Fen Ditton - Village Life

Village Life

Fen Ditton is often associated with The Bumps, the annual rowing races held on the river alongside the village. This association can be seen in the church's weather vane, which takes the form of a rowing eight, and a service for rowers is held there each year. During the 1940s and 50s a ferry would operate across the river to The Plough public house during May Week until it sank in 1961.

There are four public houses in Fen Ditton. The Plough runs down to the river at Green End; The Ancient Shepherds on the High Street was built as three cottages in 1540; The King's Head, active since at least 1760, is situated alongside the church; The Blue Lion, rebuilt in 1951, sits where the High Street meets the Horningsea Road. The Blue Lion closed in March 2012 and the site is to be redevelop as housing. Former pubs include The Sluice or Pike and Eel, to the north of the village on the river, and The Harvest home on Green End.

Children initially attend Fen Ditton Primary school and usually then go on to Bottisham Village College. The village's store and post office closed in 2005.

Fen Ditton is home to both a cricket and a football team. Both sides play their home games on Fen Ditton Recreation Ground.