 | | | | | Wicken Fen - Visitor
Guide | | Address: | Wicken
Fen, Lode Lane, Wicken, Ely, Cambridgeshire. | | Postcode: | CB7
5XP | | Telephone: | (+44)
(0)1353 720274 | | e-mail: | wickenfen@nationaltrust.org.uk | | Fax: | (+44) (0)1353
720274 | | Key attraction: |
Wicken Fen is Britain’s version of a tropical rain forest see wading birds,
butterflies, amphibian life, freshwater fish. | | Essential
kit: | Waterproof clothes and footwear, binoculars. | | Nature watching: | Dragonfly
watching, bird spotting, Konik pony watching and pond dipping. Best season: All
year round. | | Access: | Visitor
Centre is accessible, as are the raised boardwalk and adapted bird hides. | | Getting there: | South
of the A1123, 3 miles west of Soham, 9 miles south of Ely, 17 miles north east
of Cambridge via A10. | | Opening times: | Visitor
Centre is open daily from 10am to 5pm, (Tuesdays - Sundays) except for 25 December. | | Charges: | National
Trust members: free; Non members - adults £4.10; children £1.30; Fen
Cottage only £1.50; Booked parties £3.15. |
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