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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="1328dfc3.jpg"> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1d4ab840.jpg" border=0 width="171" height="132" ALT="barkway church only 3 miles outside royston barkway bed and breakfast royston accommodation" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Barkway Church</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Barkway Parish Council</B></div> <div> <B>Contact Mrs Susan Neilson, Clerk</B></div> <div> <B>13 High Street</B></div> <div> <B>Barkway</B></div> <div> <B>Royston</B></div> <div> <B>Hertfordshire</B></div> <div> <B>SG8 8EA </B></div> <div> <B>Phone: 01763 848531</B></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto: susan_neilson13@yahoo.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto: susan_neilson13@yahoo.co.uk"><U><B>email: Susan_Neilson@yahoo</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="1338dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Old Forge</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Old Forge"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="royston_guest_house.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guest Lounges"><U>Guest Lounges</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bedrooms"><U>Bedrooms</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Menu"><U>Menu</U></A>   |   <A HREF="royston_bed_and_breakfast.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Enquiries/Contact Us"><U>Enquiries/Contact Us</U></A>   |   <B>Local Interest</B>   |   <A HREF="local_interest.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Useful Links"><U>Useful Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Cats. 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Our side of the story!</U></A>   |   <A HREF="what_guests_have_had_to_say.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guest Book"><U>Guest Book</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Garden Tour"><U>Garden Tour</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="1338dfc3.jpg"> <bR> <div> Audley End House</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/audleyend" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/audle"><U><IMG SRC="1cecfa20.jpg" border=0 width="207" height="162" ALT="old forge royston bed and breakfast only a short car ride to audley end house" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Bradley Hand ITC" >Only a short car journey of just under half an hour, and well worth a visit.</FONT></div> <div> Audley End House was commissioned by Thomas, first Earl of Suffolk, on the scale of a royal palace, to entertain his monarch, James I. Unfortunately, Suffolk fell out of favor in the 1620's, shortly after the completion of the house, which then bdrain on his and his successors’ resources.</div> <div>  Charles II bought the house in 1668 and used it as a base when he attended the races    at Newmarket. By the 1680's, Sir Christopher Wren was warning of the need for major repairs. The cost of this caused William III to cancel the mortgage and return Audley End to the Suffolk family.</div> <div> <B>     Audley End House</B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Duxford Imperial War Museum</div> <div>  <A HREF="http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/"><U><IMG SRC="1ecb68f0.jpg" border=0 width="182" height="143" ALT="duxford flying museum only 5 miles from royston Old forge royston's oldest bed and breakfast" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  Just 10 minutes up the road. A fascinating day out for the whole family. Click on        Picture for show dates.</div> <div> Duxford is Europe's premier aviation museum - With one of the finest collections of tanks, military vehicles and naval exhibits in the country. This famous heritage site began as an airfield in the First World War and also played a vital role in the Second World War, firstly as an RAF fighter station and later as an American fighter base.</div> <div> <B>DIARY DATES </B><A HREF="http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/server/show/nav.00d004" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/server/show/na"><U><B> 200</B></U></A><B>9</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Wimpole Hall</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.wimpole.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wimpole.org/"><U><IMG SRC="1deb6980.jpg" border=0 width="182" height="152" ALT="wimpole hall only 6 miles form the old forge royston's oldest bed and breakfast the best accommodation in royston" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Bradley Hand ITC" >First built in 1643 and much altered by subsequent owners, Wimpole has developed into the largest country house in Cambridgeshire. Wimpole's owners employed noted architects of their day to make alterations to the Hall: Lord Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford employed James Gibbs; the Earls of Hardwicke during their period of ownership from 1740- 1895 employed Henry Flitcroft, Sir John Soane and Henry Kendall. Evidence of the work of all of these architects can be seen today, but the most notable work is that of Soane. Examples include: the Bathhouse, Book Room and the striking Yellow Drawing Room.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>