Northstowe is a Town in the county of Cambridgeshire.

Retail in Northstowe

There are great places to visit near Northstowe 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.

Don't miss Brampton Wood, and Anglesey Abbey's woodlands if visiting the area around Northstowe.

Brampton Wood is one of Northstowe's best, nearby nature reserves to visit in Northstowe.

There are a number of bluebell woods near to Northstowe including Brampton Wood.

The area around Northstowe boasts some of the best country parks including Wandlebury, Hinchingbrooke Country Park, Nene Park, and Ferry Meadows Country Park.

The area around Northstowe's best hiking areas can be found at Wandlebury.

There are a number of historic buildings near Northstowe including Tadlow Granary, Wandlebury House, Ely Cathedral, Houghton Mill and Waterclose Meadows, Anglesey Abbey, and Lode Water Mill.

There are a number of ancient sites near to Northstowe including Wandlebury Ring.

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

There are a number of villages near Northstowe including Grafham, and Houghton.

There are a several good lakes in the area around Northstowe like Grafham Water.

Northstowe is near some unmissable towns like Huntingdon,

Gardens to visit near Northstowe include Anglesey Abbey.

The area around Northstowe's best shopping centres can be found at Queensgate Shopping Centre.

Cambridge City Airport is one of Northstowe's best, nearby airports to visit in Northstowe.

Northstowe History

There are some historic monuments around Northstowe:

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