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Contact |
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For all enquiries please call 01767 260041. |
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Getting here |
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Saturday
events are in the Village Hall, Friday sessions are in the John
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Sutton
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John O'Gaunt Inn |
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Map |
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The village is located between Biggleswade and Sandy and has easy access to the A1. |
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Local Information |
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If you are coming from afar to Sutton Folk Club why not start out earlier in the day and get even more from your visit? There is a lot to see both in the village and in the area. The village itself is a former estate village . If you stand on the packhorse bridge you will see the golf course. On it is the site of a small motte and bailey castle. The course has been built on Sutton Park, the home of the lords of the manor, the Burgoynes. The Burgoynes held that position for about three hundred years and included in their numbers ‘Gentleman Johnny’ Burgoyne who surrendered the English army in the War of Independence. The church is worth looking round. A notice in the porch will tell you where to obtain the key. There is a leaflet inside which describes the main features including the rare sacred barrel organ and the medieval grafitti. The packhorse bridge was built in the 14th.century. There is a theory that it once stood on a packhorse route when wool was taken from Hertfordshire to the port of Kings Lynn As you walk through the village look outside many of the cottages and spot the plaque bearing the coat of arms of the Burgoynes, a sitting dog. The village pub, the John O’Gaunt, will be able to provide you with lunch, especially if booked in advance. In the area, within easy travelling distance, is the Shuttleworth Collection of old aircraft and vehicles, the Swiss Gardens ( both at Old Warden) and the R.S.P.B headquarters between Sutton and Sandy. |
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