the river.
Oct-16 • magyardave2002 on Flickr
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![No sign of John Major Many thanks to Marc for this photograph](https://live.staticflickr.com/5747/30448424160_c5f776a813.jpg)
No sign of John Major
Many thanks to Marc for this photograph
Nov-16 • quitenearmike on Flickr
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![Three Jolly Butchers Many thanks to Marc for this photograph](https://live.staticflickr.com/5626/30113641613_5ba4ef9884.jpg)
Three Jolly Butchers
Many thanks to Marc for this photograph
Nov-16 • quitenearmike on Flickr
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![Three Jolly Butchers Many thanks to Marc for this photograph](https://live.staticflickr.com/5714/30116843584_2baa054e1a_z.jpg)
Three Jolly Butchers
Many thanks to Marc for this photograph
Nov-16 • quitenearmike on Flickr
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![Weak bridge Many thanks to Marc for this photograph](https://live.staticflickr.com/5462/30113651583_69fffc6467.jpg)
Weak bridge
Many thanks to Marc for this photograph
Nov-16 • quitenearmike on Flickr
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![Footbridge Many thanks to Marc for this photograph](https://live.staticflickr.com/5732/30113658823_dd8a57bc34.jpg)
Footbridge
Many thanks to Marc for this photograph
Nov-16 • quitenearmike on Flickr
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![Church Many thanks to Marc for this photograph](https://live.staticflickr.com/5615/30448452210_8a5f21a497_z.jpg)
Church
Many thanks to Marc for this photograph
Nov-16 • quitenearmike on Flickr
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![Gate Many thanks to Marc for this photograph](https://live.staticflickr.com/5551/30448462500_a7cfc8d9b2.jpg)
Gate
Many thanks to Marc for this photograph
Nov-16 • quitenearmike on Flickr
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![Fair dos Many thanks to Marc for this photograph](https://live.staticflickr.com/5541/30712329166_fa91e19e32.jpg)
Fair dos
Many thanks to Marc for this photograph
Nov-16 • quitenearmike on Flickr
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![Setting off Many thanks to Marc for this photograph](https://live.staticflickr.com/5346/30660938791_8402bf6523.jpg)
Setting off
Many thanks to Marc for this photograph
Nov-16 • quitenearmike on Flickr
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![Cottage Many thanks to Marc for this photograph](https://live.staticflickr.com/5716/30712388956_97a34e9a35.jpg)
Cottage
Many thanks to Marc for this photograph
Nov-16 • quitenearmike on Flickr
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![Fairy Dust Tree Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52078450707_a602c10190_z.jpg)
![Buttercups, Mill Common Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52079492631_3497e07e68.jpg)
![O,ld House Wyton Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52079724644_3a880c0c71_z.jpg)
![Buttercups and Clover Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52078450967_1395ebdbe9_z.jpg)
![Mary Weems' stone Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52079724889_4f772b41c4_z.jpg)
![Chinese Bridge Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52079499033_5866c06c58_z.jpg)
![Godmanchester Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52079492896_1329dcf7fd.jpg)
![Buttercups, Portholme Meadow Huntingdon Circular](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52078450992_241ce4b558.jpg)