Longstanton is a Village in the county of Cambridgeshire.

Retail in Longstanton

There are great places to visit near Longstanton including some great woodlands, nature reserves, bluebell woods, country parks, hiking areas, historic buildings, ancient sites, cities, villages, lakes, towns, gardens, islands, shopping centres and airports.

Woodlands to visit near Longstanton include Brampton Wood, and Anglesey Abbey.

There are a several good nature reserves in the area around Longstanton like Brampton Wood.

The area around Longstanton's best bluebell woods can be found at Brampton Wood.

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

There are a number of hiking areas near to Longstanton including Wandlebury.

Longstanton's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Tadlow Granary, Wandlebury House, Ely Cathedral, Houghton Mill and Waterclose Meadows, Anglesey Abbey, and Lode Water Mill.

Wandlebury Ring is one of Longstanton's best, nearby ancient sites to visit in Longstanton.

Longstanton has some unmissable cities nearby like Ely, and Peterborough.

Don't miss Grafham, and Houghton's villages if visiting the area around Longstanton.

There are a number of lakes near to Longstanton including Grafham Water.

There are a several good towns in the area around Longstanton like Huntingdon.

Anglesey Abbey is one of Longstanton's best, nearby gardens to visit in Longstanton.

Don't miss Ynis Mon - Isle of Anglesey's islands if visiting the area around Longstanton.

Shopping Centres to visit near Longstanton include Queensgate Shopping Centre.

There are a number of airports near to Longstanton including Cambridge City Airport.

Longstanton History

There are some historic monuments around Longstanton:

• Low Hill bowl barrow, 575m north of Fen Drayton Reservoir
• Two bowl barrows 370m and 505m south of New England, part of the Haddenham round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow at Foulmire Fen, 140m north west of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
• Round barrow at Small Fen, 220m east of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
• Cottenham moated site
• Moated site 90m north west of Moat House
• The Bulwark: a Civil War fieldwork and World War II gun emplacement, 150m north of Earith Bridge
• 'Castle Hill' earthworks
• Belsar's Hill ringwork
• Medieval magnate's moated residence (the Bishop of Ely's Palace) with fishponds and a later moated site, south of Somersham
• Three bowl barrows 450m and 570m east of New England, part of the Haddenham round barrow cemetery
• Old Cheddar's Lane pumping station
• Cambridge Castle mound
• Moated site 140m south west of Histon Manor
• Oval barrow and round barrow at Small Fen, 250m north of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
• Civil War earthworks at the Castle
• Chesterton Abbey
• Overhall Grove moated site
• Dovecote 50m north east of Manor Farm House
• Over Windmill
• Long barrow at South Fen, 180m south east of Between Ditches Drove
• Bowl barrow 450m east of Shelford Farm
• Giant's Hill: a motte castle with part of an earlier medieval settlement and associated field system
• Priory earthworks
• Long barrow at South Fen, 90m south west of the west end of Rymanmoor Long Turning
• Five bowl barrows 790m north west of Chain House, part of the Over round barrow cemetery
• Hobson's Conduit
• Settlement site W of Town's End Farm
• Three bowl barrows 380m south of Brownshill Staunch House, part of the Over round barrow cemetery