The medieval Buckden Palace, which lies alongside the old Great North Road in between Huntingdon and St Neots in Cambridgeshire, was once one of several palaces used by the Bishops of Lincoln. It dates from the 12th century with some buildings dating from the 15th century.

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In the heart of the old city of Cambridge. The famous punts can be hired from the landing stage adjacent to Magdalen Bridge in Cambridge. St John's College is in the background.

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The delightful cottages and church are adjacent to the River Great Ouse at Hartford in Cambridgeshire.

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This delightful church at Earls Barton, near Northampton, is reputed to have the finest Saxon square tower in the whole of England. It dates from about 970AD. According to Simon Jenkins it is one of England's Thousand Best Churches.

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In the Spring much of Northamptonshire is a sea of yellow as the oil seed rape fields come into bloom. This farmland is near Brixworth.

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