WINWICK is situated approximately 2 miles from Great Gidding, which has amenities including shop/post office, junior school, riding stables, public house and a church, Sawtry (3 miles) has a college with indoor swimming pool, several village halls, football ground and public houses. Huntingdon and Peterborough provide further facilities and main line railway stations, with access to London in under the hour. Road links include the A1(M), A14 (A1/M1 link road), M1 and the M11.