Welcome to Grafham

Grafham is a picturesque village located in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. The village is situated on the banks of the Grafham Water reservoir, which is a popular destination for water sports enthusiasts. The reservoir is also a haven for wildlife, with a variety of bird species and other animals calling it home. The village itself is small but charming, with a number of historic buildings and a friendly community.

One of the main attractions of Grafham is the Grafham Water Centre, which offers a range of water sports activities including sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, and paddleboarding. The centre also has a climbing wall, archery range, and high ropes course, making it a great destination for adventure seekers. For those who prefer a more relaxed pace, there are plenty of walking and cycling trails around the reservoir, offering stunning views of the surrounding countryside.

Grafham is also home to a number of historic buildings, including the 13th-century All Saints Church and the Grade II listed Grafham Grange. The village has a strong sense of community, with regular events and activities taking place throughout the year. Whether you're looking for an action-packed adventure or a peaceful retreat, Grafham has something to offer everyone.

Local Schools

School	Details
Buckden C Of E Primary School Academy Converter Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Miss Alison Anderson	School Lane Buckden St Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 5TT 01480810241 School Website
Brampton Village Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Peter Allen	The Green Brampton Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE28 4RF 01480375063 School Website
Spaldwick Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Louise Worrell	Royston Avenue Spaldwick Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE28 0TH 1480890371 School Website
Great Staughton Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Suzanne Whiting	The Causeway Great Staughton St Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 5BP 01480860324 School Website
Kimbolton School Other Independent School Ages:4-18 Head Teacher Mr Jonathan Belbin	Kimbolton Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE28 0EA 01480860505
Kimbolton Primary Academy Academy Sponsor Led Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Suzanne Whiting	Newtown Kimbolton Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE28 0HY 01480860743 School Website
Offord Primary School Academy Sponsor Led Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Kate Ruddock	Millers Close Offord Darcy St Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 5SB 1480810308 School Website
Cromwell Academy Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Hannah Connor-James	Parkway Hinchingbrooke Park Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE29 6JA 01480437830 School Website
Hinchingbrooke School Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Mark Patterson	Brampton Road Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE29 3BN 01480375700 School Website
Little Paxton Primary School Community School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Nickie Moore	Gordon Road Little Paxton St Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 6NG 01480375600 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Huntingdon Station Approach, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 3BP 4.70 Miles

St Neots Hawkesden Road, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 1QF 5.70 Miles

Sandy Station Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 1AW 12.73 Miles

Bedford Ashburnham Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 1DS 14.15 Miles

Bedford St Johns Melbourne Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 9AN 14.23 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Buckden Private Hire 01480 812929 8 High Street, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5XA 2.09 Miles
Buckden Private Hire/Taxi Service 01480 812929 53 Lucks Lane Buckden St Neots Cambs, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5TQ 2.29 Miles
B N K Cars 01480 472222 76 Cranfield Way, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5TJ 2.43 Miles
Ambassador Cars 01480 896797 Glebe Farm/Barham Rd, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 0YT 3.80 Miles
Kim Cars Airport Transfers And Private Hire 01480 861333 26 High Street, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 0HA 3.99 Miles
The Executive Car Co 01480 812790 38 Bramley Drive, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5SF 4.12 Miles
Johns Taxis 01480 450092 5 Brampton Road, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 3BQ 4.78 Miles
M A Taxis 01480 435030 8 Walden Gro, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 3BB 4.88 Miles
Mj Private Hire 01480 454832 10 Petersfield Villas/St. Peters Rd, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 7YS 4.94 Miles
Airport Taxis Huntingdon 07761 196045 10 Market Hill, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 3NR 4.95 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Brampton Lane Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Grafham Collection Today available until:10:00 Weekday Last Collection:16:30 Saturday Last Collection:10:00
Ellington Thorpe Collection Today available until:09:15 Weekday Last Collection:16:15 Saturday Last Collection:09:15
West Perry Post Office Collection Today available until:12:00 Weekday Last Collection:16:45 Saturday Last Collection:12:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Ellington Collection Today available until:09:15 Weekday Last Collection:16:15 Saturday Last Collection:09:15
Easton Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:16:15 Saturday Last Collection:09:00
Buckden Post Office Collection Today available until:11:00 Weekday Last Collection:16:45 Saturday Last Collection:11:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
The Surgery Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Lucks Lane Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Hunts End-Mill Road Collection Today available until:10:15 Weekday Last Collection:16:30 Saturday Last Collection:10:15
Dillington Collection Today available until:08:00 Weekday Last Collection:16:00 Saturday Last Collection:08:00
West End Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Diddington Collection Today available until:11:00 Weekday Last Collection:16:45 Saturday Last Collection:11:00
Laws Crescent Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Miller Way Collection Today available until:07:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Gpsi Dermatology Service Buckden Hunts 01480 810216	The Surgery Mayfield, Buckden St Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 5SZ
Buckden Surgery 01480 810216	The Surgery Mayfield, Buckden St Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 5SZ
Brampton Surgery	Miller Lane Brampton Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE28 4RU
Great Staughton Surgery 01480 860770	The Surgery 57 The Highway Great Staughton Huntingdon,Cambridgeshire PE19 5DA
Kimbolton Medical Centre 01480 860205	Hunters Way Newtown,Kimbolton Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE28 0JF

Local Stores

Brampton - High Street
97-99 High Street
Brampton
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE28 4TQ
01480 454963
shop.7803@coop.co.uk
Store Website
3.19 miles

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SPAR-Alconbury
Home Farm Drive
Alconbury
PE28 4WD
03456 052604
Store Website
4.9 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Medivet Brampton
Brampton Veterinary Clinic 56 High Street Brampton Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE28 4TH 01480 433566 brampton@medivet.co.uk Website 3.22 miles
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Linnaeus Veterinary Ltd T/A Cromwell Veterinary Hospital
36-36A St. Johns Street Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE29 3DG 01480 52601/52222 enquiries@cromwellvets.co.uk Website 4.91 miles
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Above hours for planned consultations. 24Hr Emergency service at Hospital.
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Above hours for planned consultations. 24Hr Emergency service at Hospital.
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Above hours for planned consultations. 24Hr Emergency service at Hospital.
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Above hours for planned consultations. 24Hr Emergency service at Hospital.

Companion Care (Huntingdon) Ltd T/A Vets4pets
Inside Pets At Home Huntingdon Retail Park St. Peters Road Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE29 7DZ 01480 270 670 huntingdon@vets4pets.com Website 5.70 miles
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Church House Veterinary Clinic
Church House 18 Brook Street St. Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 2BP 01480 472032 enquiries@chvc.co.uk Website 5.74 miles
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Medivet St Neots
86A Cambridge Street St Neots Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE19 1PJ 01480 210310 st.neots@medivet.co.uk Website 5.76 miles
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Linnaeus Veterinary Ltd T/A Cromwell Veterinary Group
White House Veterinary Clinic 1 Linclare Place St. Neots Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE19 7AH 01480 216612 enquiries@cromwellvets.co.uk 5.83 miles
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Local Dog Walks

Brampton Woods Near Huntingdon
Brampton Rd Brampton 1.47 miles

Location what3words richest.coil.armrests

Hinchingbrooke Country Park
Open Grasslands, Meadows, Woodlands And Lakes Cover 170 Acres With A Wealth Of Wildlife Everywhere. Used By Big Walkies Community Group On A Monthly Basis! A14 3.85 miles

Location what3words indulges.trombone.urgent

Hinchingbrooke Country Park
Lovely Varied Walks With Different Combination For A New Experience Each Time From Woodland Advantages To Slashing Around In The Lakes. This Place Really Does Have It All. Great Food, Cheap Parking (£1-2Hr £2-6Hr), Loads Of Extras 94 Christie Dr Lancashire 3.88 miles

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Paxton Pits Nature Reserve
Lovely Walk Around The Lakes And River Ouse. Path In One Place Runs Next To Working Quarry, But Other Than That Dogs Off Lead. I Recommend The River Trail. 2 Kingfisher Cl Little Paxton 4.48 miles Park At The Visitors Centre For Free, But It’S Not Huge. Was Filled Up By The Time I Finished Our Walk.

Location what3words tabs.adjuster.risking

Godmanchester Nature Reserve
Nice Walk For A Hot Day. Lots Of Places For Swimming. A Bit Boring Though. 1 Post St Godmanchester 5.25 miles Postcode For Car Park: Pe29 2Ej

Location what3words nutty.nagging.nation

St Neots Weekly Walk
Beautiful Dog Walk Used Weekly By Big Walkies Community Group. The Car Park Is Known To Locals As 'Connygear Car Park' - It's Just Off Of Hardwick Road, Near To The Caravan Site Around 3 Miles Walk With Water Area For Dogs. Willow Bridge Eaton Socon 6.33 miles Car Park Known To Locals As 'Connygear Car Park' - It'S Just Off Of Hardwick Road, Near To The Caravan Site

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