Chatteris - "Gateway to the Fens"

[blackmonday]

Is anyone from this area or know about it? We're considering moving to this area and I'm wondering if it's TVR friendly Looks like lots of fun B roads...

[Nick Elliott]

I am not from around that area, but sometimes work up that way, and there are some realy good TVR roads, the only two problems are tourist & sugar beet trucks!

Nick

[trackdemon]

Blackm, I used to live in P'boro and regularly explored the roads around March, Chatteris, etc. Fantastic; not much other traffic, great vision so you can use all of the road and some great bends. Just don't get it wrong or your straight into a dyke! Still haven't driven B1050 Chatteris - Somersham road in the TVR, but its a great road.

[d_drinks]

trackdemon said: or your straight into a dyke!

Some what of a paradox !!
Sorry pi$$ poor humour but it's been a shanty week so far. Will get me coat now....

[Marshy]

The roads are great, although some are *very* bumpy in a TVR and will slow you down.

And watch the Benwick road along the Ramsey Forty-Foot... that's how deep the drain in question is supposed to be. They dredge the cars out now and again...

Chatteris? IMHO, it's all a bit nicer if you can get closer in to Cambridge or Ely. But that's just a personal opinion, so bound to cause offence somewhere. :ducksandruns:

[spudsgriff]

I live in Warboys which is just down from Chatteris and the roads are a good laugh if you don't use them everyday, I've know there are a few Tiv's in the area plus Shorty lives down the road in St.Ives and I'm just about to go to TMS to work so if you need a chat let me know and i'll gladly oblige.

[MikeyT]

I'm in PBoro with a couple of others PHers. The roads are OK and there's little traffic to get in the way.

Chatteris is a bit east for my liking though ... mind you it's the Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival this weekend ... so what can I day

www.strawbear.org.uk

Shades of The Wicker Man

[blackmonday]

MikeyT said: I'm in PBoro with a couple of others PHers. The roads are OK and there's little traffic to get in the way.

Chatteris is a bit east for my liking though ...

Peterborough area is where we looking for a house... any good estate agents that deal with country homes (we're tired of living in flats in city centres!). What is the TVRCC in the area?

[spudsgriff]

TVR car club cambridgeshire on the TVRCC web page and I don't know any estate agents in p/boro but a good one for the fens/huntingdonshire is Peter Lane and partners.

[MikeyT]

Dickens Watts and Dade are good

www.dwdproperty.com

Quite upmarket country properties on their register.

Go to this site and check agents anywhere in the country - this is the stamford page ... Stamford is about ten minutes from PBoro. Very well-to-do area!

www.alltheagents.com/stamford/agents/1268-0/

This is the PBoro page ...

www.alltheagents.com/peterborough/agents/1059-0/

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[N17 TVR]

Have a look at "The Deepings" as well, 7 mile east of Stamford.

If you have to drive through Chatteris & some of the other fen towns, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE observe the following. 1) don't make eye contact with anyone 2) don't worry about the webbing between peoples fingers 3) yes, that is probably their sister. 4) The Singing Postman ("Have yew got a loight boy ?") is a local hero. 5) Bits of my legs still reside in Chatteris from playing in various football matches there 6) Peterborough is considered "The Big City" 7) Most of the local people think you fall off the edge of the world at Huntingdon........IMHO.

This should reduce my 14% 'respect' rating even futher.

[vodkakid]

my brother lives there and ive had no probs going to see him!
nice long roads just watch out for the big drops either side of some of the roads, plus its not to far from the offord garage which is said to be good!!

[davidd]

Chatteris...

You know the film deliverance, well think inbreds....Think Chatteris.

My folks live near there (Earith) and there are some great roads (120 along the river between Willingham and Earith anyone?), but the further out you get the more related everyone is...scary..

D.

[richmartin]

Hi,

Plenty of country homes in the villages surrounding Peterborough. I'm sure you will find something that fits the bill. Lots of bumpy B roads, which need a lot of bravery to drive along at any great speed.

Not many TVR's in the area, your Tuscan would be a welcome sight amongst the oh so many Audi TT's round my way.

Rich

[richmartin]

David,

Your right about the road between Willingham and Earith, right next to the river but you wouldn't catch me doing 120 down there, far too risky, I bet you became airborne a couple of times

Rich

[blackmonday]

Thanks for all the feedback so far!

[davidd]

richmartin said: David,

Your right about the road between Willingham and Earith, right next to the river but you wouldn't catch me doing 120 down there, far too risky, I bet you became airborne a couple of times

Rich

It was on one of the less bendy bits If you want proper airborne may I recommend the southernhalf of the Sawston bypass (between spicers and the McDonalds roundabout) at about 130...

D.

[Dunc B]

"Hey bridesmaid,like the beard" originally came from the fens not Blackadder.Subsidance makes fen roads pretty TVR unfriendly IMHO ,still good fun ,but an extra helping of brave pills required
House prices are good there but there are a lot of "Did"camps around,you don't have to go too far to see burnt out cars down side roads and in laybysWherever you end up,have fun

[Mr Freefall]

What out for the skydivers in chatteris, they may be soooo taken by your TVR they land off the dropzone and on ya car

[N17 TVR]

Fen people normally only marry one of their sisters, but in some cases they may also be married to their mother, who could also be their sister.

This goes some way to explaining the high foreheads, large feet and perplexed expressions.

>> Edited by N17 TVR on Friday 10th January 15:59