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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-why-nbsp">WHY?&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Tucked away in the South Cambridgeshire countryside, Linton has all the necessaries to push it to top village status, including characterful properties, an amazing community, playing fields, independent shops, great pubs, a zoo (yes, really!), a brewery with taproom, and a vineyard. Ok, the last three aren&#8217;t exactly necessities, but definitely bonuses in our eyes.&nbsp;</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-eat">EAT</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1440" height="1440" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/10/362184068_779935977469455_241920480386753905_n.jpg" alt="The Linton Kitchen cakes " class="wp-image-35738" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/10/362184068_779935977469455_241920480386753905_n.jpg 1440w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/10/362184068_779935977469455_241920480386753905_n-800x800.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/10/362184068_779935977469455_241920480386753905_n-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/10/362184068_779935977469455_241920480386753905_n-400x400.jpg 400w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/10/362184068_779935977469455_241920480386753905_n-525x525.jpg 525w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/10/362184068_779935977469455_241920480386753905_n-500x500.jpg 500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/10/362184068_779935977469455_241920480386753905_n-1100x1100.jpg 1100w" sizes="(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Linton Kitchen  </figcaption></figure>



<p>The <a aria-label="Dog &amp; Duck’s (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.dogandduck-linton.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dog &amp; Duck’s</a> the cutest local pub around with its thatched roof, white picket fence, riverside garden – heaven on a summer’s day – and menu of carbs we crave, like crab pasta or a Dog &amp; Duck burger. <a aria-label="The Crown Inn (opens in a new tab)" href="https://crownatlinton.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Crown Inn</a> is another really decent pub for grub with burgers and pizzas alongside more refined options such as braised duck leg in red wine with boulangère potatoes and Hake supreme with king prawns in a bean cassoulet.</p>



<p>For a quality slice of cake, or to pick up some local produce, pop into <a aria-label="The Linton Kitchen (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.thelintonkitchen.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Linton Kitchen</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JigsawBakery/?fbclid=IwY2xjawF5usJleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSGb7BWtM1oWjaIC77xlgcGgOJdcKwgpLMAiHWwy5Po2ibQtuQckHa_afQ_aem_-0sYsOMlWD-fqLaGAnoxuw">Jigsaw Bakery</a>, both on the High Street. <a href="https://www.wyldeskybrewing.com/">Wylde Sky Brewing</a>, a really popular Cambridge craft beer company, is based in the village and has an onsite shop and taproom that hosts brilliant local events.  </p>



<p>You&#8217;re also a skip away from two top local restaurants in the neighbouring villages. First up is award-winning <a href="https://www.thethreehills.co.uk">The Three Hills Bartlow</a>, a gorgeous gastropub with huge garden and lovely boutique rooms. In the other direction you&#8217;ll find Hildersham&#8217;s <a href="https://www.pearandolive.co.uk">Pear and Olive</a>, a brilliant restaurant where you can enjoy special-occasion tasting menus.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-shop-nbsp">SHOP&nbsp;</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="905" height="1024" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/10/image002-1-905x1024-1.jpg" alt="The Flower Boutique Linton Cambridgeshire" class="wp-image-42325" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/10/image002-1-905x1024-1.jpg 905w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/10/image002-1-905x1024-1-707x800.jpg 707w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/10/image002-1-905x1024-1-884x1000.jpg 884w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/10/image002-1-905x1024-1-354x400.jpg 354w" sizes="(max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Flower Boutique</figcaption></figure>



<p>There are some great indies here. Pick up delicious freshly baked goodies and local produce at <a href="https://store.thelintonkitchen.com">The Linton Kitchen</a>, then treat yourself to blooms at pretty <a aria-label="https://www.theflowerboutique.co.uk (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.theflowerboutique.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Flower Boutique</a>. <a aria-label="The Darryl Nantals Gallery  (opens in a new tab)" href="https://linton59.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Darryl Nantais Gallery</a> shows work by local and international artists (also the place to get a picture framed!). There’s a pharmacy, post office, library, a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/p/Linton-Farmers-Market-Linton-Cambridge-100057595473242/">farmers market</a> on the first Saturday of the month and a Co-op on the high street for essentials.&nbsp;You don&#8217;t need to leave the village to look your best either with several hairdressers/ barbers and two beauty salons. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-health-amp-wellbeing">HEALTH &amp; WELLBEING</h2>



<p>There&#8217;s a gorgeous boutique gym in nearby Bartlow – <a href="https://www.thestudiobartlow.co.uk">The Studio Bartlow</a>, run by PT Jess. The Studio has affordable monthly packages and classes in everything from pilates and power yoga to outdoor bootcamps and wake up workouts. It&#8217;s a lovely community of like-minded fitness lovers in a dreamy plant and fairy-light filled studio. The studio runs cool creative workshops too such as sketching and flower arranging. There&#8217;s a more traditional gym in the village itself called <a href="http://v">Linton Fitness</a> as well as a fitness suite at Linton Village College if you want access to equipment for a nice cheap monthly fee. Finally, there&#8217;s a large doctors in the village as well as a dentist and a vets. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-community">COMMUNITY </h2>



<p>Plenty of ways to make friends and get stuck into village life here with an annual Music Festival and a biennial Children&#8217;s Book Festival. You&#8217;ll find all the regular clubs too including Gardening, Historical, Computer, Whist, Photography&#8230; you name it. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-nearby-attractions-nbsp">NEARBY ATTRACTIONS&nbsp;</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="507" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2017/05/Linton-Zoo-lion.png" alt="Linton zoo lion" class="wp-image-3657" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2017/05/Linton-Zoo-lion.png 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2017/05/Linton-Zoo-lion-150x76.png 150w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2017/05/Linton-Zoo-lion-300x152.png 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2017/05/Linton-Zoo-lion-720x365.png 720w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Linton Zoo</figcaption></figure>



<p><a href="https://lintonzoo.co.uk/">Linton Zoo</a>, home to lions, zebra and lemurs, will go down well with the kids and focuses on conservation and education. <a aria-label="Chilford Hall’s  (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.chilfordhall.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chilford Hall</a> is one of the UK’s oldest vineyards with 17,000 vines spread over 18 acres plus a shop and wine tastings too.&nbsp;</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-culture">CULTURE</h2>



<p><a href="https://saffronscreen.com">Saffron Screen</a> is a not-for-profit cinema just down the road in Saffron Walden. You can catch both arthouse and mainstream screenings here. For live performances, head to <a href="https://www.saffronhall.com">Saffron Hall</a>, an award-winning 740-seat concert hall, for international standard musical performances. You can let your creative juices flow at art and craft classes run by <a href="https://www.cambridgemakers.org/venue/cambridge-art-makers/">Cambridge Art Makers</a> in a studio space in the village.  </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-average-house-price-nbsp">AVERAGE HOUSE PRICE&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Houses sold for an average price of £373,732 last year. Detacheds ring in at around £476,875, but you can get a semi for £335,938.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-hot-property">HOT PROPERTY</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="563" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/04/9527_32976980_IMG_00_0000-1000x563.jpeg" alt="mill house for sale in Linton" class="wp-image-39478" style="aspect-ratio:1.7761989342806395;width:640px;height:auto" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/04/9527_32976980_IMG_00_0000-1000x563.jpeg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/04/9527_32976980_IMG_00_0000-800x450.jpeg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/04/9527_32976980_IMG_00_0000-400x225.jpeg 400w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/suffolkcambs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/04/9527_32976980_IMG_00_0000.jpeg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Enjoy period features as well as all the latest mod cons in this unique detached former granary in Linton. <a href="https://www.cheffins.co.uk/residential/property/4-bed-mill-lane-linton-cb21-33339759" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">On the market with for £800,000</a>.</figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-nurseries">NURSERIES</h2>



<p>You&#8217;re really close to lovely Saffron Walden here (technically in Essex), which has a lot of childcare options including <a href="https://www.belldaynursery.co.uk">Bell Day Nursery</a> (Ofsted Outstanding), <a href="https://www.brighthorizons.co.uk/our-nurseries/crocus-saffron-walden-nursery-and-preschool?utm_source=googlemybusiness&amp;utm_medium=Referral&amp;utm_campaign=4261-SaffronWaldenCrocusEarlyYearsCentre">Bright Horizons Nursery</a> (Ofsted Good), and <a href="https://www.montessorimeadows.co.uk">Meadows Montessori Day Nursery</a> (Ofsted Good). The nearest setting though is 30-place <a href="http://www.littlehands.co.uk/three-hills.htm">Little Hands &#8211; Linton &amp; Bartlow</a> &#8211; which is open from 8am until 6pm and rated Good by Ofsted at the last inspection. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-schools-nbsp">SCHOOLS&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Ofsted rates <a aria-label="Linton C of E Infant School (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.lintoninfants.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Linton C of E Infant School</a> Good. Handily, when it&#8217;s time to move school, <a aria-label="http://www.lvc.org/pages/index.php (opens in a new tab)" href="http://www.lvc.org/pages/index.php" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Linton Village College</a> is a good state secondary with strong community links for 11 – 16 yrs. <a aria-label="Barnardiston Hall Prep School (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.barnardiston-hall.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Barnardiston Hall Prep School</a> (6 mths – 13 yrs) is a co-ed just over the border in Suffolk, while <a aria-label="Saffron Walden County High School (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.swchs.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Saffron Walden County High School</a> is Ofsted Outstanding.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-best-kept-secret-nbsp">BEST KEPT SECRET&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Follow a footpath from Linton up Rivey Hill – it’s one of the highest points in East Anglia and you’ll be rewarded with panoramic views to put on Instagram #NewHome. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-commute-nbsp">COMMUTE&nbsp;</h2>



<p>If you work in Cambridge it’s a 25 min drive along the A1307 (or a 50 min cycle). The M11 motorway is eight miles away at Duxford (junction 10) while the nearest station with direct links to London Liverpool Street is Audley End (11 miles away), which takes around an hour. Stansted Airport’s about a 40 min drive.&nbsp;</p>



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