Reach
Parish in East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.271, 0.296 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 56 66 |
| Dialling code: | 01638 (Newmarket) |
Reach is a small fenland village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, set amid the flat, drained landscape of the Fens. It sits beside historic waterways such as Reach Lode and close to the dramatic, ancient earthwork known as Devil's Dyke, with the cathedral city of Ely and the wetlands of Wicken Fen lying within easy reach.
The local economy has long been shaped by agriculture, fen drainage and peat working, while today the village mixes rural living with some tourism and commuting. Socially and culturally it is best known for the annual Reach Fair, one of England’s oldest surviving fairs, and a strong sense of community centred on village events, converted farm buildings and the quiet lanes typical of the Cambridgeshire fens, with many residents travelling to Ely or Cambridge for work.
Postcode districts covering Reach
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 8.4 miles13.4 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Haverhill 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Thetford 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Huntingdon 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Sudbury 24.8 miles39.9 km
- March 21.1 miles34 km
- Newmarket 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Ely 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Royston 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Saffron Walden 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Mildenhall 10.2 miles16.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Swaffham Prior Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Burwell Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Swaffham Bulbeck Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Lode Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Wicken Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Exning Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Bottisham Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Soham South Ward 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Newmarket West Ward 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Landwade Built-up area 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Down Field Built-up area 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Newmarket North Ward 4.4 miles7.1 km
Example postcodes in Reach
CB25 0JA, CB25 0JF, CB25 0JH, CB25 0JJ, CB25 0JD, CB25 0HZ, CB25 0JQ
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 26.8 miles43.1 km
- Luton Airport 39.3 miles63.2 km
- Waterbeach Railway Station 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Newmarket Railway Station 5.2 miles8.3 km
Hotels near Reach Ad
- The Jockey Club Rooms 5 miles8 km
- Bedford Lodge Hotel & Spa 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Old Hall Ely 5 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Best Western Heath Court Hotel 3 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Clayton Hotel Cambridge 4 8.6 miles13.8 km
- The Red Lion 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Novotel Cambridge North 4 6.7 miles10.7 km
- The Fellows House Cambridge, Curio Collection by Hilton 4 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Kings Newmarket 4 5 miles8.1 km
- Riverside Inn 5 8.6 miles13.8 km
Local points of interest
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 4 miles6.4 km
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 7.2 miles11.7 km
- Bridge Road Stadium 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Trinity College College 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 8.8 miles14.1 km
- University of Cambridge University 8.8 miles14.2 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 9 miles14.4 km
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 13.7 miles22 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 14.6 miles23.5 km