The small, picturesque and historic village of Hemingford Abbots is the more westerly of the two much favoured Hemingford villages which flank the south bank of the River Great Ouse.  Delightful rural walks through the watermeadows link the village with Houghton, Hemingford Grey, St. Ives and the Ouse Valley Way.  In the centre of the village is the medieval church with a fine spire, the pretty thatched 17th Century pub, The Axe and Compass, the Village Hall and the playing field.