Wimpole Estate

Whether you arrive by car, bicycle or on foot, we recommend you book your farm, parkland and gardens ticket in advance of your arrival to Wimpole. Where space is available on weekdays, pre-booking may not always be necessary, however if you do not book we cannot guarantee admission. Booking essential during school holidays.

There’s plenty of space to explore at Wimpole this Autumn, from roaming the parkland and building dens amongst the trees or taking a walk out through the woodland. Head to Home Farm and meet our gentle giants, the Wimpole Shire horses. Don't miss the colourful Walled Garden with its beautiful flower borders and bountiful fruit and vegetables, it is an Autumn wonder.

Whether you’re into tractors and trailers, lambs and horses, or just find poo really funny – take a look at our video diaries from Home Farm at Wimpole in Cambridgeshire to learn more about life down on the farm. Who knows, maybe you could be helping us with all that mucking out one day?

Following lockdown visiting Wimpole Home Farm will feel a little different to before, but you'll get to see all your favourite animals, just follow the one way route.

View the colourful formal Parterre, take a walk through the Pleasure Grounds along the Explorer Pathway, meandering your way to the Walled Garden surrounded by herbaceous borders and fruit trees

Explore the acres of parkland at Wimpole, abundant with wildlife, flora and fauna; wander through the woodland belts or head across the Chinese bridge and on up to visit the Gothic folly.

Our Old Rectory Restaurant counter has reopened and will initially be serving a limited range of takeaway hot and cold drinks and some light snacks. We’ve introduced new safety measures including closure of our seating areas; screens at our till and collection points; a queuing system and a one way waymarked route. We’ll also only be accepting card payment. We look forward to welcoming you back and know that you’ll support us to make this a safe experience for everyone.

Our shop is reopening from 6 July 2020. For the safety of staff and visitors we've introduced social distancing measures and changes to payment, which will be via card only. It is through your purchases that we are able to continue looking after Wimpole for everyone, for ever.

Wimpole Estate has added another chapter to its long history with a new visitor welcome and gateway to the Estate. Updates include a new car park; a new Multi-use trail coming soon; new Heavy Horse stabling; and installation of green renewable energy.

As the Trust's only in-hand lowland arable farm, Wimpole is in an ideal position to be a champion for agriculture, trialling new methods and techniques and at the same time supplying its organic produce.

We're passionate about getting people outdoors and closer to nature, so by creating a trail route around the estate, intended for walkers, runners, cyclists and adapted wheelchair users, our aim is to make access to the parkland as easy as possible.

As with any house, garden and farm there is always some work to do to maintain it, to keep it weatherproof; to repair something and here at Wimpole it is no different.

One off projects, both large and small take place as and when budgets allow, the restoration of the Gothic Tower the most recent and visible large project completed at Wimpole.

We're planting one thousand trees in the parkland and pasture over the next ten years, replacing dead, fallen and missing trees from planting plans of previous landscape designers at Wimpole.

As we gradually and safely open more of the places we care for, there’ll be more opportunities to explore gardens and parklands near you. If you’re a member, you can access all these places free, together with most National Trust car parks. It’s so important for everyone to have fresh air, birdsong, big skies and open spaces to enjoy. Your membership will go towards looking after all of this for generations to come.

For 125 years, people like you have helped us protect some of the UK's best-loved places. Everyone needs nature, beauty and green spaces now more than ever. But our income has dropped sharply due to the coronavirus crisis, and our essential conservation work is at risk. Please give what you can to help us look after these places, so people and nature can thrive.