Grantchester Meadows

Grantchester Meadows is a number of things; firstly a short street in the Newnham district of Cambridge, perhaps more famously a track by Pink Floyd and finally — and most relevantly to Qypers — it is a series of meadows owned by one of the Cambridge colleges leading from Newnham, just outside the city centre, to Grantchester about 2 miles away and bordered by the river Cam (or Granta).
Pleasant and occasionally idyllic, rather than dramatic, a stroll through Grantchester Meadows is a great way to entertain the kids (there is a path that is suitable for cycling) or show a different side of Cambridge to visitors who are «college-​ed out».
On a good day, you should find plenty of picnic spots by the river, usually some punters to watch, roaming cattle and trees to climb. In August /​September, there are plenty of blackberries to pick, but get there early before they are all gone.
Grantchester itself has several characterful pubs, but our destination is always The Orchard for scones, coffee and juice with a straw for the little ones.
For an even longer day out, Lammas Land park with its extensive play area is very close to the north end of the meadows.

Grantchester is a beautiful little village just southwest of Cambridge. If I write everything I know about Grantchester, I will turn plenty people off with the length. Therefore, I am going to concentrate on the meadows, which is one of its tourist attractions and I will leave the other parts for some other time.
The meadows is an embodiment of beauty whether it is summer or winter. The peace and quiet you get there when you take a walk through it is worth going for that reason.
There is a straight road when you get to the village i.e. from the blue ball pub, keep going straight past the green man pub, the last pub you walk pass is the red lion pub where you will get to an area filled with trees; a short walk down the path leads you to the meadows gate.
The meadows stretch out before you like a 12inch pizza, its greenness and fresh air takes your breath away in a second, when your breadth returns you will be ready to walk its length and breadth. My most memorable experience in the meadows was when I went on one cool summer night with a friend. We walked some distance to the pool; the silver reflection of the moonlight on the pool was a remarkable sight and it was quite romantic.
Other attractions that might interest you are the orchard tea garden often visited by students, the Lord byron’s pool named after the romantic poet Lord Byron and the church mentioned in one of the poems of famous English poet Rupert Brooke.
It is also a great place for rambling and every visit comes with a different experience.