THE SLIP INN

Berrycroft, Soham, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5

One dictionary definition of "slip" is "an inclined plane sloping down to the water". So that could explain why the 'Slip Inn' was so called. Situated in Berrycroft and sloping down towards Mereside where in Georgian days the boats used to dock. Those were the days when the town was a sea port and known as Some. There is no proof that this was the way the Inn got its name - it could have happened in a variety of ways. Certainly the Inn dates back over many years.
When Mr and Mrs R C Manning bought the property they restored it to its original condition. It could be more than coincidence that several old clay pipes have been dug up in the garden at the premises which the Mannings have named 'The Slip' for similar finds have been made by Mr Ken Isaacson in the area in which 'The Plough' once stood. The Mannings have also found some rings which came from the walls of the house and have replaced them to their original location.