Last Alteration: Sunday 07 April 2013
High Street
High Street
Grantchester
Grantchester is an old village, listed in the Domesday Book, and is believed to have been the site of a Roman fort (Granta is the Saxon name for the river Cam). It was later home to the famous English poet Rupert Brooke.
How to get here:
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Road: M11 - Exit the M11 at junction 12 (Sandy), and then at the larger roundabout (towards Cambridge) take the road towards Grantchester. When you reach the end of the road, turn right and this leads to the High Street. +
roadside
Access: publicStatus: recognisableByron's Lodge / Church
Photograph taken: 22nd May 2007 by Chuck Foster
"The tree on the small green in front of the Green Man pub has now grown to the point where you cannot see the church from the corner any more!"
Shada (1)
Filmed: 16 Oct 1979
Skagra drives through a village back to his spaceship.
Additional Notes:
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Looking south along the High Street towards the Church of St. Andrew and St. Mary.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableThe Green Man
Photograph taken: 22nd May 2007 by Chuck Foster
Shada (1)
Filmed: 16 Oct 1979
Skagra drives through a village back to his spaceship.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableThe Red Lion
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»Photograph taken: 22nd May 2007 by Chuck Foster
"A photo from the green, showing how the tree by the Green Man now obscures the view."
Shada (1)
Filmed: 16 Oct 1979
Skagra drives through a village back to his spaceship.
Photograph taken: 22nd May 2007 by Chuck Foster
Shada (1)
Filmed: 16 Oct 1979
Skagra arrives at his destination.
Where to walk to next?
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Grantchester Meadows (Shada). From the Red Lion pub, continue along to its end, and walk through the gate into the meadow.
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Silver Street (Shada): 1.81 miles. 
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Trumpington Street (Shada): 1.81 miles. 
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Botolph Lane (Shada): 1.85 miles.
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The Backs (The Five Doctors, Shada): 1.86 miles. 
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Free School Lane (Shada): 1.87 miles.
Further links about the location:
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Granchester - Village website
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Shada [16 Oct 1979]
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