Cambridge To Grandchester

"Grantchester..."

Say it with me,  "Grantchester..."

Is it just me, or does the name "Grantchester" just ooze this British poshness? I just love the way that name sounds:)

Anyway. One Saturday this March we had a free afternoon, so we drove towards Cambridge closer to the village of Grantchester. It is said that Grantchester has the highest concentration of Nobel prize winners in the world, attributing that to the nearby Cambridge University, of course. Grantchester has also become better known ever since the crime drama "Grantchester" started airing on ITV. We have never really watched it, but now that we have visited this place, maybe we should.

The main reason for our quick visit was to take a walk from Cambridge to Grantchester.  We parked in Cambridge and followed the public footpath (there are thousands of them on every corner) along the river towards Grantchester.

It's still incredible to me to see how much British people love these sorts of nature walks. Despite the fact that this is quite a popular route for a walk, it was quiet and peaceful most of the time (unless our kids started singing or fighting).

Cows...no matter where we go in England. Although in some places there are more sheep than cows:)

This is what our walk looked like--the river Cam on one side, and the meadow on the other side. It might sound boring, but simply because it's in England it's just impossible to say that it was boring. Never!

I think this is where we were worried that Mark or Alex would fall into the water by stepping on one of the weak branches of this old tree. 

But it was so adventurous;)

The walk ends at the Orchard Tearoom, a very nice looking place to sit down and relax for a snack. We had our packed snacks, so we just sat outside on some nice lawn chairs refueling before the grueling walk back;)

One of the views in the village.

We all loved this little walk. As usual, I wish we had more time. This village is definitely a must to visit if you happen to be in the area--tranquil and so peaceful. 

Lyana.