Freedom Farm

When you’re not roaming along local footpaths, what might you get up to? Well, how about starting in Newmarket (15 minutes’ drive) for the racecourse and National Horse Racing Museum? Saffron Walden and Bury St Edmunds (both half an hour) are also great towns to have a wander around. Out here in the countryside, city life may feel pretty far away – but in fact it’s only a half-hour drive to Cambridge, surely one of the loveliest of all England’s cities. Once you’re there you might like to cycle between the colleges, go punting along the River Cam or check out the Fitzwilliam Museum and Cambridge Science Centre. Add a bit more history to the mix with outings to places like National Trust - Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill (20 minutes) and the grand Audley End House and Gardens (half an hour). Bottisham Airfield Museum (20 minutes) and Boydells Dairy Farm (40 minutes) might be worth checking out too, especially if you’ve brought the kids.