Milton Country Park
A haven of peace and quiet not far from the city of Cambridge
- A network of paths over 2 miles in length that run throughout the area, suitable for bicycles and wheelchairs, as well as those on foot. Access is also available to the Fen Rivers Way.
- Many areas for picnics and play equipment for children
- Dogs are welcome but please remember that byelaws relating to dogs on leads and 'poop scoops' are in operation.
- Fishing is available in both of the lakes from a number of easily accessible platforms, however, an annual permit or a day ticket from the Angling Club is required.
Cambridge Sport Lakes Trust took over the management of Milton Country Park from South Cambridgeshire District Council on the 1st April 2008.
The park is situated adjacent to the Eastern end of the main Sport Lakes Site.
Formerly farmland, both arable and pasture, Milton Country Park owes much of its present appearance to the extraction of sand and gravel for the building of roads and houses from about 1930 to 1960. However, the first material taken from the site was clay, in much smaller quantities, by Romano British potters about 1800 years previously.
When sand and gravel extraction ceased around 1960, the site became overgrown with thick hawthorn and willow scrub and entered a period of neglect and misuse that ended in 1990 when work started on the Country Park. This work continued until 1993, the year the Park opened to the public.
For PDF map of the site please click here
The Bare Necessities
The 'Bare Necessities' cafe is open Wednesday to Sunday each week from 11:00am till 3:00pm and is located just inside the Visitor Centre.
Serving hot and cold drinks, sandwiches and cakes. The cafe is also open during the school holidays.
Bookings
The upstairs space in the visitors centre is avaiable to hire for meetings and events. For more information please see the documents below;
Fishling at Milton Country Park
For information on fishing at Milton Country Park, please contact Cambridge Fish Preservation and Angling Society
Friends of Milton Country Park
The parks group of volunteers who fundraise and organise events.
Membership is free and you can join by writing to;
FOMCP c/o Visitor Centre
Milton Country Park
Cambridge Road
Milton, Cambridge CB4 6AZ
or you can email: friends@miltoncountrypark.org
Contact the Park
Call the visitor centre on: 01223 420060
Email the rangers: miltoncountrypark@camrbidgesportlakes.org.uk
* Photos courtesy of Keely Squires.