Wimpole Estate offers history, gardens and festive illuminations

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Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire features a 17th-century mansion, Iron Age roundhouses, gardens and woodland walks.

Wimpole Estate, a National Trust site in Arrington, Cambridgeshire, spans more than 2,000 years of history and attracts families with diverse attractions. The estate includes a 17th-century mansion at its heart, featuring intimate family rooms contrasting with lavish Georgian interiors. Visitors can explore Iron Age roundhouses, vibrant walled gardens, and woodland walks among rare-breed cattle through grand avenues.

The estate offers additional amenities including a second-hand bookshop stocked with gifts, homeware, books, local produce and gardening accessories, plus seasonal plant sales in the courtyard. The Old Rectory Café serves light lunches, homemade cakes and specials made with produce grown on site.

Each year the estate transforms into an illuminated festive trail featuring more than one million lights. Online reviews are strongly positive: on TripAdvisor the estate holds over 640 excellent ratings, whilst Google Reviews awards it 4.6 out of 5 stars from more than 7,600 reviews. Visitors praise it as a 'great day out' with activities and attractions for all the family.

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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.Herts Advertiser · 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.The Comet · 1 Nov, 10:22

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