Ely Standard: Daffodils brightening up Snake Lake at Head Fen Lakes and Fisheries, Little DownhamDaffodils brightening up Snake Lake at Head Fen Lakes and Fisheries, Little Downham (Image: HEAD FEN COUNTRY RETREAT)

Ely Standard: One of the hot tubs at Head Fen Lakes and Fisheries, Little DownhamOne of the hot tubs at Head Fen Lakes and Fisheries, Little Downham (Image: HEAD FEN COUNTRY RETREAT)

The owners of a Little Downham holiday park say they were "honoured" to host both Cambridge boat race teams.

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Both the men and women crews stayed at Head Fen Country Retreat in the week leading up to the most important day of their lives.

Ely Standard: The Cambridge Boat Race women's team who stayed at Head Fen Country RetreatThe Cambridge Boat Race women's team who stayed at Head Fen Country Retreat (Image: HEAD FEN COUNTRY RETREAT)

"We are so excited to have been a part of their journey and cheered them on all the way to the finish line," said the owners of Head Fen, which boasts lodges and cottages with their own private hot tubs.

When this newspaper visited, we said: "Hidden away down the winding roads of Little Downham and boasting stunning skyline views of Ely Cathedral, Head Fen is a picturesque slice of paradise that’s surprisingly close to home".

Ely Standard: Cambridge Boat Race women's team members training while at Head Fen Country RetreatCambridge Boat Race women's team members training while at Head Fen Country Retreat (Image: HEAD FEN COUNTRY RETREAT)

Head Fen is the brainchild of farming brothers Richard and Mark Taylor who decided to expand their fishing lakes into a place where people can relax for a night, weekend or week.

To book your retreat visit www.headfencountryretreat.co.uk/rooms/littleegret/

Ely Standard: Some of the Cambridge Boat Race women's team members who stayed at Head Fen Country RetreatSome of the Cambridge Boat Race women's team members who stayed at Head Fen Country Retreat (Image: HEAD FEN COUNTRY RETREAT)

Ely Standard: Daffodils brightening up Snake Lake at Head Fen Lakes and Fisheries, Little DownhamDaffodils brightening up Snake Lake at Head Fen Lakes and Fisheries, Little Downham (Image: HEAD FEN COUNTRY RETREAT)

Ely Standard: One of the hot tubs at Head Fen Lakes and Fisheries, Little DownhamOne of the hot tubs at Head Fen Lakes and Fisheries, Little Downham (Image: HEAD FEN COUNTRY RETREAT)