Road sense: A10 Major route linking London and Norfolk
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The A10 runs north from the City of London, via Dalston, Stoke Newington and Tottenham, passing through Edmonton and eventually becoming the Great Cambridge Road.
It crosses the A406 North Circular at Great Cambridge Junction and continues towards Enfield, where it passes the Jacobean Forty Hall Estate (fortyhallestate.co.uk) and Capel Manor Gardens (capelmanorgardens.co.uk).
Woods and wildlife
It meets the M25 at J25, then at Cheshunt, passes through the Lee Valley, close to the Paradise Wildlife Park and Broxbourne Woods. Bypassing Ware and Puckeridge, it follows the route of the Roman road, Ermine Street.
At Puckeridge, it joins Stane Street, another Roman road, heading east. At Royston, the A10 meets the Icknield Way, an ancient trackway; here you will find Royston Cave (roystoncave.co.uk), an artificial structure covered in medieval carvings. After Royston, the A10 crosses into Cambridgeshire.
En route to Cambridge, it passes Shepreth Wildlife Park (sheprethwildlifepark.co.uk). Just before Cambridge, at the junction with the M11, the A10 disappears. Traffic is routed around Cambridge on the M11 and through the city on the A1134. To explore Cambridge, pitch up at Meads Farm (meadsfarm.co.uk), south of the city, or Cambridge C&CC Site (campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk), close by at Great Shelford.
The A10 re-emerges on a roundabout with the A1134 and the A14 north-east of Cambridge, heading to Ely. On this stretch, you will find Denny Abbey and the Farmland Museum (english-heritage.org.uk). While there, you might want to visit Ely Cathedral (elycathedral.org) and Oliver Cromwell’s House (olivercromwellshouse.co.uk).
Heading for Norfolk
The A10 then continues on, bypassing Ely, Littleport, Southery, Hilgay, Fordham and Denver. Just past the village of Denver, you’ll find the lovely Stow Hall Gardens (churchfarmstowbardolph.co.uk) and the fine town of Downham Market.
Here the route meanders parallel to the Great Ouse, at a higher level than the surrounding flatlands. After Tottenhill, it will take you past the new Watatunga Wildlife Reserve, which is home to a wide variety of rare deer and antelope.
The road finally comes to an end at the roundabout on the outer edge of King’s Lynn, where it meets the A47 and the A149.
‘The A10 (Great Cambridge Road) begins at London Bridge in Southwark, heading north and linking Cambridge to King’s Lynn in Norfolk. As far as Royston, it follows the line of the major Roman road, Ermine Street’