What to Do

The best way to see Cambridge is to take a guided tour. Walking tours leave the Tourist Information Centre daily throughout the year, with up to four tours a day in the summer. A Blue Badge Guide will take you on a two hour walk around the historic city centre, taking in Kings College Chapel.



Or hop on an open top tour bus - the guide friday buses run every 15-30 minutes daily (depending on the season); a guideon the bus will explain the sights as you make a circular trip of the city.

Why not hire a punt and view the picturesque riverside colleges from a different angle? If you're not brave enough to give punting a go yourself (it's not as easy as it looks!) you can always opt for a chauffeur punt. Contact the Tourist Information Centre for details of punting companies.

For the nature lovers among you, a visit to the University Botanic Garden is a must. The huge collection of plants, set in beautifully landscaped and tranquil gardens and glasshouses, offers peaceful, colourful scenery at all times of the year.

The Cambridge and County Folk Museum on Castle Street is to be found in a building dating back to the Sixteenth century. The winding staircases lead to rooms crammed full of fascinating local domestic items from the past 300 years. Admission charge.