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With so many of its lovely villages situated along the river, the old county of Huntingdonshire offers endless picturesque views and more than enough to satisfy even the most devoted heritage enthusiast. One of its many old buildings even claims to be the oldest continually-inhabited home in England, and was the inspiration for the famous Green Knowe children's books...
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Hemingford Grey Manor is still home to the family of the late Lucy Boston who set her magical and fanciful books in this extraordinary house with a Norman heart. Visitors can see the originals of the book cover illustrations hanging on the walls, as well as many of the objects featured in the books. Lucy Boston's life-time creations of patchwork – each relating to a different book - attract specialists from far and wide. Beyond the house is a garden sure to delight traditionalists.ÌýYew topiary, and an array of sweetly-scented old shrub roses in early summer, compete with the colourful herbaceous borders. |
The garden is open most days, and the house can be visited by appointment. For more information, visit the website:
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The birthplace of Cromwell
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The town of Huntingdon enjoys celebrity status as the birthplace of one of our most controversial historic figures, Oliver Cromwell. The medieval stone building which became the Grammar School attended by Cromwell, now houses a museum with some of his personal items, as well as documents and portraits. Visitors have very differing views about Cromwell but the Museum sets out to show sides of this internationally-famous figure not often conveyed in school text books.ÌýIt is little known that Cromwell was fond of music, and the first opera performed in Britain was during his Commonwealth.
 | | A display at the Cromwell Museum |
Exhibits include some his exquisitely-crafted swords, highly decorated leather gaiters, and a powder cask with the initials OC as sun and crescent moon. |
For more information about Oliver Cromwell and the Cromwell Museum, visit the websites below:
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