The Middle Level Navigations are a network of waterways which are primarily used for land drainage, and which lie in The Fens between the Rivers Nene and Great Ouse, and between the cities of Peterborough and Cambridge.
a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire
(12.8 miles, 20.7 km, direction W)The magic of Peterborough lies in the richness of its beautiful Cathedral. It is a glorious historical treasure house, it is unique and quite beyond compare...
a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire
(13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction SE)The early life of Ely began with a monastry and town situated on an island in the midst of a vast expanse of marshland in the middle of the Fens...
in the county of Lincolnshire
(17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction N)A small market town in the middle of a famous bulb growing region, there is a cluster of small streets and a central main street where the dominant feature is the church of All Saints...
in the county of Lincolnshire
(18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction NW)In springtime, the town of Spalding, in it's favoured position on the banks of the River Welland becomes a riot of blazing colour as tulips, daffodils and other glorious spring flowers come into bloom...
in the county of Northamptonshire
(21.3 miles, 34.2 km, direction W)The lantern tower of the Church of St. Mary and All Saints at Fotheringhay shines through the deepening shadows of the great trees that frame it, shadows matched in darkness by those less visible that haunt the village where the final tragedy of Mary, Queen of Scots was enacted...
All towns in Cambridgeshire
Elegant Georgian town house with wonderful walled garden...
This is a wonderful heritage museum which began when the site was uncovered during excavations of 1982. It focus's on the.....
Crowland Abbey was founded in 716 by King Ethelbald, in memory of St.Guthlac who had built a cell on the Fen island. It has a.....
The magnificent cathedral church in Peterborough was given cathedral status by Henry VIII in 1541. Formerly it had been one of.....
Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) was Lord Protector of England from 1653 until 1658. For the years spanning 1636 to 1647 Cromwell and.....
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