Fowlmere
Parish in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.082, 0.084 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 42 44 |
| Population: | 1,206 |
| Dialling code: | 01763 (Royston) |
Fowlmere is a small village and civil parish in the district of South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, lying a short drive south of Cambridge. It’s notable for the Fowlmere Nature Reserve, a series of chalk‑stream fed pools and reedbeds that attract a rich variety of birdlife and dragonflies, and for the nearby RAF Fowlmere airfield, a wartime base that today hosts light aviation activity and a scattering of aviation‑related businesses.
The village retains a clearly rural, historic feel with an old parish church, green and lanes bordered by farmland, yet many residents commute to nearby towns and Cambridge for work. Community life is lively for a place of its size, with a village hall, local clubs and seasonal events, while agriculture, small local enterprises and a modest tourism draw for nature‑watchers help shape the local economy and social rhythm.
Postcode districts covering Fowlmere
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 8.5 miles
- Bedford 23.5 miles
- Harlow 21.6 miles
- Stevenage 17 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 22.5 miles
- Braintree 24.2 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 15.2 miles
- Hitchin 17.6 miles
- Hoddesdon 23.3 miles
- Haverhill 14.8 miles
- Hertford 20.8 miles
- Huntingdon 21.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Fowlmere Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Thriplow Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Thriplow and Heathfield Parish 1.3 miles
- Heathfield Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Foxton Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Melbourn Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Heydon Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Newton Built-up area 3 miles
- Shepreth Built-up area 3 miles
- Great and Little Chishill Parish 3.1 miles
- Duxford Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Meldreth Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Fowlmere
SG8 7RQ, SG8 7FD, SG8 7TT, SG8 7RU, SG8 7QP, SG8 7FQ, SG8 7TR, SG8 7TD, SG8 7SS … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 15 miles
- Luton Airport 24 miles
- Foxton Railway Station 2.8 miles
- Shepreth Railway Station 3.2 miles
Hotels near Fowlmere Ad
- Hinxton Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 4.3 miles
- The Lodge Duxford 4 3.3 miles
- Clayton Hotel Cambridge 4 8.1 miles
- Sheene Mill 3 3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge-Duxford M11, Jct.10 3 3.8 miles
- Coach House Hotel 3 1.7 miles
- The Three Hills 9.7 miles
- The Red Lion Hotel 3 3.8 miles
- Graduate by Hilton Cambridge 4 8.4 miles
- University Arms, Autograph Collection 4 8.5 miles
Schools in Fowlmere
- Fowlmere Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wimpole Estate Estate 7 miles
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 7.2 miles
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 7.7 miles
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 7.9 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 8.3 miles
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 8.5 miles
- University of Cambridge University 8.5 miles
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 8.6 miles
- Trinity College College 8.7 miles
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 9.5 miles
- Hayley Wood Forest 9.8 miles
- Bridge Road Stadium 11.2 miles