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Ely Cathedral is dubbed "the ship of the Fens,” as it looms out of the flat fen land landscape like a proud galleon on a calm sea. Ely itself was once an island surrounded by marshes. Following the Norman conquest of England, c... more
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Wicken Fen, Britain's first nature reserve, opened in 1899. Once, much of the land north of Cambridge was fen land, marshes of reed beds, peat bogs and islets. A lot of this was subsequently drained to provide high quality farm... more
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The Farmland Museum at Denny Abbey celebrates the fast disappearing heritage of rural Cambridgeshire. Children will particularly love the hands-on displays, for instance, dressing up, weighing out the vegetables in the village... more
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Fifteen minutes out from Cambridge city center, in the flat landscape of the Fens, is The Stretham Old Engine, one of the old steam pumping engines which drained the marshes of old to make the farmland of today. You'll see the... more
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This is a high quality 72-par course set in delightful parkland just on the southern outskirts of this historic city. Cambridge Golf Club also boasts of a floodlit driving range, excellent for a quick spot of practise when you... more
Ely Travel Experiences
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Quiet and Peaceful...but it was exam time
Practical Information: We took the Tube from Gloucester Road to King's Cross station (lots of construction) and from King's Cross th... Continue reading »
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St Ives
St Ives is described as the best of all the Cornish seaside resorts and from what weve seen it is. The town is on a peninsula with a su... Continue reading »
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3ª Jornada: Cambridge
Fuí con Anna mi compañera catalana, que estaba trabajando de Baby Sitting en Londres. Cogimos el tren temprano. Tuvimos que... Continue reading »
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Day 10: Cambridge .. To Bristol
Our flight touched down at Stansted airport around midnight. We didn't see our cousin Irene at the arrival hall. Since my nie... Continue reading »
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Clare & Nick visit Poupa and Sheridan and Perry @...
We had a long train ride from Edinburgh to Cambridge which was made easier by the movies for the kids. There were some interesting... Continue reading »
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