Huntingdon is primarily a market town and it is set in the county of Cambridgeshire. It is famous as being the birthplace of Oliver Cromwell and it was founded by the Anglo Saxons. The Great River Ouse passes nearby and it still has a bridge that was built in medieval times that used to be part of the Ermine Street way. There is a replica canon that is a well known landmark in Huntingdon and is located by the old hospital and the railway station. Property sales in Huntingdon enjoy a high level of interest and lots of people living in Huntingdon work in nearby Cambridge or the large town itself.

The village of Hartford is a recent addition to the town and Oxmoor, Stukely Meadows and Hinchingbrooke are other areas that are part of Huntingdon. There are many open areas and woodland to explore and the local meadows are full of rare flowers, grasses and dragon fly. The Huntingdon Racecourse hosts many annual horse races and there are four churches in Huntingdon that many of the locals regularly attend. London's Kings Cross rail station can be reached from the Huntingdon and St Neots stations.

Due to its great rail networks and roads, Huntingdon is popular with commuters and there is a bus station that offers routes the length and breadth of the UK. Luton and Stansted Airports are only an hour away and there is an old convent known as Hinchingbrooke House that is said to be haunted. Locals claim that the nearby bridge called Nun's Bridge that is also steeped in myth and it is believed that the bridge is possessed by a nun who used to live in the convent. There are properties in Huntingdon for sale all over the town and there are many old and new buildings to choose from.