St. Ives Cambridgeshire

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Well today, myself, Becky, Brenda & Brian, set off for Sunday Lunch at The Golden Lion in St. Ives, not the one in Cornwall, but the one in Cambridgeshire. What a fabulous day weather wise, we were very lucky.

The Golden Lion Hotel, where we had Sunday lunch, of Roast Beef & all the trimmings, followed by Spiced Apple & Peach crumble or Multi Chocolate & Coconut cheesecake. Unfortunately no photo's of the meals, as we were all ravenous. The meal, desserts, a bottle of wine for the ladies & a few of ciders & a coffee came to about £95 for us all, which wasn't too bad we thought.

After the lunch we had a walk around the town down by the river. Becky, Brenda & Brian posing by the river, which is called The Great Ouse.

A Rotary Club noticeboard detailing some of the history of the town.

Myself, down a step to be at the same height as Becky, with the bridge over the Ouse in the background.

A very strange garage, I think it was one, that had a couple of steps leading down to it, you could get a car in, but how the hell would you get it out?

A view of the Main Street in St. Ives, looking towards the Golden Lion & main Church.

A couple of facts about the town, on plaques around a flower bed. Apparently the pocket calculator was invented in St. Ives in 1972.

Oliver Cromwell lived in the town in 1631. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell

A statue of Oliver Cromwell.

We all had a fabulous day out & well worth another visit or a trip on the Ouse in the Spring/Summer months.

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Thanks for the views and info Mick, have a rep

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delboy wrote:: Thanks for the views and info Mick, have a rep

Cheers mate. cheers

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Subject: Re: St. Ives Cambridgeshire Sun Feb 08, 2015 10:25 pm

Rep from me as well. clap

Thats a great name for a river, "Ouse". You can nearly imagine it slowly drifting by. Didn't know Cromwell was born there either. As you know, he is a hero to us Irish folks! pinocchio

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Nice one Mick. Ouse is House to us down here... lol!

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Good one mate thanks for sharing cheers

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St. Ives Cambridgeshire Ezgif_13

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Glad you enjoyed your day in St Ives, Mick. You could have popped in for a drink - Huntingdon is only 5 miles away ( & you probably drove through/past).

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4thforum wrote:: Rep from me as well. Thats a great name for a river, "Ouse". You can nearly imagine it slowly drifting by. Didn't know Cromwell was born there either. As you know, he is a hero to us Irish folks!

Cheers Dermo. Thumsup

He was actually born in Huntingdon mate, Nanny Jen's home town not that far away.

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Mark wrote:: Nice one Mick. Ouse is House to us down here...

Hahahaha.

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Daryn wrote:: Good one mate thanks for sharing

No probs mate. I love the reviews that are on here of places around where all MF members are from. cheers

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NannyJen wrote:: Glad you enjoyed your day in St Ives, Mick. You could have popped in for a drink - Huntingdon is only 5 miles away ( & you probably drove through/past).

Rep for sharing on the way.

Brian was driving that day Jen, maddriver

but next time we are over there I will give you a ring. blowkiss

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