Wicken Fen Nature Reserve. Admission charge. Open daily.
Details
Accessibility:
Designated disability parking is available near to the visitor centre. Access to the buildings is level and throughout all ground floors. Adapted disability access toilets with grab rails are located in the Wren building and car park. There are two wheelchairs available to use on request.
Brief Description:
A highly significant wetlands area supporting a vast array of wildlife. The area has accessible landscaped gardens and grazing cattle and ponies feature within the grounds.
Further Information:
Address:
Wicken Fen nature Reserve, Lode Lane, Wicken, Ely CB7 5XP
Telephone:
01353 720274
Email:
wickenfen@nationaltrust.org.uk
Website:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wicken-fen-nature-reserve
Opening Hours:
Nature reserve Dawn to dusk
Café10:00 - 16:30pm
Shop10:00 - 17:00pm
Visitor Centre10:00am - 17:00pm
Visitt website for seasonal changes.
Directions:
Travelling north east from Cambridge on the A14 ‘Newmarket Bypass’ take the exit north onto the A142 ‘Fordham Road’. At the roundabout turn west onto the A1123 ‘Wicken Road’. Continue into Wicken and North Street and turn south into Lode Lane. The nature reserve is at the bottom of the lane on the west side.
Travelling south from Ely take the A142 ‘Ely Road’. At the roundabout continue south on the A142. At the next roundabout turn west along the A1123 ‘Wicken Road’. Continue into Wicken and North Street and turn south into Lode Lane. The nature reserve is at the bottom of the lane on the west side.
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Transport:
For more travel information go to: https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/travel-roads-and-parking/buses/ and for train services visit https://www.thetrainline.com/
Amenities:
The centre has a café serving hot and cold food and refreshments and a visitor shop selling a wide range of gifts. In Wicken the Maids Head pub serves meals, refreshments, beers and wines.
Visit nearby Huntingdon for a variety of cafés, takeaways, pubs, banks, shops and entertainments.
Travel Information
For further travel information please see: www.traveline.info
Or call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33
(Calls cost 12p per minute plus your phone company's access charge)
Location
Nearest Venues
Wicken, Cambridgeshire. Open daily. Free entry.
705 metres*
St Laurence Church, Wicken, Cambridgeshire
1,406 metres*
Soham War Memorial, Soham, Cambridgeshire
2.46 miles*
St Andrew's Church, Soham, Cambridgeshire
2.49 miles*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.