Visit Longstowe Places

Welcome to Visit Longstowe Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Longstowe

  

Longstowe Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Longstowe

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Longstowe history

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Seventeen people were counted at Longstowe for the 1086 Domesday Book. An area known as ‘Town Green’ around 1800 may have been the centre of the medieval village which had spread to the south by the middle of the 13th Century. In 1801, 175 people lived in the parish; the number rose to 296 in 1891 but dropped again to 218 by 1961.

Longstowe landmarks

Longstowe Hall is an ancient mansion purchased in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I by the Cage family. It was acquired by William Arthur Briscoe in 1906. It stands in a park of about 175 acres (70 hectares) and is now used as a venue for weddings.

Longstowe geography / climate

Longstowe is 12 miles (19 km) west of Cambridge, 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Huntingdon and 47 miles (75 km) north of London. The parish has an area of 1,537 acres (622 hectares) and ranges in height from 50 metres above sea level in the east to 79 metres in the south west. The soil is heavy clay with a subsoil of strong clay.

You can visit Longstowe places with Walkfo Longstowe to hear history at Longstowe’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Longstowe has 14 places to visit in our interactive Longstowe map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Longstowe, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Longstowe places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Longstowe & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 14 audio facts unique to Longstowe places in an interactive Longstowe map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Longstowe Places Map
14 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Longstowe tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Longstowe

  

Best Longstowe places to visit

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Longstowe has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Longstowe’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Longstowe’s information audio spots:

Hayley Wood Hayley Wood is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Great Gransden in Cambridgeshire. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 1, and managed by the Wildlife Trust. It was the subject of a book by the academic and woodland expert Oliver Rackham.

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