Longstanton is a Village in the county of Cambridgeshire.

Retail in Longstanton

There are great places to visit near Longstanton including some great woodlands, nature reserves, bluebell woods, country parks, hiking areas, historic buildings, ancient sites, cities, villages, lakes, towns, gardens, shopping centres and airports.

Longstanton has some unmissable woodlands nearby like Brampton Wood, and Anglesey Abbey.

Longstanton is near some unmissable nature reserves like Brampton Wood,

Longstanton is near some unmissable bluebell woods like Brampton Wood,

There are a number of country parks near Longstanton including Wandlebury, Hinchingbrooke Country Park, Nene Park, and Ferry Meadows Country Park.

Hiking Areas to visit near Longstanton include Wandlebury.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Longstanton area like Tadlow Granary, Wandlebury House, Ely Cathedral, Houghton Mill and Waterclose Meadows, Anglesey Abbey, and Lode Water Mill.

Places near Longstanton feature a number of interesting ancient sites including Wandlebury Ring.

There are a several good cities in the Longstanton area like Ely, and Peterborough.

Longstanton's best nearby villages can be found at Grafham, and Houghton.

Grafham Water is a great place to visit close to Longstanton if you like lakes.

Places near Longstanton feature a number of interesting towns including Huntingdon.

There are a number of gardens near to Longstanton including Anglesey Abbey.

There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Longstanton like Queensgate Shopping Centre.

Don't miss Cambridge City Airport's airports if visiting the area around Longstanton.

Longstanton History

There are some historic monuments around Longstanton:

• Long barrow at South Fen, 90m south west of the west end of Rymanmoor Long Turning
• Overhall Grove moated site
• Over Windmill
• Settlement site W of Town's End Farm
• Three bowl barrows 450m and 570m east of New England, part of the Haddenham round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow at Foulmire Fen, 140m north west of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
• Moated site 140m south west of Histon Manor
• Oval barrow and round barrow at Small Fen, 250m north of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
• Long barrow at South Fen, 180m south east of Between Ditches Drove
• The Bulwark: a Civil War fieldwork and World War II gun emplacement, 150m north of Earith Bridge
• Bowl barrow 450m east of Shelford Farm
• Dovecote 50m north east of Manor Farm House
• Civil War earthworks at the Castle
• Moated site 90m north west of Moat House
• Priory earthworks
• Five bowl barrows 790m north west of Chain House, part of the Over round barrow cemetery
• Cottenham moated site
• Three bowl barrows 380m south of Brownshill Staunch House, part of the Over round barrow cemetery
• Giant's Hill: a motte castle with part of an earlier medieval settlement and associated field system
• Old Cheddar's Lane pumping station
• 'Castle Hill' earthworks
• Medieval magnate's moated residence (the Bishop of Ely's Palace) with fishponds and a later moated site, south of Somersham
• Cambridge Castle mound
• Hobson's Conduit
• Two bowl barrows 370m and 505m south of New England, part of the Haddenham round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow at Small Fen, 220m east of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
• Belsar's Hill ringwork
• Low Hill bowl barrow, 575m north of Fen Drayton Reservoir
• Chesterton Abbey