NLSH Ramblers is a really friendly group, whose members all share a love of walking and the countryside. You’ll always receive a warm welcome from us, whether you want to walk with us regularly or from time to time.
All are welcome to join us on the first section of the West Anglian Way starting at Cambridge railway station (toilets available). The walk follows a pleasant brook out of Cambridge which soon reaches the world renowned Addenbrookes Hospital and Science Park. The route then follows the DNA Path for the next 2 miles. This path is decorated with the 10,257 letters of the human gene BRCA2. DNA sequencing was pioneered in Cambridge by Frederick Sanger after whom the Sanger Institute on the Science Park is named. The rest of the walk comprises flat country walking and passes through the villages of Shelford, Sawston and Whittlesford (some road walking). At the end of the walk you may see aerial acrobatics by planes from the nearby Duxford Areodrome. The walk finishes at Whittlesford Parkway railway station.
The walk is largely level following good paths with only one stile. In places it runs adjacent to the trainline from Cambridge to London Liverpool Street. Bring your own food and drink as there are few shops on the route. Toilets are only available in Cambridge. Cars could be parked at Whittlesford Parkway and the train taken to Cambridge to start the walk.
Meet outside front entrance
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