Blogs from Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

No Entry to Cambridge -Piprey on wheels Aug 2023 We, 3 friends decided to drive down to Cambridge to enjoy a Saturday summer holiday. Getting up at 5.30 am, I prepared some sandwiches and had a nice cup of tea. My friends came around and drove through M25 to reach in less than 2 hours (90 kms north of London) and found free parking! The Cambridge houses were a paradise of flowers. We clicked photos as we went along. We probably visited all the charity shops in the town. Being a university town, it has a very well-educated population which probably shows in the enormous number of bookstores everywhere. I bought a second handbook on London in 1700. In the intellectual city of Cambridge, you discover London 😊 A diverse range of cuisines including organic and ... read more

It is Saturday 29th April. The football season for the Marske United Canine Crew and her driver is in theory over. However, I find myself up early and on the road again. The role aa a full time Entertainment Officer to a Norfolk Terrier never ends. Progress is slow. Painfully slow, in fact. We are heading east into Fenlands. In Fenlands, you don't rush. You can't rush actually - the roads simply don't allow it. We have had more than our fair share of driving across the flatlands all over the world. Arizona. New Mexico. Western Australia probably takes the biscuit. Ever tried Newman to Meekatharra? Peterborough's a mere 20 miles from March, but it feels like a lifetime. Patience is required. We pull into town and park up near the football club. We will come ... read more

Our first visit to Cambridge. We travelled by train from Peterborough, collected a map when we arrived and settled down at Cafe. Euro for a delicious coffee while we planned what to do. We decided on a Hop on Hop off tour which would help us get an overview of the city. £13.50 each and we were on our way. We travelled about half way passing the Fitzwilliam Museum, Jesus College, the Cambridge University Botanic Gardens and the WWII American Cemetary and were again surprised by the brown grass that has replaced the green playing fields. We decided to get off near the river Cam and take a look at the Mathematical Bridge and the people punting on the river. It was now lunch time and we had stepped off the bus near The Anchor Inn, ... read more

Instead of going straight home we had decided to break the drive with a two night stop in St Neots, as we had done in Cambridge on the way out. However when I checked (I Love Google ☺️ ) what there was to see / do in St Neots it only really showed a rather nice River Ouse and good shops. We decided then that we would most likely only stay one night and go straight home the next day. We set off from our rather lovely small CL in Sheringham quite promptly to get us to St Neots to leave us time to go into the town. Hit the usual English traffic jams some way before Cambridge. When you get a dual carriageway which is chocker block full of traffic and then a busy roundabout ... read more

Day out in Cambridge today. Delayed start while we waited for the rain to stop and when we headed out it was with raincoats and an umbrella. We had decided to use the Park and Ride into the city as parking costs at £25+ prohibitive. We discovered later that the area round the main, Grand Parade carpark was gridlocked with queues of cars entering and leaving so a great decision. Instead we drove a couple of miles to the Park and Ride into the city and left Smart Arse in the carpark there. Did hesitate to take the bus as after all we have been avoiding close contact with people for last 18 months but most passengers on the bus were wearing masks. Lets hope the lady sitting across from Bob who was not was not ... read more