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    Huntingdon and Godmanchester Walk Walking

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    This 8-mile circular walk through Huntingdonshire explores the sites of lost mills along the Great Ouse river valley. Starting at Houghton Mill, the last working mill on the river, the trail passes the remains of Godmanchester Steam Mill and Huntingdon's Norman castle before returning to the starting point. Along the way, hikers can discover remnants of the area's industrial history at mills that have since disappeared from the landscape.

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    This 8-mile circular walk through Huntingdonshire explores the sites of lost mills along the Great Ouse river valley. Starting at Houghton Mill, the last working mill on the river, the trail passes the remains of Godmanchester Steam Mill and Huntingdon's Norman castle before returning to the starting point. Along the way, hikers can discover remnants of the area's industrial history at mills that have since disappeared from the landscape.

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    This 8-mile circular walk through Huntingdonshire explores the sites of lost mills along the Great Ouse river valley. Starting at Houghton Mill, the last working mill on the river, the trail passes the remains of Godmanchester Steam Mill and Huntingdon's Norman castle before returning to the starting point. Along the way, hikers can discover remnants of the area's industrial history at mills that have since disappeared from the landscape.

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    This 8-mile circular walk through Huntingdonshire explores the sites of lost mills along the Great Ouse river valley. Starting at Houghton Mill, the last working mill on the river, the trail passes the remains of Godmanchester Steam Mill and Huntingdon's Norman castle before returning to the starting point. Along the way, hikers can discover remnants of the area's industrial history at mills that have since disappeared from the landscape.

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    Huntingdon and Godmanchester walk
    Head off through a watery landscape in search of lost mills on this 8-mile circular walk through the delightful landscape of the Ouse valley.
    Starting at Houghton, the last working mill on the Great Ouse, discover the sites of some of the lost historic mills in this part of
    Huntingdonshire including Godmanchester Steam Mill, Castle Hill and the remains of Huntingdon's Norman motte-and-bailey castle.

    Information Total steps: 12


    Address: Houghton Mill, Mill St, Houghton, Start point: Houghton Mill, grid ref: TL281720
    Huntingdon, Cambs. PE28 2AZ
    1. Walk from Houghton Mill up Mill Street to the clock tower. From here take Huntingdon
    OS map: Explorer 225; Landranger 153 Road and turn right at Were Lane.
    Activity: Walking
    2. Cross the A1123 and follow the bridleway that runs straight ahead. The bridleway joins
    Easy: Level ground, with several stiles, gates, and steps. Ruddles Way, which continues until you come to a large hedge where you turn left and
    For further information visit the section marked continue down to the road.
    Terrain.
    3. Turn right and walk along the road. Use the Crossing at Hartford Marina and branch
    Dog friendly left to follow Houghton Road. Turn left at The Grove and follow the path until you
    Full trail: Miles: 8 (km: 12.8) reach Main Street.
    Access: Easy 4. Continue down Main Street until reaching the Barley Mow. Turn left down The Hollow
    Duration: 3 hours to All Saints' Church. Turn right and walk along the river around the churchyard and
    along Church Lane.
    Terrain 5. Continue along Church Lane until the road turns suddenly right. Here, take the path
    directly ahead, following the river all the way to the old bridge to Godmanchester.
    Level ground, with several stiles, gates, and steps.
    6. Cross the road at the crossing towards the Old Bridge Hotel and continue beyond the
    hotel to Castle Hills. Follow the path past the hills and out on to Mill Common.

    7. Turn left at Mill Common and down into Portholme water meadow. Take the path
    across the meadow to the Godmanchester lock.

    8. Follow the path over the lock and along the river, past the Chinese Bridge to the site of
    a former watermill.

    9. Turn right and walk along Mill Yard to Post Street. Cross the road and head into Church
    Place and into Saint Mary's churchyard. Walk straight ahead across the yard until you
    reach a gate. Turn left and follow the footpath as it bends to the left, then turn
    immediately right and follow the trail alongside the cricket ground and under the A14
    bridge.

    10. Follow the path around the lake and take the small footbridge to Westside Common.
    Walk along the boundary fence of Westside Common and turn right along the route of
    the old railway line until heading left over a bridge, which leads around the lakes. After
    two stiles follow the path under an avenue of poplar trees. Cross a track and carry on
    until you meet a bridge after a weir.

    11. Cross the bridge over the Fisher's Dyke backwater. Continue to follow the riverbank on
    your left until you reach the main river. Bear right, still following the river and then
    divert to another bridge.

    12. Once over the bridge, cross the meadow to another large bridge. Divert across a field to
    a sluice bridge and then continue to follow the riverbank to Houghton Lock. Cross over
    the lock and follow the path to return to Houghton Mill.
    End point: Houghton Mill, grid ref: TL281720

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