There are not so many things prettier than an East Anglian spring: Cambridgeshire as a county is a standard target of lousy jokes about the muddy “flatness” of its landscapes, but the thing is that in crystal clear weather, as it was today, the view is outstanding and the colours are incredible.
Wandelbury Park, a nature reserve based on an ancient Roman footpath, is located on the south of central Cambridge: from here, you could continue either to Haverhill or Fulbourn. To reach the park, you have to walk between the Gog Magog Hills (just in case you need some of your biblical references—not necessarily that useless: you never know, after all).
Once you’re there, you can’t stop: the park is roughly circular, approximately 8 miles or so in diameter, and you always can choose a route that will be just ever so slightly different—more woody, less daffodily and vice versa (or both).
The main thing you surely need is fresh air: it can intoxicate you, but it’s never enough. We spent four hours there (including a longish way home: we goofed a bit), but it was lovely, lovely, lovely.
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