Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

#7114 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Paxton Pits is an area of active and disused gravel pits at Little Paxton near St Neots in Cambridgeshire, England. ()

Area: 0.49 mi²Elevation: 49 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°15'6"N, 0°14'54"W

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Paxton Pits Nature Reserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Godmanchester Chinese Bridge, Godmanchester Baptist Church, Riverside Miniature Railway, Old Bridge.

5.6 miNE
Bridge
Godmanchester Chinese Bridge, Godmanchester
143 min walk • Godmanchester Chinese Bridge is a landmark of the town of Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire. It is a pedestrian bridge that spans a mill stream on the River Great Ouse and is, as the name suggests, built in an ostensibly Chinese style.
5.7 miNE
Church
Godmanchester Baptist Church, Godmanchester
145 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Church of England parish church in Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire. The church is a grade I listed building with its earliest phase dating to the 13th century. Most of the structure is of 13th- to 15th-century date but the tower was built in 1623.
2.1 miSW
Amusement park, Amusement ride
Riverside Miniature Railway, St Neots
55 min walk • The Riverside Miniature Railway is situated in Riverside Park, in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. Founded by Ivan Hewlett, the railway is run on a not-for-profit, community basis.
6 miNE
Hotel, Bridge
Old Bridge, Huntingdon
154 min walk • The Old Bridge in Huntingdon is a well-preserved medieval stone bridge over the River Great Ouse, connecting Huntingdon to Godmanchester.
4.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Brampton Wood
117 min walk • Brampton Wood is a 132.1 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cambridgeshire. The site is west of Brampton in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
1.8 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
St Neots Museum, St Neots
47 min walk • St Neots Museum is a local museum located in St Neots, within the Huntingdonshire District of Cambridgeshire, England.
4.4 miSE
Church
St Margaret's Church
113 min walk • St Margaret's Church is a historic Anglican church in the village of Abbotsley, Cambridgeshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of The Churches Conservation Trust.
5.7 miN
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Hinchingbrooke House, Huntingdon
145 min walk • Hinchingbrooke House is an English stately home in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, now part of Hinchingbrooke School. The house was built around an 11th-century Benedictine nunnery.
5.9 miNE
Forts and castles
Huntingdon Castle, Huntingdon
152 min walk • Huntingdon Castle was situated in the town of Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. In 1068 a Norman motte and bailey castle was built for William the Conqueror.
2.5 miNE
Church
St Peter
64 min walk • St Peter's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Offord D'Arcy, Cambridgeshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
3.9 miS
Church
St Denys' Church
100 min walk • St Denys' Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Little Barford, Bedfordshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.