Earith is village of around 1,500 people and one of the best places to get a sense of the work undertaken to create the Fens as they are now.
By the village is the start of the Old and New Bedford Rivers - two parallel channels running for 31 km were designed to keep the Fens well drained and allow the fertile land to be cultivated.
In between the two is a series of washes which can flood when needed and at the Earith end is an earthwork which is all that remains of a Civil War fortress, the Earith Bulwark.
Nearby RSPB Ouse Fen gives an opportunity to see some of the wildlife that lives here now.
Beig a small village, facilities are not extensive, however the is the Crown Pub and the Earith Curry House
The Pike & Eel Hotel and Marina is about the nearest place to stay and more details can be found on it and other places at booking.com
The 301 goes from Ramsey to St Ives via Earith and Needingworth, which is a short walk from Holywell