Events and Festivals
Thriplow Daffodil Festival …. 23rd and 24th March 2019
A truly Cambridge local experience. The Thriplow Daffodil Festival is something special. Take the family for a walk round the village and look at Spring arriving as well as local stalls and things to do. For more information visit the website www.thriplow.org.uk Home
Philharmonia Orchestra – 24th June 2018 – 7:30pm at Corn Exchange
Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen Horn Katy Woolley Playing:- Beethoven Overture, Namensfeier Mozart Horn Concerto No. 4, K495 Beethoven Symphony No. 2 Seats from £17 with no view. Wonderful occasion and even an after party arranged. More details here … https://www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/cornex/events/philharmonia-orchestra-june-2018 Katy with her horn …
Dresden Philharmonic …. Corn Exchange …. Sun 20th May 2018
Michael Sanderling conducts and the soloist is Jennifer Pike for this wonderful night of classical music. In 2002, when aged 12 she became the youngest-ever winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year. Tchaikovsky’s dazzling Violin Concerto Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony Tickets from £32 7:30pm start More information visit https://www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/cornex/events/dresden-philharmonic-0
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.html Services:- 30 September – 2 December 2017 (Michaelmas Term) 16 January – 16 March 2018 (Lent Term) 26 March – 1 April 2018 (Holy […]
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
New Hotel Opens It’s Doors …. The Tamburlaine …. 20th March 2017
New Hotels don’t open every day in Cambridge so this is quite an event. Very elegant. Worth popping in for a drink even if you’re not staying. They’ve got a nice bar! For more information and photos visit http://www.thetamburlaine.co.uk/
Cambridge Road Closures ….. Mill Road, East Road, Hills Road and Grange Road
There has not been much publicity about road closures. There are some desperate attempts to improve congestion but without much thought for communities it would seem. More information to follow but if you’d like to stop road closures visit http://bit.ly/2cvF91P
Computer Drop-in Lessons ….. by Cambridge Online
Cambridge Online is a charity committed to getting everyone who wants to be ‘online’. This includes a new ‘drop-in’ rota for different locations around Cambridge each week. If you’re not confident about being online you can come along to one of their sessions free of charge and they will walk you through it. They call […]
Facts and Figures
Cambridge Goldie Boat
Did you know that Cambridge has won the boat race in London 81 times versus Oxford’s 78! (as at 2015)
Interesting Facts
Did you know….. The oldest college is Peter House, which was founded in 1284. The University of Cambridge was officially started in 1209 by an association of scholars who came from Oxford. There are rumours that these scholars where in trouble with the law in Oxford and made a run for it to Cambridge (not […]
Other Recent Posts
Thriplow Daffodil Festival …. 23rd and 24th March 2019
A truly Cambridge local experience. The Thriplow Daffodil Festival is something special. Take the family for a walk round the village and look at Spring arriving as well as local stalls and things to do. For more information visit the website www.thriplow.org.uk Home
Philharmonia Orchestra – 24th June 2018 – 7:30pm at Corn Exchange
Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen Horn Katy Woolley Playing:- Beethoven Overture, Namensfeier Mozart Horn Concerto No. 4, K495 Beethoven Symphony No. 2 Seats from £17 with no view. Wonderful occasion and even an after party arranged. More details here … https://www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/cornex/events/philharmonia-orchestra-june-2018 Katy with her horn …
Dresden Philharmonic …. Corn Exchange …. Sun 20th May 2018
Michael Sanderling conducts and the soloist is Jennifer Pike for this wonderful night of classical music. In 2002, when aged 12 she became the youngest-ever winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year. Tchaikovsky’s dazzling Violin Concerto Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony Tickets from £32 7:30pm start More information visit https://www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/cornex/events/dresden-philharmonic-0
