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Appleacre
Park Located at the
southern end of the village and set in 3 acres of orchard
land, this small, pleasant tourist site offers all the
facilities for a comfortable stay including:

- Pitches for caravans and
awnings
- Spaces for motor caravans and
tents
- Showers &
Toilets
- Laundrette and washing up
facilities
- Electric hook-up
points
Appleacre also includes a small
residential park with homes for the retired and semi-retired.
The village shop, pub and restaurant are all within close
walking distance and the stop alongside the Park provides
regular bus services to Cambridge and neighbouring
villages.
Park residents are welcome to
walk across the road and visit Fowlmere Sports & Social
Club where they can enjoy the children's play facilities
outside or relax inside with a drink in the comfort of the
licensed bar.
Fowlmere
Village Fowlmere is one of the southernmost villages in
Cambridgeshire. It is next to the RSPB Nature Reserve, very
close to the Imperial War Museum, Duxford and only nine miles
from the historic city of Cambridge. Fowlmere boasts two
public houses, one with its own restaurant and a post office
stores selling food, confectionery and newspapers.
Village History The
village is steeped in history and has an ancient landmark
called the 'Round Moat' - the remains of an early Saxon
settlement where villagers lived and kept livestock in the
safety of a moated enclosure. The Domesday survey records the
name of the village as Fuglemaere, which is translated as the
lake of the fowls. Fowlmere has a long association with
aviation. During the Battle of Britain the RAF used the fields
of Manor Farm as an airfield and in 1943 it was expanded to
become a USA Air Force station and was used by the 339th
Fighter Group flying P51 Mustangs. A memorial stone, next to
the footpath to the Nature Reserve has been erected to
commemorate this turbulent period of Fowlmere's history. Visit
the village's two websites www.fowlmere.com and www.fowlmerevillage.com
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