Waterbeach
Built-up area in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.277, 0.185 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 49 66 |
| Population: | 5,795 |
| Dialling code: | 01223 (Cambridge) |
Waterbeach is a fen-edge village just north of Cambridge in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England. It sits alongside the River Cam and the low-lying fen landscape, with gravel-extraction lakes and drainage channels that are now used for leisure as well as agriculture. The village has good rail and road links into Cambridge, so many residents commute to the city while the local economy still includes farming, small businesses and recreational activities around the lakes.
Historically Waterbeach was notable for RAF Waterbeach and the later Waterbeach Barracks, military sites that shaped the village for much of the 20th century and whose closure has led to major redevelopment proposals for new housing and community facilities. The place retains a strong local community with village halls, pubs, a primary school and annual events, blending its fenland heritage with the pressures and opportunities of nearby Cambridge’s tech and education economy.
Postcode districts covering Waterbeach
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 5.7 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 23.1 miles
- Haverhill 17 miles
- Huntingdon 16.1 miles
- March 19.2 miles
- Newmarket 9.6 miles
- Ely 9.2 miles
- Biggleswade 22.7 miles
- Royston 17.9 miles
- Saffron Walden 17.9 miles
- Mildenhall 14.1 miles
- Whittlesey 23.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Milton & Waterbeach Ward 0.9 miles
- Landbeach Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Horningsea Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Milton Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Cottenham Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Chittering Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Histon & Impington Ward 3.6 miles
- Lode Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Histon and Impington Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Impington Parish 3.7 miles
- Histon Parish 3.8 miles
- Fen Ditton Built-up area 3.8 miles
Example postcodes in Waterbeach
CB25 9NU, CB25 9QX, CB25 9NT, CB25 9HL, CB25 9HR, CB25 9FX, CB25 9RP, CB25 9TN, CB25 9NP … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 27.2 miles
- Luton Airport 36.4 miles
- Waterbeach Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Cambridge Railway Station 6.1 miles
Hotels near Waterbeach Ad
- The Red Lion 3.8 miles
- Clayton Hotel Cambridge 4 6.1 miles
- Novotel Cambridge North 4 3.8 miles
- The Fellows House Cambridge, Curio Collection by Hilton 4 4.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Cambridge 4 4 miles
- University Arms, Autograph Collection 4 5.8 miles
- Graduate by Hilton Cambridge 4 6 miles
- Hyatt Centric Cambridge 4 5.8 miles
- The Varsity Hotel & Spa 4 5.4 miles
- The Old Hall Ely 5 8.4 miles
Schools in Waterbeach
- Waterbeach Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bridge Road Stadium 3.9 miles
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 4.7 miles
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5 miles
- Trinity College College 5.6 miles
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 5.7 miles
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 5.8 miles
- University of Cambridge University 5.8 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 6 miles
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 6.4 miles
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 8.4 miles
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 12.2 miles
- Wimpole Estate Estate 13.7 miles