THE Grove is a superb new development of thirty-nine homes with country views, yet close to the town of Wisbech and all its amenities. Plots are available for homes of up to 40ft. Each home has natural gas, electricity is billed directly from the supplier, and water and sewage is metered to individual homes.

Wisbech was once a busy port in medieval times. The town first flourished when the draining of the Fens took place in the 17th century. It has continued to flourish, and today there are approximately five thousand acres of fruit and growing lands in the areas surrounding the town. There is still a twice-weekly market selling local produce.

There are also many historic buildings in the town, and many of our residents are proud to be associated with such history.

The Fens stretch from Cambridge to Lincoln, and King’s Lynn to Peterborough, with nearly a million acres of beautiful black soil and wildlife-rich water, perfect for bird watching, boating and fishing. Wisbech, the capital of the Fens, is the perfect place for a day out or a break. There is so much to see and do.

The town is home to one of the oldest family breweries in the country. Elgoods have brewed ales here for over two hundred years. Then there is the town museum, the castle, a yacht harbour, live theatre at the Angles, an annual rose fair and busy auction markets.

The area around the Crescent and castle is delightful, brimming with Georgian architecture. Local builder and speculator Joseph Medworth developed it in 1816. The original castle on the site was built shortly after the Norman Conquest to subdue the wild fenmen led by Hereward the Wake. The circular shape of the castle moat determined the later development of the Crescent.

The Norman Castle was replaced by a Bishop’s Palace in 1478, and in the 17th century by a fine mansion built for John Thuloe, who was Oliver Cromwell’s Secretary of State. Medworth built the present Regency Villa in 1816. Only the gate piers of the original mansion now remain.


INFO

The Grove, Magazine Lane, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire PE13 1LF Tel: 01223 424280 Email: [email protected] Website: www.crickmoreparks.co.uk

• Ground rent is £109.77 per month
• 50+, semi-retired and retired
• Pets welcome
• For sale – At the time of writing there was a choice of empty plots available up to 40 feet and a 40x20 Stately-Albion Tredegar at £125,000


This review was published in our annual Residential Parks Guide 2009 distributed with the September 2009 issue of Park & Holiday Homes magazine. To order our latest issue please click here.


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