One night in hotel near Leeds airport and next day by train to Huntingdon after visiting mushroom friends. At least, that yielded me a nice tour of Castle Howard & Minster of York in September, 1985.
Too bad we had to leave mid afternoon by train...
We got picked up at the Huntingdon train station by someone from the Hensby Compost Ltd.
We got dropped off at motel Saint Ives in St. Ives.
We would be there for two nights.
A lovely place St. Ives
Saint Ives Motel in Cambridgeshire
River Ouse
Huntingdon Bridge Godmanchester Bridge
Hinchingbrooke House
After breakfast we got picked up by Ian Hensby and went to their Compost place, only five minutes from our motel.
After lunch at a medieval restaurant we did visit a mushroom grower in Cambridgeshire and also a very large mushroom farm in Norfolk.
This photo is from some mushroom sheds where Pieter had climbed on the water tower to have an overview.
Ian briefly went home for a change and we went out for dinner at Pike and Eel Hotel and Marina in Needingworth with a group of twelve. A delicious meal!
Pike and Eel Hotel and Marina in Needingworth click link
Ian's Parents, Ferd and Sylvia Hensby did bring us back in their Rolls Royce to our motel.
Next day we got picked up by someone from Hensby at 10:00 after we had checked out.
From Hensby Compost Ltd. Pieter left with them for a mushroom farm-walk as part of the MGA conference.
Meanwhile I stayed with Elizabeth, the Scottish wife of Hensby's financial man, Gerard Baker.
We walked through St. Ives and I bought postcards, my Mom collected them and I always got her some nice ones.
After lunch Elizabeth and her husband Gerry walked with me alongside the river.
Pieter joined us by 18:30 and we both had supper at the Scottish couple's home.
After supper we left for Cambridge to check into our hotel...
Will show you next!
Thanks for your visit and comment.
Too bad we had to leave mid afternoon by train...
We got picked up at the Huntingdon train station by someone from the Hensby Compost Ltd.
We got dropped off at motel Saint Ives in St. Ives.
We would be there for two nights.
Huntingdon Bridge Godmanchester Bridge
Hinchingbrooke House
After breakfast we got picked up by Ian Hensby and went to their Compost place, only five minutes from our motel.
This photo is from some mushroom sheds where Pieter had climbed on the water tower to have an overview.
Ian briefly went home for a change and we went out for dinner at Pike and Eel Hotel and Marina in Needingworth with a group of twelve. A delicious meal!
Ian's Parents, Ferd and Sylvia Hensby did bring us back in their Rolls Royce to our motel.
Next day we got picked up by someone from Hensby at 10:00 after we had checked out.
From Hensby Compost Ltd. Pieter left with them for a mushroom farm-walk as part of the MGA conference.
Meanwhile I stayed with Elizabeth, the Scottish wife of Hensby's financial man, Gerard Baker.
We walked through St. Ives and I bought postcards, my Mom collected them and I always got her some nice ones.
After lunch Elizabeth and her husband Gerry walked with me alongside the river.
Pieter joined us by 18:30 and we both had supper at the Scottish couple's home.
After supper we left for Cambridge to check into our hotel...
Will show you next!
Thanks for your visit and comment.
Sadly in the February issue uploaded by the ISMS 1997-2 The Mushroom Journal we read about
Gerry' passing following a gallant struggle with cancer... Too young at age 56!
May he R.I.P.!
Related link:
My Visit to Castle Howard & Minster of York, England | previous post by me
Liebe Mariette,
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Hello Mariette, I have heard of St. Ives, but I didn't know what an attractive place it was. It looks like a popular place for boating along that beautiful river (or canal?). Even the outbuildings at Ian Hensby's compost facility are good-looking structures!
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Dearest Jim,
DeleteYes, St. Ives is a lovely English place in the countryside where nature charms the area.
Those outbuildings were at one of the mushroom farms we visited with Ian. They all were their customers, purchasing the compost through Hensby Compost Ltd. But you were right, things looked very neat and in good shape!
Hugs,
Mariette
So beautiful! Trees and waters bring us peace.
ReplyDeleteDearest RTC.,
DeleteIt sure does, those mushroom sheds were in a beautiful area and we enjoyed this trip so very much!
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Mariette
Lovely English countryside, lovely photos Mariette.
ReplyDeleteDearest Sami,
DeleteYes, it sure is a lovely English countryside, great country for wonderful gardens too.
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Mariette
Hi Mariette! Are those halls all full of mushrooms?
ReplyDeleteDearest Anne,
DeleteYes, those sheds are indeed for growing mushrooms in!
Hugs,
Mariette
Thanks for your comment on my post "Kairakuen". I read a pamphlet again and found the roof is "persimmon" bark, not cypress bark. Sorry for my mistake.
ReplyDeleteI must apologize for my carelessness again. The roof was barked with "cypress" plates. The Chinese character meaning cypress bark is 杮, similar to 柿 meaning persimmon. Sorry.
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Dearest RTC.,
DeleteThank you for this additional information and you sure don't need to apologize for that! Either of the two, it created a unique roofing and it must be quite an art!
Hugs,
Mariette
St. Ives looks such a beautiful place with green, water, and charming buildings!
ReplyDeletePieter got a very good view of mushroom sheds from the water tower. remember other post about him climbing high place to get a good view :-)
Dearest Tamago,
DeleteYes it was a lovely place for walking and enjoying the water and surroundings!
Pieter always has climbed on top of things for taking a better over-view photo, it always paid off.
Hugs,
Mariette
One of our dear blogging friends was born in Cornwall and happens to be there just now for a family visit.
ReplyDeleteDearest Katie Isabella,
DeleteCornwell in the Southwest of England must be a lovely area. Hope it will be an enjoyable visit!
Hugs,
Mariette