March and District Museum

Our trip to the March and District museum was most enjoyable yesterday and only a few minutes walk from our hotel.

We were shown around by a knowledgeable and patient guide called Charles who with much attention explained the history of the town through the many interesting exhibits on display. It would be not unfair to suggest that Charles himself was a fascinating gentleman coming from Droylsdan and working in the RAF fixing and maintaining bombers on the Cambridgeshire airfields during the second world war.

The museum is volunteer staffed and has charitable status for funding. I guess you could say it was quaint with people who obviously care about their past attempting to preserve a long gone history for others to enjoy and learn from. In any case the visit made an interesting and in many ways fascinating few hours entertainment.

Oliver Cromwell Hotel March

Clare and I arrived at the luxurious and homely Oliver Cromwell Hotel in the Fenland town of March yesterday afternoon for a weekend away. Our rooms are large and well appointed but three locked doors off our mane suite have me a little concerned that something mysterious is afoot.

Upon entrance we took advantage of the swimming pool, steam room, sauna and Jacuzzi but gave the gymnasium a miss maybe today or Sunday? then retired to the bar for a couple pints of real ales including brews from Abbeydale of Sheffield, Occam of Peterborough and Nethergate# from Essex. Clare also had a budvar and then we fed dogs ETC.

The grub in the hotel is fantastic and we each demolished a sumptuous 4 course meal and had a laugh with our waitresses. One cool thing, they were playing the female fronted goth metal band Within Temptation which I found just sensational as we ate. Not loud but just in the background and it worked rather well with Sharron Den Adels enchanting vocals complimenting the food.

It was then time for comic relief and a bit of kip. We intend to visit the March Museum today and also recover from our breakfast.