Hinchingbrooke Country Park

At Hinchingbrooke Country Park there are 170 acres of open grasslands, meadows, woodlands and lakes with a wealth of wildlife everywhere. The Park was originally part of the large estate surrounding Hinchingbrooke House. The house, now a school, is a mainly Tudor building and has remnants of an early 13th Century nunnery. The house and grounds were given by Henry 8th to the Cromwell family in 1538 at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries. Queen Elizabeth I and King James I visited and Oliver Cromwell played here as a child. Subsequent owners were the Montagu family who became the Earls of Sandwich. The house and estate was sold to Cambridgeshire County Council in 1962.

Hinchingbrooke Country Park offers a comprehensive schools programme targeted towards the National Curriculum, covering Life Processes and Living Things, Art, Geography, Literacy and Numeracy and Ecology. With the addition of the Countryside Centre indoor activities can also be offered, as well as shelter and wet weather alternatives. Tailored visits for secondary schools and college students can be arranged, please contact the Rangers for further information.

Our Countryside Centre is also available to hire for conferences, training and meetings. There are two rooms available, which can be opened out into one large room, and one small room for break-out groups. The maximum we can accommodate is 100 people in a theatre style layout. We may be able to offer discounts for charities or natural history groups.

Fishing is allowed from marked swims in the Main Lake and Alconbury Brook. Day passes and season tickets can be obtained from Brampton Angling Society. The Main Lake contains pike, carp and tench amongst others and Alconbury Brook includes pike, roach and chubb. There is a specially designed course for mountain bikers with mounds of various sizes. Cyclists are recommended to wear the correct safety clothing and younger children to be supervised by an adult.

General Information:

More Pictures