Haddenham
A large village on one of the highest points of the Isle of Ely, crowned by a restored tower windmill.
Isle of Ely village
About Haddenham
Haddenham sits on high ground at the south-western corner of the Isle of Ely, with wide views over the fen. Three-quarters of a mile south of the village, on the road to Aldreth, Haddenham Great Mill is a Grade II listed tower windmill of 1803, one of only four complete tower mills left in Cambridgeshire, restored by a local preservation trust.
The neighbouring hamlet of Aldreth is the traditional site of the causeway William the Conqueror’s army built across the fen to reach Hereward the Wake, the Saxon rebel who held out on the Isle in 1071.
Haddenham at a glance
- Haddenham Great Mill, a restored 1803 tower windmill with occasional open days
- Aldreth, linked with Hereward the Wake and the Norman siege of the Isle
- New shared ownership homes at Discovery Fields: see Live here
- Six miles south-west of Ely
Things to do in Haddenham
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Haddenham Great Mill
A Grade II listed tower windmill of 1803, one of only four complete tower mills left in Cambridgeshire, restored by the Haddenham Great Mill Preservation Trust. Look out for its open days.
Aldreth Road, Haddenham
Community in Haddenham
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Ely Foodbank
Emergency food and support for local people in crisis, with distribution centres in Ely, Soham, Burwell, Haddenham and nearby towns.