Coe Fen

Coe Fen with Peterhouse in the background.
View looking northwards on the River Cam with Sheep's Green on the left. The top of King's College Chapel can be seen in the background.

Coe Fen is a semi-rural meadowland area to the east of the River Cam in the south of the city of Cambridge, England.[1] It lies at the back of Peterhouse (one of the University of Cambridge colleges) to the north, the Fitzwilliam Museum, and The Leys School to the south.[2] The fen is straddled by the Fen Causeway (A1134 road) across the Cam. There is also a footbridge at the back of The Leys School to the south and Crusoe Bridge is just north of the Fen Causeway Bridge.

The area is very bucolic considering its closeness to the centre of Cambridge and cows graze the grassland here. Walking and cycling is pleasant in the area[3] and in the summer there is punting on the river.

On the opposite (west) side of the river is Sheep's Green, and Sheep's Green and Coe Fen is a Local Nature Reserve.

  1. ^ Coe Fen / Sheep's Green Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, Cambridge City Council.
  2. ^ TL4457: Coe Fen, Geograph.
  3. ^ Coe Fen, Lammas Land and the Mill Pond Archived 2009-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, Cambridge Corners.