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Cambridge Private Walking Tour

3 h 30 min Free cancellation Private tour
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Cambridge Private Walking Tour

About this activity

Cambridge is just an hour or so by train from London (or Uber-Taxi ride)and makes for a great day trip or indeed a place for a longer stay. Join me and follow in the footsteps of such luminaries as Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Professor Stephen hawking.

Cambridge is famous around the world for its renowned university education and it only takes a few hours here to understand what an inspiring place it is.

History seeps outs of every stone as you wonder around this beautiful centre of learning and walking from one college to another through courtyards and into ornate chapels.

Cambridge is instantly recognisable from numerous television series and films and we will explore some of the most beautiful and historic sights.

We will visit some of the most famous spots and several out of the way too and have time for any souvenirs, tea shops or an old pub along the way.

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At a glance

Duration
3 h 30 min
Confirmation
Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Your group only
People per booking
1–15
Guide
English
Operated by
Ye Olde England Tours

Ages: Infants (0–4 years) · Children (5–15 years) · Adults (16–99 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: Private tour guide.
  • Included: Entry into Kings College grounds and Chapel

Itinerary

  1. Fitzwilliam Museum

    5 min

    This museum is full of the most incredible works of classical art and around the world. Well worth going inside after the tour.

  2. Little St Mary's Church (Church of England)

    10 min

    A beautiful little medieval church just a little way further out from where most tourists venture but well worth it.

  3. Stop 3

    5 min

    One of majestic views of the River Cam with the famed Mathematical Bridge just a few feet away.

  4. Mathematical Bridge

    Passing by

    You might call it Math, we call it Maths but either way we will see the famed Mathematical Bridge in Queens College.

  5. Corpus Christi College

    5 min Admission not included

    Dating back since 1352 we will see this beautiful building from the street and if lucky take a peek at the stunning New Court just beyond the Porters Office.

  6. King's College

    15 min Admission included

    See some of the beautiful grounds and buildings of the estate of Kings College, Cambridge,

  7. King's College Chapel

    30 min Admission included

    King's College Chapel plays a central role in College life, as well as being the most instantly recognisable and iconic building in Cambridge. Famed almost in equal measure for the largest fan vaulted ceiling and its wondrous carol services.

  8. King’s College Bridge

    5 min Admission included

    Perhaps my favourite view of the beautiful River Cam and famed around the world.

  9. The River Cam

    5 min

    See the famous and beautiful River Cam.

  10. Stop 10

    5 min Admission included

    In remembrance of the celebrated 20th-century Chinese poet Xu Zhimo who studied here. The stone is inscribed with the first and last two lines of his most famous poem, Zài Bié Kāngqiáo ("A Second Farewell to Cambridge").

  11. Stop 11

    5 min

    The 17th century Eagle pub is a historic Grade II listed public house located on Bene't Street in the centre of Cambridge. A favourite spot for academics and locals, it is most famously known as the place where Francis Crick and James Watson announced and celebrated their discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953.

  12. St Bene't's Church (Church of England)

    5 min

    The oldest existent building in Cambridge. This beautiful simple old church dates from Anglo-Saxon times and is over 1,000 years old.

  13. Stop 13

    15 min

    This lovely outdoor market showcases gourmet food stalls, plus Cambridge University clothing & souvenirs.

  14. Trinity College

    5 min Admission not included

    Another of the most iconic colleges in the historic centre of Cambridge.

  15. Newton's Apple Tree

    5 min Admission not included

    Grafted from the original apple tree from Sir Isaac Newtons home.

  16. Stop 16

    5 min

    Magdalene Bridge sits on a site that has served as a crossing point since Roman times, when it was known as Cam Bridge. It was once the city’s only entry and key to Cambridge’s growth as a trade hub. Some believe Cambridge was named after this bridge, but it’s actually named after the River Cam that runs through it.

  17. St. John's College

    5 min Admission not included

    Though we can't venture inside, there is nothing quite like seeing the majestic great gates of St John's College, Cambridge.

  18. Corpus Clock

    5 min

    The Corpus Clock is one of the most striking public monuments in Cambridge. It is a unique and strange looking sculptural clock.

  19. Stop 19

    5 min

    This beautiful street connecting Market and Trinity Street houses a fine collection of fashion shops. Look up in Rose Crescent, and you’ll spot the pretty rose crescents on the shop signs. Most of the shops here are fashion related shops. Gardenia, also commonly known as Gardis, is the most famous kebab shop in Cambridge. Especially popular in the early hours of the morning.

  20. Stop 20

    5 min

    One of the most picturesque and popular shopping streets in old Cambridge.

  21. The Round Church Visitor Centre

    Passing by

    A beautiful 900 year old church that started its life as a Wayfarers chapel on the old Roman road across the Cam.

  22. Cambridge

    5 min

    In between colleges, churches, museums and bridges we will explore some of the pretty and historic streets and lanes of this famed University City.

  23. Cambridge University Press Bookshop

    5 min

    Cambridge University Press is the world's oldest publishing house and the oldest university press, with a history tracing back to a letters patent granted by King Henry VIII in 1534. The press published its first book in 1584 and this is the worlds oldest bookshop.

  24. University of Cambridge

    5 min Admission not included

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  25. Pembroke College

    5 min Admission not included

    Pembroke College, Cambridge was founded on Christmas Eve, 1347, by Marie de St Pol, the Countess of Pembroke. It is the third-oldest constituent college of the University of Cambridge.

  26. Peterhouse

    2 min Admission not included

    Dating from 1284, it is the oldest college in the University of Cambridge. It's also one of the smallest, not that its alumni haven't changed the world!

  27. Clare College

    5 min Admission not included

    Hard to find but beautiful to see. The second oldest college in Cambridge.

  28. Gonville and Caius College

    5 min Admission not included

    Humility, Virtue, and Honour is the name of the game at this esteemed college.

  29. Sidney Sussex College

    5 min Admission included

    At the end of Green Street is this beautiful though little visited college.

  30. Stop 30

    10 min Admission included

    An unexpectedly beautiful chapel here which we can go in (university events permitting) and resting place to one of the most contentious names in history... or at least what's left of him.

  31. Stop 31

    5 min

    Oliver Cromwell was the MP for Cambridge and his actions here were pivotal during the Civil War.

  32. Stop 32

    5 min

    This pub has it all from ghosts to DNA and lingering echoes of the RAF pilots who drank here during WW2.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

  • I will meet you at the main entrance/exit of Cambridge Railway station and we can walk to the tour locations in about 10 minutes.

End point

  • I will meet you at the main entrance/exit of Cambridge Railway station and we can walk to the tour locations in about 10 minutes.

Pickup points

  • Hilton Cambridge City Centre
  • Fenners Hotel
  • The Regent
  • University Arms Hotel, Autograph Collection
  • Centennial Hotel
  • Graduate Cambridge
  • The Gonville Hotel, a member of Radisson Individuals
  • Selective Studios Ltd
  • Ibis Cambridge Central Station
  • The Lensfield
  • Hotel du Vin Cambridge

I can meet you in your hotel in Cambridge City Centre and then we can walk straight to the tour.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel You get back
At least one day before 100%
Less than a day before 0%

Good to know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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