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Parks And Countryside


Visitors to Huntingdonshire parks will be treated to a wide variety within the towns with walks, play and wheels areas, boating facilities, sports pitches and ancient woodlands.

  • Ancient Woodlands
  • Boating
  • Crazy Golf/Pitch and Putt
  • Cycling Tracks
  • Dog Walking Areas
  • Eating Establishments
  • Fairs and Regattas & Other Events
  • Fishing
  • Orienteering
  • Parking Facilities
  • Picnic areas
  • Picturesque & Photographic views
  • Play areas
  • Pleasurable Riverside Walks
  • Sports pitches
  • Toilet Facilities
  • Wheels activity areas
  • Wildlife areas

They include Riverside Park and Priory Park in St. Neots, together with Riverside Park and Sapley Park in Huntingdon. A more recent addition is Hill Rise Park in St. Ives.

There are also many skate parks in the Huntingdonshire area. All the parks are free and are open to all. The parks are not supervised and the use of them is at your own risk.

Our parks are used by the public for recreation but are also used for fairs, carnivals and regattas in the summer. Our riverside venues also host band concerts throughout the year.

Huntingdonshire Countryside Services, run by Rangers from Huntingdonshire District Council, looks after some of the wonderful countryside within our District. With nature reserves and country parks, lots of open land and many, many events we are sure you will find somewhere to visit and something to do.

We are lucky in Huntingdonshire to have the Great Ouse running through, followed by the Ouse Valley Way footpath, another of the sites cared for by the Rangers. All of the Countryside Services sites, from Paxton Pits Nature Reserve to Holt Island, are either found along the route or only a short detour from it.

Latest News for Parks and Countryside

Photo of Hinchingbrooke Country ParkWildlife Plant Sale (04/09/08)

Early autumn is a great time to be thinking about the garden and is a good time to buy unusual perennials or plants to encourage bees and butterflies next year.

Photo of honey bees at Hinchingbrooke Country ParkBusy Bees At Hinchingbrooke Country Park (04/09/08)

Hinchingbrooke Country Park is hosting the Annual Honey Show of Huntingdonshire BeeKeepers Association (HKBA) on Sunday 14 September 2008 starting at 12 noon.

Photo of Children dressed in costumes and having funAmerican Indian Day Living With Nature (29/08/08)

Native Americans capture the imagination and epitomise the concept of living as part of the natural world in a sustainable way.

Photo of Cllr Colin Hyams and the staff of Countryside Services with their awards at Rutland Bird FairPaxton Pits Nature Reserve Is A Hit At Rutland Bird Fair (27/08/08)

Huntingdonshire District Council countryside services staff and volunteers achieved great heights at Rutland Bird Fair last weekend when they got presented with two awards for their stand. One award was for the best stand in the tourism category and the other was for the best stand in the whole show. The stand was to promote the future extension to Paxton Pits Nature Reserve which will see the reserve expand 3.5 times over the next 10 years following further gravel extraction.