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- October 17, 2026
Make Friends in Cambridgeshire, from city to fen
Close to 9% of people in Cambridgeshire are between 18 and 24, well above the regional average.
716,000+
Cambridgeshire County Council area population, Peterborough excluded (ONS mid-2025)
8.7%
aged 18 to 24 in the county, against the East of England’s 7.0% (ONS mid-2025)
36.9%
Cambridgeshire over-16s recorded as never married or civilly partnered; the region is at 34.8% (Census 2021)
Cambridgeshire friendships grow in town and fen
The best way to make friends in Cambridgeshire is to pick one local activity you like and return to it weekly. A walk at Wicken Fen, a lap of Grafham Water or a class in Cambridge, Ely or Huntingdon keeps you meeting the same faces. That is how acquaintances turn into friends over a season. Gofrendly helps women in Cambridgeshire find others who live nearby.
Cambridgeshire in brief: questions
Which area does this Cambridgeshire page leave out?
Peterborough, which runs as a unitary authority with a separate Meet People page. Apart from that, this Cambridgeshire page spans Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, Huntingdonshire and South Cambridgeshire, from Ely and Wisbech to St Neots and the villages ringing Cambridge.
Is it possible to meet people in Cambridgeshire outside student life?
Yes. Away from the colleges, Cambridgeshire has running clubs, choirs, walking groups and classes in towns such as Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives. Choosing something outside the university calendar helps you meet people who are around through the summer as well as in term time.
How do women find friends nearby in Cambridgeshire?
Gofrendly, a women-only friendship app, shows Cambridgeshire women in your area and lets you message first. That helps in a county where villages are spread out, and a shared walk or regular coffee can follow once you have found someone.
Where is a peaceful walk in Cambridgeshire?
Wicken Fen, near Soham, has a boardwalk trail through reedbeds and wet meadow, with konik ponies grazing nearby. It is flat, quiet and easy to talk on, which makes it a gentle Cambridgeshire outing in any season for two people getting acquainted.
Life across Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire mixes a university city with market towns and miles of flat fen. Cambridge sits in the south, Ely and its cathedral rise above the fens to the north, and towns such as Huntingdon, St Neots, March and Wisbech each have a high street of their own. Peterborough is run separately and has its own page, so its numbers are not included here. With towns and villages spread out across the fens, it often helps to look for company close to home.
The county has a noticeably younger edge than the region, and more adults here have never married. If you have come for study, work or a change of pace, you may be building a social life from scratch. If that feels lonely, join something with a fixed slot: a running club, a choir, a rowing taster session or a volunteering role at a nature reserve. Places to try:
1
Wicken Fen near Soham, the National Trust’s first nature reserve, with boardwalks across the fen.
2
Ely Cathedral, visible for miles across the flat landscape.
3
Grafham Water near Huntingdon, a reservoir with a circular cycling and walking route.
4
Hinchingbrooke Country Park in Huntingdon, with lakes, meadows and woodland (improvement works under way).
5
Cambridge University Botanic Garden, a short walk from the railway station.
LOCAL TIP
Choose one near you and make it a regular stop.
How to
Meeting people in Cambridgeshire
1
Look for a weekly club or class in your own town, not only in Cambridge.
2
Walk the Wicken Fen boardwalk with a person you met recently.
3
Browse Gofrendly for Cambridgeshire women in nearby villages and propose a loop of Grafham Water.
4
Help out at a community garden or wildlife reserve to see familiar faces each month.
From the blog, two picks
This Cambridgeshire page
Claudia Gård and Ulrika Lilja, Gofrendly’s co-founders, worked on this Cambridgeshire page with the editorial team. Their angle: friendship in a county of fens, market towns and a busy university city, built through regular local plans.
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