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Camping & Caravanning

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  Eurocampings   -   ACSI Camping Guide

Holiday Homes / Cottages & Apartments

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Hotels in Cambridgeshire

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Hotels in Cambridge, Peterborough, Cambourne, Boxworth, Stow cum Quy, Wisbech, Ely, Sawtry, Alconbury, Huntingdon, Horseheath, Willingham, and more ...

 

  

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2-5 star hotels, with the majority in the 3-4 star plus rating.

 
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Superbreak offer leisure hotel breaks and features 2-5 star hotels, with the majority in the 3-4 star+ rating.

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Travel Guides Cambridgeshire / Related books

Cambridgeshire and the Fens: Walks
Patfinder Guide ; Dennis R. Kelsall (Author)
Paperback: 96 pages; Publisher: Jarrold Publishing (22 May 2008); ISBN-10: 0711749809; ISBN-13: 978-0711749801.

Drive and Stroll in Cambridgeshire
Martin Hall (Author)
Paperback: 96 pages; Publisher: Countryside Books (17 May 2007); ISBN-10: 1853069574; ISBN-13: 978-1853069574.

Philip's Street Atlas Cambridgeshire
Paperback: 288 pages; Publisher: Philip's; Pocket ed edition (1 April 2009); ISBN-10: 0540092932; ISBN-13: 978-0540092932.

Transportation / How do I travel to Cambridgeshire

  Stansted Airport [ STN ]  -  London Stansted Airport
30 miles to the South of the city of Cambridge
  Luton Airport [ LTN ]  -  London Luton Airport [ Bedforshire ]
  Norwich Airport [ NWI ]
  London City Airport  [ LCY ]
  Coventry Airport  [ CVT ]
Coventry Rail Station is just 15 minutes away from Coventry Airport and linked by the 737 bus, which stops right outside the station.

 
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  Cambridgeshire   -   HQ Cambridge
Rolling hills golden with wheat and barley; beech woods; and broad rivers flowing through fertile farmland, towns and cities you'd love to live in, the medieval university city of Cambridge, Ely and Peterborough with their glorious cathedrals, the elegant Georgian town of Wisbech, and gems like Huntingdon and St Ives, their ancient houses built of stone the colour of clotted cream.
Cambridgeshire has all the things you would expect to make your visit a success: great accommodation, restaurants and teashops, shopping and sights. But Cambridgeshire has something more. Difficult to define, but unforgettable. Perhaps a sense of still being somehow a little apart from the rest of the world. Use the links above right to discover the real Cambridgeshire...
Towns / Villages : Burwell, Cambridge, Ely, Huntingdon, Littleport, Peterborough, Sawston, Soham, St Ives, St Neots, Wisbech and more

  South Cambridgeshire District Council
Why not relax and explore the district of South Cambridgeshire with its wealth of attractions, museums and historic monuments all set in 350 square miles of fantastic walking and cycling countryside surrounding the university city of Cambridge
Attractive settlements, ranging from small hamlets to large communities, combining modern architecture with old, sitting in a pretty tranquil and varied rural landscape, from rolling chalk hills covered with beech woods to fertile fenland.

  Burwell Village 
 The village name means "Spring by the Fort", referring to Burwell Castle, located close to a spring in the south of the village.
  Cambridge   -   Cambridge City Council
Even if you have never visited Cambridge, it has still touched your life as the place that inspired Darwin, Newton, AA Milne, Wordsworth, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle and Stephen Hawking. Today it is inspiring thousands of Cambridge students and leads the way in new and emerging technology.
  Ely  - City, 14 miles north-northeast of Cambridge on the River Great Ouse
Many historic buildings and winding shopping streets. Market on Thursday and Saturday each week. The city was a significant port until the 18th century, when the Fens were drained and Ely ceased to be an island.
The river is a popular boating area with a large marina. The University of Cambridge rowing team has a boathouse on the bank of the river, and trains there for the annual Boat Race against the University of Oxford.
Need a break from history, exploring and shopping? Ely and the surrounding area offer a wide range of leisure facilities! Have a refreshing splash in the Paradise Swimming pool, practise your golf swing within the scenic setting of Ely's golf club or at the local driving ranges and take the opportunity to enjoy the Fens by bike, boat or on horseback!
For those who are looking for a more relaxed approach, why not enjoy a spot of fishing or a soothing boat trip along the Great River Ouse with a cream tea served on board. See Visit Ely & East Cambridgeshire [ Ely and East Cambridgeshire's Official Tourism and Leisure Website ].
  Huntingdon Town Council
  Littleport
  Peterborough City Council   -   Peterborough, just a 45 minute train journey from central London
Visitors can enjoy a vast range of outdoor leisure activities amid picturesque countryside  - including 2,000 acres of riverside parkland. There are plenty of attractions and events to thrill all ages and interests, such as Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre, Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery, historic houses, wildlife parks and Sacrewell Farm and Country Centre
  Sawston   -   large village, situated on the River Cam
See Sawston Parish Council.
  Soham   -   small city   -   See Soham Town Council
  St Ives, Cambridgeshire
Ancient houses built of stone the colour of clotted cream
  St Neots   -   town and civil parishon the River Great Ouse
Largest town in Cambridgeshire. The town is named after the Cornish monk St Neot whose bones were stolen from the village of St Neot on Bodmin Moor and concealed in the nearby priory of the same name.
The pilgrim trade brought prosperity for the town, and it was granted a market charter in 1130. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the town enjoyed further prosperity through corn milling, brewing, stagecoaching, and railways. See St Neots Town Council and History of St Neots.
  Wisbech Community Network   -   Historical Georgian Market Town  -  Capital of the Fens
Wisbech served as a port in medieval times but when the estuary of the River Ouse, became silted up, it was diverted into the sea at Lynn and the present artificial course of the River Nene was constructed from Peterborough to the Wash.  The drained marshes provided rich productive farmland and Wisbech became the centre of a thriving agricultural region and an important trading centre.

  Ely Cathedral    -   The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely
Principal church of the Diocese of Ely and the seat of the Bishop of Ely. A magnificent Norman Cathedral that's fondly referred to as the "Ship of the Fens", because of its prominent shape that towers above the surrounding flat and watery landscape. See also Panoramic view Ely_Cathedral.
  River Great Ouse   -   major navigable river in East Anglia
Fourth-longest river in the United Kingdom [ 143 miles long ]. See River Great Ouse and subordinate Waterways [ by Jim Shead [ Waterways Photographer & Writer ].

Cuisine

The university of Cambridge is the originator of a number of recipes. One of the best-known of these recipes was the Cambridge or College Pudding, thought to be the fore-runner to the Christmas pudding. It is one of a large family of British suet puddings, enclosed in a floured cloth and cooked by steaming. The use of the pudding cloth was first identified in a recipe for College pudding in 1617. See for more The Great British Kitchen.

A Taste of East Angliaby Julia Skinner (Compiler)
Regional Recipes from Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.
Paperback: 96 pages; Publisher: The Francis Frith Collection (25 May 2009); ISBN-10: 1845894243; ISBN-13: 978-1845894245.

Cambridge Cookbook: Recipes from the Colleges and East Anglia
Karen Billows (Author), Sylvie Soldan (Illustrator)
Paperback: 96 pages; Publisher: Covent Garden Press (Jun 1995); Language English; ISBN-10: 0951257838; ISBN-13: 978-0951257838.

History of Cambridgeshire

The area that is now Cambridgeshire was first settled by the English at about the 6th century by bands of Engles, who pushed their way up the Ouse and the Cam, and established themselves in the fen-district, where they became known as the Gyrwas....... See for more History of Cambridgeshire.

  Cambridgeshire Archives and Local Studies
Dedicated to preserving and actively promoting the use of original historical records of Cambridgeshire, including the former counties of Huntingdonshire and the Isle of Ely.

  Cambridgeshire churches
Website devoted to the Churches of Cambridgeshire.
  Cambridgeshire Family History Society
The society exists to encourage the study of family history within the old counties of Cambridgeshire and the Island of Ely.
  Etheldreda, Æthelthryth, or Æðelþryð [ c. 636-June 23, 679 ]
Popular Anglo-Saxon saint. She was an East Anglian princess, a Fenland queen and Abbess of Ely in the English county of Cambridgeshire.
  maa
Cambridge University's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology offers a feast of images and ideas. It houses the University's collections of local antiquities, together with archaeological and ethnographic artefacts from around the world.

Music, Art & Culture, Events & Events

  Cambridgeshire Music
Cambridgeshire Music has been at the heart of music services in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough schools for decades. As the county music service our objective is simple - to provide a wide variety of quality vocal and instrumental music opportunities and lessons to students of all ages.

  Cambridge Art Fair 

  cambridge contemporary art
cambridge contemporary art specialises in handmade prints, paintings, sculptures and crafts. Situated just a stone's throw from King's College, the gallery is in the heart of the beautiful, historic University city.


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