Local Attractions
  St Ives Electric Boat Tours, Hamerton Zoo Park, The Norris Museum, Through The Looking Glass, Cambs Boat hire, The Cromwell Museum, Houghton Mill, St Neots Museum & Elton Hall. 
 Property Description
   The Golden Lion Hotel originally dates from the 19th Century as a traditional Coaching Inn in the heart of the Cambridgeshire market town of St Ives.The hotel is referred to as one a "leading hotel" in St Ives in the 1893 travel book 'The Official Guide to the Great Eastern Railway'. The Inn boasts many period features throughout including:History of the TownThe St Ives district has been inhabited since Stone Ages, where the remains of a Roman villa have been found. The first Anglo-Saxon settlers are believed to have arrived in the 5th or 6th century, where they names their settlement Slepe - meaning muddy. The original Anglo-Saxon settlement was at the west end of the modern town we know today.The present parish church of All Saints which is just a short distance from us, was rebuilt in the 15th century, which some say is on the site of an old Anglo-Saxon church.During the 17th & 18th centuries St Ives became an key waterway route. Lighters, or horse-drawn barges to you and I, were used to bring coal from the port of Kings Lynn before returning back with corn. Herbert Norris, a local historian, wrote in 1888: "St Ives was formerly the centre of a great river traffic. I have seen the river so covered with barges, that boys could walk across the river near the Quay on their tops".  
  Details / Other Expenses
       | Check In: | 15:00 PM | 
  | Check Out: | 11:00 AM | 
   | Floors: | 2 | 
  | Rooms: | 25 | 
  | Corridors: | All Rooms Have Interior Hallways | 
  | Non Smoking Rooms: | 25 | 
  | Handicap Rooms: |  | 
  | Suites: | 0 | 
  | Room Windows: | Windows Do Open | 
  | Cleaning Frequency: | Daily | 
  | Meeting Rooms: | 1 | 
  | Banquet Space: | Holds 50 people | 
  | Dist. to Food/Bars: | On-site | 
  | Lounge/Bar Hours: | 9AM-11PM | 
  | Ownership: | Coaching Inn Group | 
 
    Policies / Expenses    | Cancellation: 3PM day prior to arrival.
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   | Total Taxes: | 0.00% | 
   | Total Misc Fees: | $0.00 USD (mandatory resort fees/taxes)
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Amenities / Features
 
    Breakfast Information
   Pet Friendly?
  Sorry, pets are not allowed.