Most visitors come to Grantchester for the first time via the path that runs through the water meadows, known as ‘The Grantchester Grind’. It is a pleasant walk and takes about twenty minutes from Newnham to the village.
Litter on the Meadows?
If you see litter on the Meadows, or any other issues, please contact Cambridgeshire, Past, Present and Future, who manage them, by clicking on this email address: countryside@cambridgeppf.org
For other walks in and around Grantchester, and further afield around Cambridge, go to the Cambridge section of the walking in England website, and select FREE WALKS.
“Walks of Cambridge” also include some through Grantchester Meadows
There are a few walks published by Grantchester Orchard Tea Garden here.
(updated 28 7 2025)