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Enjoy the peaceful calm of this quiet hamlet set in the Cambridgeshire countryside or make a slection of activities close to, or at the cottage or in the historic City of Cambridge which is just a 20 minute drive.
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THINGS TO DO IN CAMBRIDGE
Champagne Punting: £19pp, 2 glasses of champagne per person, one hour duration. Min charge £190 (See http://www.scudamores.com/punting/tour/champagne.php)
Punting & private Salsa Dancing Class in Cambridge: One hour punting trip and dance glass, £18pp min charge £215 (See http://www.scudamores.com/punting/combined/salsa.php)
Limousine cuisine: West View cottage is part of the exclusive launch of Limousine cuisine where a luxurious limo’ picks you up and whisks you all off to a participating restaurant in Cambridge or Newmarket for a three course dinner (included in the price). Then, if you like, picks you all up again and takes you onto a club (entering at reduced price through the VIP entrance) and then home again at 2am in luxury, and all for £50/head! NB: Although bookings can be made now Limousine cuisine and its web site (http://www.limousinecuisine.com/) will be fully launched shortly. Until then please contact Sooty directly on 07710 805360 and mention that you are staying at West View Cottage
River Boat Georgina: Public and private tours on the river Cam (see http://www.georgina.co.uk/)
Dinning and Drinking in Cambridge:
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Niche, Regent St, Cambridge. A atmospheric bar classed as a 'Late Lounge' ( www.nichething.co.uk/): opens until 4pm, (opposite De Luca’s)
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Grafham Water, Huntingdon; Water sports and cycling. Set in 1,500 acres of beautiful countryside with some 10 miles (16km) of cycle track around the waterline. http://www.anglianwaterleisure.co.uk/index.php?sectionid=68&parentid=49
THINGS TO DO CLOSE TO THE COTTAGE
Clay Pigeon shooting: Long Acres Shooting School, Contact Sam Grice on 01223 359856, Mobile 07850 876826. Cost approx. £45/head. Approx. 5 to 10 mins drive from West View Cottage.
Wine Tasting at Chilford Hall: A local vineyard just 3 miles from West View Cottage, you could take a tour of the vineyard followed by a light lunch and tastings of their fine wines. Chilford hall is also a conference & wedding venue. (http://www.chilfordhall.co.uk/)
Local Pubs and Dining:
Horse racing:
Linton Zoo: (http://www.lintonzoo.com/) is approximately 4 miles from the cottage.
Duxford Imperial War Museum: (http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/) Duxford’s collection of aircraft & spectacular air shows is approx. 12 miles from the cottage.
Historic Places:
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AngleseyAbbey: Jacobean-style country house set in fine formal and informal gardens
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Wimpole Hall: Cambridgeshire's largest and grandest Georgian mansion
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Audley End: Audley End is an early 17th century country mansion, which was once a palace
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Melford Hall: Seasonal activities Houghton Mill: Large 18th-century timber-built watermill. The last working watermill on the Great Ouse
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Wicken Fen: UKs oldest nature reserve
THINGS TO DO AT THE COTTAGE
Glazed & Amused: Paint your own ceramics to commemorate the occasion! Why not paint a large plate or vase to commemorate the weekend! Penny from Glazedand Amused willcome out to the cottage for you to paint and glazea plate, vase or mug. Costs are from £10 per person to include the cost of a small ceramic e.g. a mug or side plate etc. vase and large plates from £20.Tel: Penny Dullam on 07855 949811, or visit http://www.glazedandamused.co.uk/
Dining at the cottage:
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Vanessa Fairley of La Cocinera: Vanessa prepares beautiful meal in the cottage kitchen, lays the dining table and serves a sumptous meal to you into the cottage dinning room. You can be assured Vanessa will make your celebratory meal a very special one. Tel: 07801 952570. info@lacocinera.co.uk
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Suhong Helliwell Thai Chef: Contact Su on 07905 331706 and 01223 461820 or email: p.su@hotmail.co.uk
Murder Mystery Party: DIY with in-house games or professionally with http://www.murderbyskulduggery.co.uk/ (approx. £700)
Indoor Games: Pictionary, Trivial Pursuit, Scrabble, Poker, Cards, Monopoly
Karaoke: We have a karaoke machine and a small selection of Karaoke CDs. The machine has a built in screen.
BBQ: We have one charcoal BBQ at the cottage and a large outside table. You will need to bring your own coals
Garden Games: Why not enjoy some games with your outdoor dining? Games available include Garden Jenga, Garden Darts, Crocket, Skittles and badminton.
Walking: There are a number of country footpaths and bridleways stating from or near the house and there are also two long distance paths nearby i.e. Icknield Way & Stour Valley Path (http://www.ramblers.org.uk/).
Cycling: There are several cycling routes either via country lanes or off road on bridleways starting from or near the house.
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