Out and about in Godmanchester

Godmanchester is only a short drive from Trumpington and is a delightful place to visit. There are over 100 listed buildings, the largest building is a Tudor farm house which dates back to 1600. This farm house was restored in 1995.

Chinese Bridge has been a landmark of Godmanchester since 1827. Over the years it has been rebuilt twice in the 1860s and in 1960. Do take a walk over the bridge to Portholme Meadow. In 1910 the meadow was used to build early aircraft. Air displays were held here for the public to enjoy these new flying machines, including James Radley flying his monoplane around the meadow (16 miles in 23 minutes).

House of Spies, Farm House, Godmanchester, served as a secret SOE (Special Operations Executive) training and transport point from summer 1942. Agents were housed, trained and prepared here before going to RAF Tempsford for secret missions into occupied Europe.

You can take a heritage walk around Godmanchester which takes between 1 to 2 hours.

Stella Joyner