Historic sites

Wimpole Estate

United Kingdom Cambridgeshire Orwell

Wimpole Estate
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The largest country house in Cambridgeshire, with a library and chapel decorated by some of the best architects of the 18th century. Rudyard Kipling's daughter Elsie was its last owner.


The working farm with rare breeds of cattle, pigs and sheep is a hit with children, and the parkland has a Gothic folly and miles of paths.

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