Visit Sawston Places

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

  

Sawston Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Sawston

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Sawston history

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Prehistory

The northern high-ground in Sawston would have been the only vantage point from which to view the ancient Hill figures discovered in the Wandlebury section of Duxford.

Domesday Book

Sawston is recorded as being in the hundred of Whittlesford and the county of Cambridgeshire. It is recorded to have 38 households, placing it in the top 20% of settlements in terms of population.

Sawston Hall

Sawston Hall is a Grade I listed Tudor manor house dating from the 16th century. The hall is surrounded by almost 60 acres of grounds which includes a Site of Special Scientific Interest protected by Natural England due to the presence of Cambridge Milk Parsley, a rare English native plant. The Hall was the location used for the 1971 Michael Winner film “The Nightcomers”

Sawston Cross

Until 1815 the village of Sawston had an ancient cross, possibly erected by the Knights Templar. The cross had many purposes, even as a location where public officers administered justice during the 13th century. It survived the rage of the Puritans in the civil wars, but was torn down between the summer of 1815 and autumn of 1816.

Recent history

Sawston has been earmarked for development to meet Cambridgeshire’s ever-growing housing needs. Planning Inspectorate is currently reviewing the 2013 Local Plan. Approval has been given for a 3,000 capacity football stadium to house Cambridge City F.C.

You can visit Sawston places with Walkfo Sawston to hear history at Sawston’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Sawston has 26 places to visit in our interactive Sawston 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 Sawston, 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 Sawston places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Sawston & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 26 audio facts unique to Sawston places in an interactive Sawston map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Sawston Places Map
26 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Sawston historic spots	Sawston tourist destinations	Sawston plaques	Sawston geographic features
Walkfo Sawston tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Sawston

  

Best Sawston places to visit

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

Wandlebury Hill Wandlebury Hill (grid reference TL493534) is a peak in the Gog Magog Hills, a ridge of low chalk hills extending for several miles to the southeast of Cambridge, England. At 74 metres (243 ft) it is the same height as the nearby Little Trees Hill, although the latter is a more notable landmark. The top stands in a nature reserve owned by Cambridge Past, Present & Future.

Wandlebury Hill Fort Wandlebury Hill Fort is located in the Gog Magog Hills, Cambridgeshire, to the southeast of Cambridge. It was the most important of three hillforts in the downs.

Great Shelford F.C. Great Shelford Football Club were established in 1912. They currently play in the Cambridgeshire League Premier Division. Established in 1912, they are based in Great Shelford, near Cambridge.

Granta Park Granta Park is a science, technology and biopharmaceutical park based on the bank of the River Granta in Great Abington near Cambridge. The first idea for the park came from the then Chief Executive of The Welding Institute (TWI Ltd) Bevan Braithwaite OBE.

Borough Hill, Sawston Borough Hill is a large multivallate hillfort near Sawston, Cambridgeshire, England. The hillfort is located in Borough Hill, near the town of Sawston.

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