This is a summary of local attractions in and around Chippenham, Cambridgeshire.

Chippenham Fen

A National Nature Reserve, Chippenham fen is one of the few remaining pieces of wetland, a reminder of what much of Cambridgeshire was like before the fens were drained and the land reclaimed. Located west of Chippenham, it is one of the best areas of fen in Cambridgeshire.

The reserve's habitats include beds of saw-sedge and common reed, grazed wet meadows rich in wild flowers, meadows cut for hay, chalk grassland, carr woodland and scrub, and mature woodland. The fen is fed by rainfall and springs arising from the chalk aquifier.

More than 400 species of wild flowers have been recorded in the reserve and it is the main British site for the very rare Cambridge milk parsley. The fen meadows are home to marsh helleborine, bogbean, wild columbine, bog pimpernel and saw-wort, together with several species of orchid, including southern marsh and fragrant.

More than 500 species of moths occur, including fen specialities such as the silver barred and reed leopard moth. Many nationally scarce and rare invertebrates have been found here, and 10 species are known in the UK only from this site.

Breeding birds seen at Chippenham Fen include woodcock, snipe, all three British woodpeckers and nine species of warbler.

The best time to visit the reserve is between May and July, for wild flowers.

Devils Dyke

Legend has it that the Devil's Dyke, a pre-historic earthwork that covers a 7.5 mile (12km) distance from Reach to Ditton Green, was carved by the devil. Certainly its size and scale must have been awe inspiring to local people who could not believe it to be the work of man.

The Devil's Dyke is the finest Anglo-Saxon earthwork of its kind in the country and is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM). The Dyke stretches in a near perfect straight line across the open chalk landscape near Newmarket. It to around 4 metres below and up to 6 metres above present ground level. Although much of the Dyke is in private ownership, there is a public footpath that runs the whole length of the Dyke. One of the best places to see the Dyke's size is on Galley Hill near Burwell, where it is about 10.5 m (34 feet) high from the base of the ditch to the top of the bank.

National Horse Racing Museum

Chippenham is only a few miles from Newmarket, the centre of British Horse Racing and home of the Jockey Club. In a fine Georgian building on Newmarket High Street you can find the National Horse Racing museum. Inside there are fine exhibits of the history of horseracing.

National Stud

The National Stud is situated two miles from Newmarket, headquarters of British racing. Facilities include accommodation for eight stallions and up to 200 mares in nine separate yards. The stud has its own feedmill and 500 acres of land providing post and rail fenced grazing. Tours are available for a unique insight to the world of thoroughbred horse breeding.

Ely Cathedral

The "Ship of the Fens" and one of the finest cathedrals in the UK. Set amongst the flat fen landscape, the Cathedral rises above it on the Isle of Ely, and can be seen from great distances - hence its nickname. The unique Octagon that sits on top of the Cathedral was damaged in the great 1987 storm, but has since been restored.

Ely Museum

A bright and friendly local history museum, located in the Bishop's Gaol in the centre of the historical city of Ely. The Museum is the history centre for the Isle of Ely & the Fens and it takes you on a journey through time from prehistory to the twentieth century.