Paxton Pits Nature Reserve
Paxton Pits is an area of active and disused gravel pits at Little Paxton in Cambridgeshire, England. The pits are in the valley of the River Great Ouse.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: local nature reserve in United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Paxton Pits”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Neots railway station and St Neots Museum.
St Neots railway station
Railway station
Photo: Jeff Bronks, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Neots railway station serves the town of St Neots in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located to the east of the town approximately 2 miles from the town centre.
St Neots Museum
Museum
Photo: Logomachy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Neots Museum is a local museum located in St Neots, within the Huntingdonshire District of Cambridgeshire, England. The museum is housed in the Old Court, a former police station and law court building on New Street.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Neots and Offord D’Arcy.
St Neots
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Neots is a riverside market town just north of the border between Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire. Despite some pretty parks and a few historic buildings, St Neots offers relatively little to entice the traveller, but is a pleasant enough stopover or base for touring the region.
Offord D’Arcy
Village
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Offord D'Arcy is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Offord Cluny and Offord D'Arcy. It is 4 miles north of St Neots and 3 miles south-west of Huntingdon.
Offord Cluny
Village
Photo: Kokai, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Offord Cluny is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Offord Cluny and Offord D'Arcy. It is 4.9 miles north of St Neots and 3 miles south-west of Huntingdon.
Paxton Pits Nature Reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Little Paxton, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.2531° or 52° 15′ 11″ northLongitude
-0.2482° or 0° 14′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C4X7Q32+6POpenStreetMap ID
way 40243465OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q7156531
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Little Paxton and Great Paxton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bardon Aggregates (disused) and St James (Little Paxton Parish Church).
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