Cambridge Tourist Information

Events and Festivals

University Library … Exhibition about women at the University … Open to Public Oct 2019

Can you imagine what it would be like to work as a women at the University of Cambridge at the turn of the last century or even before? Great exhibition that’s open to the public. https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-university-library-unveils-the-rich-histories-struggles-and-hidden-labours-of-women-at

Kiln Cambridge … 16th & 17th Nov …. Local work … Christmas Shopping!

This is such a great local event. Buy something handmade this Christmas … https://www.kilncambridge.com/events

Three Wine Men …. Sat 9th Nov

Three Wine Men Cambridge Winter Festival Saturday 9th November 2019 The Guildhall, Cambridge Wine-lovers of Cambridge unite! On Saturday 9th November Cambridge Guildhall will be transformed into a wine wonderland – the highlight of every wine-lover’s calendar. This year’s tasting extravaganza will be hosted by Oz Clarke, Tim Atkin MW and Olly Smith They will […]

Top Tips for Visitors

Evensong at Kings … check days and times

Evensong is a sung chapel service at Kings College Chapel, which is open to the public and free of charge. In order to check the latest you can go directly to their website here:- http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/events/chapel-services Services between these dates:- 8 October – 6 December 2019 (Michaelmas term) 24 and 25 December 2019 (Christmas) 14 January – […]

Top Ten Things to Do in Cambridge

No.1 – Punting This is quintessentially Cambridge. Of course this is also done in Oxford but not half as well. This is a great way to see The Backs of 7 of the colleges and their bridges. We have a whole page dedicated to this activity. No.2 – A Bike Tour This is a great […]

Cambridge Top Tips

Here are a few top tips that you’ll be glad to know:- 1. Free Entry to Kings College Chapel It’s not well publicised but it is illegal to charge people to worship in the UK and so if you attend a chapel service such as evensong it is completely free of charge. Monday to Saturday […]

Strictly for Locals

Cambridge Alehouse Philisophers …. Sat 6th April 2019 at The Blue Moon

This is perhaps one for the locals but perhaps you are a visiting Philosopher. Drink in great real ale pubs in Cambridge and discuss what’s on your mind or someone else’s. Next meeting is at The Blue Moon pub at 6pm on the 6th April 2019. More information about the group here:- https://www.facebook.com/groups/cambridge.alehouse.philosophers/

Art Installation …. Dinky Doors … arrives in the city. Can you find them? April 2019

Someone …. who is calling themselves Dinky Doors https://www.dinkydoors.co.uk has started creating miniature door ways around the city that hope to inspire us to look at other worlds. We think they must be Cambridge locals as they have found some truly unusual places for their art that you couldn’t just stumble upon. ***** New one […]

Cambridge is famous for cycling ….. 101 reasons to get cycling

Cambridge is well known for cycling but is this just because the University of Cambridge does not permit students to have cars or perhaps given that it is as flat as a pancake and the roads so narrow and congested it simply is the best way to get around? If you are a cyclist you […]

Facts and Figures

Blue Plaques of Cambridge …. something to look out for

Blue plaques of Cambridge (written by George Talbot of Step Into Cambridge) Cambridge University’s streets have been walked by many famous scholars over the years. People who would go on to be heads of state, completely change the way we look at physics, challenge creationism, discover the meaning of life, lay the groundwork for the […]