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, shopping centres and airports.

Longstanton's best nearby woodlands can be found at Brampton Wood, and Anglesey Abbey.

Longstanton is near some unmissable nature reserves like Brampton Wood,

Brampton Wood is one of Longstanton's best, nearby bluebell woods to visit in Longstanton.

There are a number of country parks near Longstanton including Wandlebury, Hinchingbrooke Country Park, Nene Park, and Ferry Meadows Country Park.

Places near Longstanton feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Wandlebury.

There are a number of historic buildings near Longstanton including Tadlow Granary, Wandlebury House, Ely Cathedral, Houghton Mill and Waterclose Meadows, Anglesey Abbey, and Lode Water Mill.

There are a number of ancient sites near to Longstanton including Wandlebury Ring.

There are a several good cities in the Longstanton area like Ely, and Peterborough.

The area around Longstanton boasts some of the best villages including Grafham, and Houghton.

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

Towns to visit near Longstanton include Huntingdon.

Don't miss Anglesey Abbey's gardens if visiting the area around Longstanton.

Shopping Centres to visit near Longstanton include Queensgate Shopping Centre.

Airports to visit near Longstanton include Cambridge City Airport.

Longstanton History

There are some historic monuments around Longstanton:

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