Events and Activities

General activities list

Healthy Walks

Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Half Term Holiday Activities at Wandlebury Country Park: Iron Age Celts.

Prompt start at 10.00am – 12.30pm

Find out what life was like here for the Iron Age Celts. See what evidence remains and make your own model Iron Age hut. Meet at Wandlebury Stable Rooms Education Centre. Led by our experienced field teachers.
Ages 5 plus. £6.50 per child (members £5.00), adults free. Booking essential as places are limited, contact office. Bring a drink and a snack and dress for being outside! Why not stay on for a picnic and explore the Country Park afterwards?

Tuesday, 28 May 2013

Half Term Holiday Activities at Wandlebury Country Park: Under Fives, if you go down to the woods today.

 Prompt start at 10.00am – 12.30pm.

Nature discovery and play especially for children under five.
Meet at Wandlebury Stable Rooms Education Centre. Led by our experienced field teachers.
 £6.50 per child (members £5.00), adults free. Booking essential as places are limited, contact
office. Bring a drink and a snack and dress for being outside! Why not stay on for a picnic and explore the Country Park afterwards?


Saturday, 18 May 2013

Members Party and Concert at West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge.

 8.00pm

Open to all, Cambridge City Symphony Orchestra concert and pre concert reception.

The concert programme will include Mahler Symphony No 1, Shostakovich 1st Cello Concerto and Liadov Baba Yaga with Cello soloist Guy Johnston, a former winner of BBC Young Musician of the Year. The orchestra is conducted by Robert Hodge.

CambridgePPF will benefit from this concert. Contact office for tickets.

Thursday, 16 May 2013

Guided Walk with The Farmer at Coton Countryside Reserve


6.00pm

Discover more about Coton Countryside Reserve with a guided walk hosted by CambridgePPF’s tenant farmer. Lasting up to two and a half hours, you will learn more about the farming that takes place at The Reserve and the positive impact it has on the local landscape. 
NB: Meet at Martin Car Park off Grantchester Road, Coton. This is a free event but a donation towards the upkeep of the Reserve is appreciated.
Directions: Coton Reserve Martin car park is situated on Grantchester Road heading towards Coton from Barton Road A603 (near M11 Junction 12).
For information email the office.

Sunday, 12 May 2013

Hinxton Watermill Open Day ( as part of National Mills Day)


 2.30pm - 5.30pm

Why not visit one of CambridgePPF’s historic mills?  Ever wondered how flour is milled? Discover a working watermill that dates back to the Doomsday book in the picturesque surroundings of Hinxton.
NB: CambridgePPF members free, Adults £3.00, Children £1.00
Directions: Mill Lane, Hinxton (turn off the A1301 from Cambridge into Hinxton Village).
For more information email the office.


Bourn Post Mill Open Day ( part of National Mills Day)


2pm - 4.00pm

Sunday 12 May is National Mills Day. Why not mark it by visiting one of CambridgePPF’s historic mills? Step back in history with a guided tour around one of the jewels in CambridgePPF’s property portfolio – Bourn Post Mill, one of the oldest windmills in the country!
NB: CambridgePPF members free, Adults £3.00, Children: £1.00.
Directions: Between Bourn and Caxton (off the A428 from Cambridge take the turn after the blue footbridge signed Caldecote then Bourn Airfield and then Bourn, and take a right turn into Caxton Road, alternatively turn off the A1198 via Caxton village).
For more information email the office.




Saturday, 11 May 2013

May Celebration and Tree Festival at Wandlebury Country Park.

11.00am—4.00pm

Come to the Stable Rooms and paddock for a celebration of spring, trees and traditional activities. See the heavy horse at work, watch the skills of the craftsmen. Be entertained by Maypole dancing. Dress as a Greenman or May Queen and take part in related crafts. Bring a picnic and enjoy the day. For information contact Head Ranger. Drop in anytime. Free event.