Located
within a few miles of the historic cities of Cambridge, Ely and Peterborough,
the region contains something for everyone. Newmarket, the home of
horse racing is just 30 miles away. With
modern transport links, you can visit a wide area yet still be able
to easily return to the tranquility of this hospitable town.
At Hilton,
just 5 miles away, you can walk the turf maze, one of only a handful
of its kind in Britain.
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Boston's House at Hemingford. |
Visit
the twin villages of Hemingford Abbots and Hemingford Grey, just two
miles from St.Ives, and you will find beautiful rural traditional
village settings with many thatched period cottages. Amongst which
nestles Lucy Bostons House, the famous author of children's
books. This house is reputed to be the oldest continually inhabited
house in England.
Don't
forget Anglesea Abbey, Audley End House, Wimpole Hall, horseracing
at Huntingdon, Cambridge's Colleges ...