Our Local History Group does occasional guided walks around parts of the village, telling and showing about various bits of the village and its history. On request, we have also led them for other groups. The leader’s notes are available from this website, should anyone else want to use them. Eventually, we hope to be able to publish a map-based version of the guided walks – see the Maps page.

All walks are about 1 mile or less, and take up to 1½ hours. They are all available to be run again, so if you have a group that would like to walk and hear more about our history, please contact us.

Some of these history walks are available to the public in July each year – for details, and to book, go to Eventbrite and search for hcnhistory.

The walks available are:

Walk NameGuide NotesImageStartingHighlightsComment
HolywellOpen or DownloadD02155avThe Old FerryboatCottages along the Front, the church, Manor Farm, and Moynes Hall on Back Lane - we hear about eels, artists, pigs and an ArchbishopDeveloped from Joe Newell's book "Holywell and Needingworth"
Needingworth WestOpen or DownloadD01992acThe Queens HeadPubs, butcher’s shop, drovers’ pound, two roads to Holywell, the Huts, chapel, parkland, "Institute", and the only thatched cottageWe see the site of a dovecote, pass two old ponds, and hear what WMT means
Needingworth Church StreetOpen or DownloadD01656hmThe Queens HeadA pond and a marsh, a bakery, brewery, 3 farms and "barracks"What is now Church Street was called Miln Road in 1764
Needingworth EastOpen or DownloadD01992cbThe Queens HeadThe Red Bull and Three Horse Shoes pubs, and a grand house dated 1710We see one long-lasting effect of customers coming to a working blacksmith
The Great Fire of NeedingworthOpen or DownloadD01992dgVillage HallWe follow the route of the fire that destroyed half of the village, and hear about sightseers and donorsMore on the fire
Needingworth Old PubsOpen or DownloadD03069aThe Queens HeadWe see 12 old pubs and a Brewery (and hear about all the other pubs)More on our Public Houses