The village is easy to reach from Cambridge
Many people wanting to escape busy city life choose to move to Cambridgeshire thanks to it huge areas of countryside and great links into London. Those living in the county can benefit from both the calm rural areas as well as being able to easily travel back into the capital for a day trip.
If you are planning to move to the county soon or just want to explore the many villages on offer, you might want to take a trip to Horningsea. The little village can be found just outside of the city of Cambridge and can be reached by walking along the River Cam.
The village has two pubs, the Plough and Fleece and the Crown and Punchbowl. As well as offering an impressive food menu filled with British classic dishes, the Crown and Punchbowl has nine rooms to stay in if you want to extend your trip.
The Plough and Fleece features “a fine dining room at the front and a traditional rustic bar” as well as a beer garden that overlooks the River Cam for those warmer days. The pub is community owned and is currently looking for new tenants to carry on running the venue.
Aside from the pubs found along the high street, the only other facility in the village is the garden centre. The Scotsdales Garden Centre in Horningsea is home to the largest Weber BBQ showroom in Cambridge and has a “wonderful” pet section that dogs can explore if they are on a lead.
You can find a range of gardening essentials as well as garden furniture, bird feeders, and even a gift shop. At the Sunflower Café, you can get fresh cakes, toasties, sandwiches, and breakfasts using lots of local ingredients.
The village has had a place of worship for over a thousand years but parts of the current church date back to the 11th century. The church had to be extensively restored in the early 19th century.
If you are interested in moving to Horningsea, properties in the village range from detached and terraced houses to semi-detached properties. This three bed detached house with a thatched roof sold in 2024 for £600,000 and this four bed terraced property sold for £490,000.