| Cambridgeshire is a pretty and historic riverside | | | | has been much altered but is now being |
| town with plenty to please the visitor. It is a | | | | preserved. If you wish to enter it the key can be |
| lovely place to stroll around with picturesque | | | | obtained from the Town Hall or the Norris |
| thatched cottages, listed buildings and the gently | | | | Museum. |
| flowing River Great Ouse. The town has hosted | | | | Other attractions in St. Ives include the market |
| some of the largest markets in the country for | | | | square which has preserved its character and is |
| over a thousand years and continues to hold | | | | an open and spacious center for the town. The |
| them now. | | | | Norris Museum features displays of local history |
| The prosperity of St. Ives was built on its position | | | | which include stories from the civil war as |
| on the trade routes. It is situated on the first | | | | Cromwell blew up the town bridge in order to |
| passable point of the Ouse from the coast. It | | | | stop the armies of the King. The town hosts a |
| stayed an important trading place for hundreds of | | | | carnival every summer with floats, stands, games |
| years until the railways and roads took over | | | | and all the usual frivolities. |
| transportation. Markets are now held every | | | | Accommodation in St. Ives includes some |
| Monday, Friday and there is a farmers market on | | | | traditional pub style bed and breakfasts. There is |
| the third Saturday of each month. | | | | also a converted hall with excellent facilities and |
| The best known landmark in St. Ives is the | | | | rooms with four poster beds. There is plenty of |
| Chapel on the Bridge. It is one of only five bridges | | | | accommodation within the town but if you want |
| in England which have a chapel built into the | | | | to stay just outside there are options there too. |
| structure. Originally built in the fifteenth century it | | | | |