Where and why As the name suggests, this mockTudor Victorian hotel is on the banks of the River
Great Ouse. Recently restored, its period splendour is complemented by retro furniture with modern touches.
The deaths, which occurred in the last 24 hours, came after the body of a man in his 40s was pulled out of the River
Great Ouse in Bedfordshire on Tuesday.
The Rivers Severn, Avon, Arrow, Dene, Tame,
Great Ouse and Teme all burst their banks.
This time it was a magnificent 13lb 9oz fish from the River Ivel, which is a tributary of the
Great Ouse, and taking into account the conditions he tempted it on three red maggots glued to a hair.
Great Ouse fish of over 20lb sets new British record
The pounds 200 million programme also includes plans to build Britain's first canal in more than 100 years with the construction of 17-mile stretch linking the River
Great Ouse at Bedford to the Grand Union Canal at Milton Keynes.
Major rivers such as the Thames, Severn and
Great Ouse were thought to be most at risk over the coming days and 64 flood alerts and six more serious flood warnings were in place across the country.
Bedford, which lies close to the River
Great Ouse, and Gloucester, on the River Severn, will receive their peak water flow this morning.
A River
Great Ouse barbel nicknamed The Traveller first won the national crown for Graham at 20lb but this fine fish died after scoring a second win for him at 21lb 1oz.
And on New Year's Eve I had four perch over 2lb from the
Great Ouse. It just shows the quality of fish you can catch when the mercury is plunging.