Houghton Hub

HOUGHTON ST MARY’S CENTRE HUB

LOCATION Chapel Lane, Houghton, Huntingdon PE28 2AY stmaryshoughtonwyton.org.uk

Facilities Toilet, seating

Refreshments Hot and cold drinks, cakes and nibbles (thanks to Our Shop for supporting WOW! with the donation of goodies). The shop is open from 9 am to 4 pm for snacks, soft drinks, ices etc’

If you feel in need of more sustenance near the Hub we recommend the following:

Three Jolly Butchers pub on Huntingdon Road

Three Horseshoes pub on The Green

The Tea Room at the National Trust Mill open from 10 am to 4 pm

WHATS ON!

Visit Houghton Mill

A famous restored working water mill and a National Trust property. Parking and tea room. Tours by arrangement.01480 301494

At National Trust Houghton Mill we’re celebrating the nature on our doorstep with various activities for children, including different bird wingspans board, which children can see how they compare to, onto the Mill House fence facing the river. We’ll also have our hula-hoops for children to spin like the hydropower, and logs with toy insects inside for children to discover.

The Wow! Day Houghton-St Ives-Hemingfords Circular Walk (6 miles). Follow the Thicket Path to St Ives and visit the St Ives Hub at the Norris Museum. Cross the river at the town bridge. Head across Hemingford Meadow from The Dolphin Hotel and return through the Hemingfords. In Common Lane, Hemingford Abbotts, cross the backwater at the Black Bridge and cross the meadow back to the lock and the mill. Map available.

See link to Houghton to St Ives map below.

The Wow! Day Houghton-Godmanchester-Hartford Circular Walk (8 miles). Cross the river at Houghton Lock and turn right to follow the trail through the water meadows and nature reserve to the Godmanchester Hub at the Chinese Bridge. Cross Portholme Meadow and pick up the OVW at Huntingdon through the riverside Park to Hartford. Turn left opposite the marina and follow Ruddles Lane back to Wyton and Houghton. Map available.

See link to Godmanchester to Houghton map below

The OVW Information Boards

There is one located almost opposite the ‘boats for hire’ sign towards the lock from the mill, and another in the National Trust carpark.