Recommendations for an off lead dog walk near Cambridge

[FreyaFromTheFens]

I'm looking for somewhere that's nice for an off lead dog walk near to Cambridge.
The dogs will have been in the car for a couple of hours so somewhere they can have a good run around and ideally get in some water for a cool off would be great if you have any recommendations please?

Gog Magog Down, there is a loop made for dog walking which is all fenced in and secure

Thank you, not heard of that one, will have a look 😊

Agree with the Gogs. Also Wandlebury which is nearby is nice and sometimes has a coffee truck and has toilets too which might be useful for the humans. Neither has water though. On the other side of Cambridge is Milton Country Park which has a lake and facilities.

Thank you, Milton is nice but a lot of it is on lead areas only which looks to be the case for the Gogs too from what I can see which is a shame.
I'll have a look at Wandlebury.

@FreyaFromTheFens watch out for Milton because I believe those dangerous algae have been detected in the water there a week or two ago.
The Gog has a fenced loop, quite a long one, which is definitely off-lead.

If you go to Wandlebury, it's on-lead only in the actual Country Park. But, there is a secure dog field (depends on if it is free when you are arrive, you can't book), and you can access a footpath to the edge of the park which takes you up to the Roman Road. If you want a true off-lead walk then the Roman Road is amazing (footpath, not busy) and goes on for miles. Would be useful to know which side of Cambridge you are aiming for; I have a lead-reactive dog and live south of Cambridgeshire, but not so good on knowledge for other parts.

Oh thanks, yes there is a lot of algae about 😬 Good to know they can be off lead there.

Thank you, it’s a halfway meeting point so can be either side really. I’ll have a look on the map to see what else there is.
I don’t mind some on lead areas but they are well behaved high energy dogs so a good blast around will be nice for them after time in the car 😊

Which side of Cambridge?

Off Wicken Fen (either from Wicken, or Factory Road, Burwell).

Along the lode @ Reach.

Devils Dyke, between Burwell & Swaffham Prior or at Reach - as long as there aren't sheep on the Dyke (there are atm). Edit: no water.

Wandlebury and Gog Magog are on opposite sides of the road to each other so if one does t work out you can go to the other. The Gogs tend to attract a lot of other dogs but that’s a me problem! For the humans you could also combine with a trip to the Gog Magog farm shop which does coffee and has outdoor seats as well as the world’s most expensive produce…