The popular Cambridge walking spot that feels like another planet The sites house a variety of rare plants and insects 16:10, 18 JAN 2021 Is it the surface of Mars, or the Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits? Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Tucked away to the east of Cambridge are the Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits.