Wimpole Estate offers walks, gardens and festive attractions

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Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire offers visitors walks, gardens, a historic mansion and seasonal attractions.

Wimpole Estate, a National Trust property in Arrington, Cambridgeshire, offers families and nature lovers a range of activities across grounds built on more than 2,000 years of history. The estate features Iron Age roundhouses, vibrant walled gardens, a 17th-century mansion with intimate family rooms and lavish Georgian interiors, along with opportunities to walk among rare-breed cattle through grand avenues and shaded woodland.

Visitors can browse a second-hand bookshop selling gifts, homeware, books, local produce and gardening accessories, with seasonal plants available in the courtyard. The Old Rectory Café serves light lunches, homemade cakes and specials using produce grown on site.

Each year the estate transforms into an illuminated festive trail featuring over one million lights for Christmas. The property receives strong visitor ratings: 4.6 out of 5 stars from over 7,600 Google Reviews and more than 640 'excellent' reviews on TripAdvisor, with visitors praising it as a 'great day out' for families.

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• Discover the 'huge' National Trust estate with 'great café' and lots to doLove exploring National Trust sites and fancy a nice walk with plenty of activities? Then look no further than this stunning Cambridgeshire estate.Cambs Times · 1 Nov, 10:22
• Discover the 'huge' National Trust estate with 'great café' and lots to doLove exploring National Trust sites and fancy a nice walk with plenty of activities? Then look no further than this stunning Cambridgeshire estate.Ely Standard · 1 Nov, 10:22

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