Through the centuries, Huntingdonshire has been associated with a wealth of famous people. Come and retrace their steps and discover more about their lives.

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, was born and educated in Huntingdon. You can still see The Falcon Tavern in Huntingdon, one of Cromwell's headquarters in the Civil War, or learn more about his life at the Cromwell Museum. Visit St Ives, where his statue still looks down over the market square or admire Hinchingbrooke House, once the Cromwell family home.

Huntingdonshire has many other famous connections. William Cowper, the poet, lived in Huntingdon. Samuel Pepys, the diarist, lived in nearby Brampton. Today, you can pause at The Black Bull, reputedly where Pepys enjoyed a drink. The modern day writer Dorothy L. Sayers lived for a while in Bluntisham Rectory.

Huntingdon was also home to Dick Turpin, the legendary highwayman. It is believed he stayed at The George Hotel in Huntingdon when he "worked" the Great North Road. Capability Brown, the famous landscape gardener, is also one of Huntingdonshire's sons. He lived in Fenstanton and his grave is in the churchyard. Alwalton has the grave of Henry Royce, born in Huntingdonshire and famed as the originator of Rolls Royce cars.