Fields End Water

As well as the farmers’ markets, Cambridgeshire has local markets to browse, in towns with nifty sightseeing and activities for afters. Stop off at Wisbech after its Thursday or Saturday market to play croquet on the lawn and peer at the Cabinet of Curiosities at Georgian Peckover House, or at Ely after market day on Thursday for the cracking cathedral, one of almost two hundred listed buildings. There are also markets at March (about four miles from Fields End Water) on Wednesdays and Saturdays, at Chatteris on Fridays and at St Ives on Mondays and Fridays. The park reception has colour-coded walking routes to explore the Fens, or venture further by car or bus on day trips to historic cities, market towns and the coast: Cambridge and Peterborough are easily accessible from the park, and further afield you can reach Norfolk’s Broads and the seaside towns of Suffolk. Several nature and RSPB reserves are in the area to spot water birds and other local wildlife: The Ouse Washes, the biggest washland area in the country Nene Washes to see short-eared owls and wagtails The Lodge in nearby Bedford, RSPB headquarters with five miles of trails, gardens and two ancient hill forts.