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Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve
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Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve
Lode Lane, Wicken, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7 5XP
Telephone: 01353 720274
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Functions  1899 
One of Britain's oldest nature reserves and home to the Wicken Fen Vision project
  • The last 0.1% of fenland left in Britain
  • Wildlife trails and hides
  • The Trust's most ambitious habitat restoration project
  • Home to wild ponies, otters and rare butterflies
  • Fascinating visitor centre and new café

What's new this year
Displays of reed, sedge and peat – set beside Wicken Lode, Boat House and Fen Cottage – tell the story of Wicken Fen's social history before the onset of industrial-scale fenland drainage

Opening arrangements
 11 Feb–17 Feb 08  10–5 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
 18 Feb–23 Mar 08  10–5 Closed Mondays Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
 24 Mar–31 Oct 08  10–5 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
 1 Nov–31 Jan 09  10–4:30 Closed Mondays Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
Fen Cottage
 30 Mar–19 Oct 08  2–5 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Closed Thursdays Closed Fridays Closed Saturdays Su
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Café closed on Tues, 1 Nov–31 Jan 09. Reserve: closed 25 Dec. Some paths closed in very wet weather. Fen Cottage (showing the way of life c.1900) open BH Mons. Last admission 30mins before closing

Contact details

01353 720274
Fax: 01353 724700
Email: wickenfen@nationaltrust.org.uk


Admission prices

Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets): £5.25 (£4.75), child £2.65 (£2.40), family £13.15 (£11.90). Groups (12+) (£4.20)


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Trust properties nearby
  • Anglesey Abbey
  • Ickworth House, Park and Gardens
  • Wimpole Hall
  • Wimpole Home Farm
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