Best walks to or from Meldreth

Meldreth Station to Royston Station

A moderate walk from one village through another, then across open countryside and beneath the railway before heading into the town — on field paths, tracks and a stretch of road.

7km. 2h30.

Lunch: The Dolphin in Melbourn, and a café at the Royston Tesco near the finish.

Documented by Cam Valley Community Rail Partnership.

Meldreth Station Circular via Meldreth Thatched Cottages

An easy circular wandering the lanes and back-streets of the village to take in all nineteen of its thatched cottages, with a riverside nature-reserve loop and an optional mill detour. Mostly level, on roads and field paths.

6km. 2h.

Highlights: Meldreth Thatched Cottages (nineteen thatched cottages dotted through the village) and Holy Trinity Church (Grade I listed).

Lunch: The British Queen in Meldreth; the Applecote and the Old Bell are also on the High Street.

Documented by Cam Valley Community Rail Partnership.

Shepreth Station to Meldreth Station

An easy, flat walk linking three villages on field paths, a riverside stretch and quiet cycle paths, with a main-road underpass near the finish.

6km. 2h.

Lunch: The Green Man in Shepreth, the café at Kingsway Golf Course, the Hub community café in Melbourn and the British Queen in Meldreth.

Documented by Cam Valley Community Rail Partnership.