Wandlebury Country Park, a great dog walk in Cambridgeshire

This trail at Wandlebury Country Park makes for a wonderful dog walk in Cambridgeshire. The beautiful countryside of woodland and wildflower meadows is located just south of Cambridge and offers miles of great walks. If you are looking for a dog walk in Cambridgeshire, this is definitely a great option.

Distance	Total Time	Difficulty
4.28 km	01:20	Easy

Wandlebury Country Park offers something interesting to anyone who likes the outdoors – BBQ and picnic areas, hides to watch wildlife, den building, and different trails for hikes. There is a pop-up café and toilet in the park, and dog waste bins are placed in many places.

The location is full of history. It was an Iron Age Hillfort and the home to Romans around 1800 years ago. Please check the links at the bottom of the page to learn more about Wandlebury’s history.

Cambridge Past, Present & Future owns the park. Parking was £3.50 per day and is paid for by card. Admission to the park is free.

Don’t forget to check the post notes at the bottom of the page, with maps, a detailed table about the hike and links to everything mentioned in the post.

The Hike

As usual, we started our walk at the car park (Postcode: CB22 3AE). There is also an overflow car park and a place to secure your bicycle if you decide to cycle there. Bicycles are not allowed in the park, except for toddler bikes.

We followed the signpost directions to the Office – Inner Ring. Just before arriving at the office, we found the pop-up café to our right.

There are picnic tables spread across the Inner Ring area, and from there you can continue your walk via a few different footpaths.

We chose to follow the path leading us to the other side of the wall through a blue door frame. Behind this wall, there’s a fine orchard. All the apples had been picked by the time we visited. It would’ve been a paradise for the girls if we had visited a month ago, as they love apples. 

We then followed the signs to the Banyard Hide and Ely View Point. The Banyard Hide is a great place to observe and photograph wildlife. We spotted several people with very large lenses on the hunt for the perfect photo. 

Passing the hide, we followed the signs to Roman Road and Ely View Point until we got to Beech Avenue, an impressive 400 metre long avenue leading to the Roman Road.

At the end of the avenue, you can follow the Roman Road to either Cambridge or Haverhill – definitely something the gang will cover at some point.

But this time, we started our way back from there through the woods, parallel to Beech Avenue and then following the signs to Emma’s Gate. This section of the trail took us back to the inner ring, and from there, we walked back to the car park.

It was a lovely and easy walk, with plenty of dogs around. Gambá & Pequi absolutely loved the walk in the woods.

Cheers,

Ademar