Walks you can reach from Shelford by train
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Cambridge Station Circular via Grantchester (Cambridgeshire)
8m direct from Shelford.
Easy: 12km, flat terrain. 3h30–5h30.
Beginner-friendly: A straightforward walk along the River Cam with many lunch options in Granchester. Within Cambridge itself, feel free to wander about randomly rather than following the route — there’s plenty to appreciate.
Highlights: King's College Chapel, Fitzwilliam Museum, Hobson's Conduit Monument, Cambridge, and Cambridge itself.
Lunch stops in Grantchester (1h30–2h30 in): the Orchard Tea Garden, Grantchester, the Red Lion, the Rupert Brooke, or the Blue Ball Inn.
End-of-walk reward: the Panton Arms.
Great Chesterford Station to Newport Station (Cambridgeshire)
8m direct from Shelford.
17km. 4h.
Rolling Essex farmland, grassy field edges, small woods, river valleys, historic market town, parkland, and pylons over crop fields. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Great Chesterford Station to Audley End Station (Cambridgeshire)
8m direct from Shelford.
20km. 5h.
Rolling Essex farmland, grassy field edges, small woods, river valleys, historic market town, parkland, and village with thatched cottages. Can be muddy.
A longer variant of Great Chesterford to Newport – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Newport Station to Audley End Station (Essex)
15m direct from Shelford.
14km. Moderate ascents. 4h–6h30.
Spoiled by a long trek along a busy road near Audley End.
Highlights: Saffron Walden.
Lunch stops in Saffron Walden: the Temeraire, Waffle, the Courtyard Tearoom, the Kings Arms, or the Eight Bells.
End-of-walk reward: Audley End House and Gardens.
Audley End Station Circular via the Cottage (pargeted house, Wendens Ambo) (Essex)
15m direct from Shelford.
23km. 5h30.
Gently rolling chalky uplands, farmland, woods and copses, green lanes, field boundaries, and pretty villages with thatched cottages and pargeted houses.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Roydon Station to Sawbridgeworth Station (Essex)
45m direct from Shelford.
22km. 5h.
Gently rolling Hertfordshire countryside, wheat fields, woods, waterways, green lanes, quiet country roads, river stretches, and navigation canal. Cattle in pastures. Avoid end Oct–Easter.