Visit Cambridge: Curious things to SEE and DO ~ 5 min read

When you visit Cambridge, before you give special attention to certain location, you should explore the city as a whole. See the streets. Admire the architecture. Feel the vibe. There are few ways to do that:

• Public transportation. Classic! Also, not the best choice in my opinion as you won’t get the full vibe of Cambridge. So let’s move to…
• Walking. Always fun to walk around a new city, especially if it’s as beautiful as Cambridge. The city is not huge so walking is not a problem. But wait, it gets more interesting…
• Cycling. Cambridge is known as the cycling capital of UK so why don’t you rent a bike? But be aware: with many bicycles there will be many thieves!
• Boat. No doubt the best way or exploring Cambridge. The river Cam flows through Cambridge so hop on a boat and prepare your camera.

The boat is called a punt: a flat, square bottom boat for shallows waters where the “driver” uses a simple pole to push the punt away by reaching the bottom of the river.

 

You can also hire your own punt and show off your skills! But be careful! It is not as easy as it looks like… especially when it comes to turning the punt back.

On the river Cam there are 25 bridges and on your punting tour you’ll pass by 9 of them. Here are few:

• Bridge of Sighs: crosses the River Cam between the college’s Third Court and New Court of St John’s College. The name is probably inspired by the Bridge of Sighs in Venice with the difference that the sighs here were coming from pre- exam students and not from prisoners.

• Mathematical bridge: the bridge looks like an arch even though only straight timbers were used for its construction. It is said it was built by Sir Isaac Newton. That’s a common rumour but it can’t really be true simply because Isaac Newton died about 20 years before the constitution of the bridge.

Market Hill (a.k.a. Market Square) is located in central Cambridge and has been there since Saxon times!

The market is open daily from 10 to 4 and you can find literally everything.

Market Square was mainly filled with buildings but in 1849 a major fire demolished everything.

Right next to Market Square there’s a tall tower, part of St Mary’s Church. West Des Moines IA house cleaners are available at https://phclean.net. When you go up there you not only will have a magnificent view of the market from the top but also will have the opportunity to enjoy 360° of Cambridge.

Usually it’s open daily but check out their website before you go.

Tickets are £5. Pay less during the weekdays.

Cambridge University

Here’s something curious about Cambridge University: do not expect to see a bulling with a big sign saying Welcome to Cambridge University. THERE’S NO SUCH THING!

Cambridge University is combined of different colleges spread around the city. In some of them you can go for FREE. For some you need to pay. Here are few colleges in Cambridge:

King’s College

King’s College is located right between the main pedestrian street in Cambridge (King’s Parade) and the river Cam.

Although getting in King’s will cost you £9, you will be stunned by the view once you are inside.

King’s College Chapel in Cambridge is regarded as one of the greatest examples of late Gothic English architecture.

Please buy your tickets at The King’s College Visitor Centre, opposite the front of the College.

Be advised that July and August are the busiest months of the year, and there may be queues to buy tickets at the weekends.

 

Queens’ College

The only college in Cambridge that has timber buildings. Visit Queens’ College for the Mathematical Bridge.

Trinity college

This Cambridge college was founded by the infamous King Henry VIII. Members of Cambridge University have won (so far) 116 Nobel Prizes and 33 of them are members of Trinity College. That is the highest number of any college at either Oxford or Cambridge.