World War I Memorial

The First World War left its mark all over Britain, but standing at the memorial east of Huntingdon, you really feel the weight of it. This is a proper working tribute to the men and women who gave everything between 1914 and 1918 - the kind of place that makes you go quiet for a moment, even if you're not particularly sentimental about these things.

You'll find names carved into stone, wreaths left by families, and that particular sadness that comes from reading birthdates and realizing how young most of them were. It's not flashy or overproduced. There's no gift shop, no audio guide droning on - just the memorial itself and whatever you bring to it.

Historians and anyone with family connections to the Great War will get the most from this. It's also worth a stop if you're doing the larger circuit of Cambridgeshire's heritage sites, and the location near Huntingdon means it ties in neatly with a caravan holiday at Cambridgeshire Lakes or the St Neots Camping and Caravanning Club Site, both just five or six miles away.

Allow twenty minutes to half an hour. Bring flowers if you're inclined. This isn't somewhere to rush through - it deserves your time and your respect.