Abbots End Lodge

Contact – Please contact us via our website. https://www.abbotsend.com/ or telephone, 07557517544.

The Surrounding Area – Situated 2 minutes walk from the river Great Ouse, there are many lovely country walks along the river and across the nature reserves. You can hire small boats and rowing boats from nearby Houghton Mill (National Trust), or Hartford Marina and travel up the river.

The Lodge offers very easy access to The Great Ouse and the river meadow is perfect for picnics in the summer by the river’s edge.

Pastimes – If you want to cycle or run we can suggest plenty of interesting routes. If swimming, wake-boarding or paddle boarding is your thing, Lake Ashmore is around the corner (approx 0.75 mile), where you can hire equipment, have lunch and enjoy the lake for a few hours, or all day.

Shops – We have a local village shop which supplies all the food and drinks you could ever need. They even do the COOK range of food if you want to stay in and use the microwave! Otherwise, Cambridge is up the road and St.Ives is a 2 mile walk or short drive away. 

Eating – There are two pubs in Hemingford, ‘The Cock‘ in Hemingford Grey, and ‘The Axe and Compass‘ in Hemingford Abbots. Both serve good food and beers and feature gardens for when the sun is shining! Our favourite Italian is “Amore” in St Ives.

Local Interest – There’s a market held in St.Ives every Monday with a smaller market on Fridays, and a Farmers market on the first and third Saturday of the month. St.Ives has some lovely independent shops and cafes. The surrounding area is ideal for local walks and cycling.

Cambridge is a 20 minute journey in the car, or 30-40 mins on the guided bus route, which takes you direct from St.Ives into Cambridge town centre (free parking). London is accessible easily by train from Huntingdon station, which is only a 7 minute journey away. The Huntingdon to London journey takes about 50 minutes.

Addenbrookes Hospital “Virtual Ward” – For patients looking for quiet accommodation to recuperate whilst pending discharge from Addenbrookes’ virtual ward, Abbots End Lodge is a very good choice according to previous hospital guests.

​Please note: The lodge is in the eaves so please just be mindful of this if you’re over 6ft tall!

We are Abbots End Lodge in Hemingford Abbots