cambridgeshire

History Two mills were mentioned in the Domesday Book at Adelintune, now known as Elton, a picturesque village in Cambridgeshire situated on the River Nene, just a short drive to Peterborough. Though the original mills are long gone, the present mill dates from the late 18th century and belongs...

After my previous visit to Warboys I was annoyed with myself for missing the medical block, kindly someone helped confirm what I pinned was the medical block so I went back. Of course it started raining when I arrived and I had to trudge across a muddy, boggy field and do battle with brambles...

Ive been doing a lot of solo explores recently of old RAF sites in and around Essex, Suffolk etc. So I saw a few posts on here about Warboys when doing some research for sites in those areas so popped along one saturday. I had marked off some points of interest on my map and set off over the...

A place I have been meaning to go to for years but never got round to it until now. Solo explore. After driving round for ages trying to find a suitable parking place I parked up on a grass verge, popped under a gate and started a long walk up a driveway following my map. I wrongly assumed...

History Royal Air Force Upwood or more simply RAF Upwood is a former Royal Air Force stationadjacent to the village of Upwood, Cambridgeshire, England, in the United Kingdom. It was a non-flying station which was under the control of the United States Air Force from 1981, and one of three RAF...

History of the Royal Papworth Hospital This photo from 1925 with some of the Nurses including Dolly-Landon (centre) - photo credit RPH Papworth Hospital was founded at Papworth Everard (to the west of Cambridge) in 1918 as a sanatorium for the treatment of tuberculosis among discharged...

Introduction Originally reported by @JakeV50 last year, it is not the best condition station by any means, but it’s set up a bit differently compared to most I have visited. Information & History This Pumping Station appears to work alongside some other stations nearby which is evident from the...

Hi, this report has been done a fair few times but I thought i'd share these shots I got. Great find that is easily accessible but with some cameras facing the two larger dishes. Hope you enjoy!

Introduction Myself, @KPUrban_ and @Wastelandr met up several weeks back to cover a few places around Cambridgeshire, the primary motive of the trip was to visit Mullard’s Observatory but we also spent a few hours at this old mill site. I mentioned it to KP as I found it on OS Maps a while back...

RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire, 2024 As derelict RAF bases go, this one has remined fairly forgotten. Nearly fifteen years on from disuse, the officers mess is the only noteworthy structure that remains derelict or intact. History For more information, see the Oakington History website...

Introduction I can’t believe it has taken me this long to do this place as it is quite interesting and reasonably local to me. Me @Wastelandr, and @KPUrban_ headed out to check out a few bits in Cambridgeshire with this being the last site of the day. Information & History Founded by Martin...

Introduction Another old Fenland pumping station I have been meaning to visit for quite some time now but I never got around to doing it. Finally decided to visit and commit to the long walk to get to it, turns out the walk wasn’t quite as long as I thought it would be. Information & History...

Introduction I had a few days off work so this week I decided to embark on another pump adventure heading towards The Fens. Unfortunately, like many recent visits, I didn’t have much luck. I’ve been keen to try the Oxborough station for a while now as it has been on my radar for years, even...

Laddus Fen Pumping Station A small one from a few months back. I think it’s report worthy. Others may not, feel free to voice your opinions below. This was a fair ol’ walk (like many of the others) and was one of two pumping stations on this path that we looked at, the other being called...

Earith Pumping Station This one isn’t gonna set the world on fire but it’s one that hasn’t been reported before. From another one of mine and Dan’s trips, it was an overall failed day, like most have been recently to be honest. We managed to get into this one, found a couple of other...

Introduction Back to the pumping stations with one of mine and @JakeV50's finds from a couple of months ago. Jake has already posted this one but I thought I would also share my take on the site. Information & History The Lower Padnal station was responsible for draining the Padnal and Waterden...

Another from the archives. One I visited solo. I think someone had forgot to shut the door properly on this one, has I went back a few weeks later and it was shut completely. A nice relaxed explore of what was a very nice unvandalised church of some size. St Mary Magdalene was built to replace...

Introduction You know the drill, me and @JakeV50 set off to try and cover some more of the old pump houses around Fenland. This day was a bit of a failure as we visited quite a lot of empty/inaccessible ones, but this one was definitely a highlight. In fact, this was my favourite find so far...

Lower Padnal Pumping Station All I seem to report on is old pumps at the moment. Similar to my other finds, this was an old OS maps find which I stuck on the map, me and @dansgas1000 drove to have a look at along with some others one sunny Saturday. Not a massive amount can be found about...

1. The History Not a vast amount of info on the net about this lovely place situated in the picturesque Cambridgeshire village of Elton. The Water mill on the River Nene dates from pre-1800 but in the early 19th century it was extended and rebuilt, as indicated by the carving of 'AD 1840' on a...