Visit Waterbeach Places

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

  

Waterbeach Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Waterbeach

---

Waterbeach history

---

Early periods

Waterbeach appears in the 1086 Domesday Book as Vtbech. In the 12th century, the Knights Templar occupied Denny Abbey to the north of the village. Archaeological work in 2020 found a seemingly Roman settlement on the north side of village.

RAF and British Army

RAF Waterbeach lies to the north of the village. Six aircraft hangars were built in 1940 and a triangle of hard runways completed in 1941. It housed some 2,600 people in the final months of the Second World War. Thereafter the station was run by RAF Transport Command and then by RAF Fighter Command.

21st century

Population of Waterbeach has risen significantly since 2001, from 4,476 to some 5,500 in 2019. In 2018 it was designated a new town in the South Cambridgeshire Local Plan. The following year permission came for the construction of 6,500 new dwellings. These are to be built on the site of the old barracks and will more than double the population.

You can visit Waterbeach places with Walkfo Waterbeach to hear history at Waterbeach’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Waterbeach has 11 places to visit in our interactive Waterbeach 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 Waterbeach, 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 Waterbeach places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Waterbeach & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 11 audio facts unique to Waterbeach places in an interactive Waterbeach map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Waterbeach Places Map
11 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

---

–

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

  

Best Waterbeach places to visit

---

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

Waterbeach Barracks The site was an RAF Station, RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. It was used by the Royal Engineers, part of the British Army, from 1966 to 2013. The site closed to make way for housing in 2013.

Church of St John the Evangelist, Waterbeach The Anglican Church of St John the Evangelist (also known as St John’s Church) is the parish church of Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire. It is a grade II* listed building.

b

Visit Waterbeach plaques