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Cambridge is a university city on the River Cam, famous for King's College Chapel, punting along the Backs and the Fitzwilliam Museum. Its colleges, gardens and riverside meadows make it an easy city to explore on foot. Use this page to find attractions, places to eat and places to stay in and around Cambridge, plus nearby walks, road trips and free days out.
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Cambridge Museum of Technology
A museum exploring Cambridge's industrial and technological heritage at the former pumping station. Visitor location: Cheddars Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8LD. Check current opening dates and any booking requirements before travelling.
Plan your visit →Fitzbillies Trumpington Street
Fitzbillies' Trumpington Street cafe is part of a Cambridge bakery known for Chelsea buns. Visitors can stop for baked goods, coffee and afternoon tea while exploring the city centre. This listing identifies the Trumpington Street branch; Fitzbillies also…
Plan your visit →Gonville Hotel
Gonville Hotel provides accommodation on Gonville Place in Cambridge, with the Gonville Kitchen restaurant and Gresham House wellness facilities. The hotel has on-site parking for residents, charged separately, and electric-car charging facilities. Its published access information includes designated…
Plan your visit →Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Cambridge University Botanic Garden offers planted landscapes and seasonal interest close to the railway station and city centre. Visitors can enter through the Brookside or Station Road gates. Admission is charged, with tickets available on arrival or by…
Plan your visit →Hot Numbers
Hot Numbers is a café in Cambridge. Find it at 4 Trumpington Street. Check the current menu, opening times and booking arrangements before visiting.
Plan your visit →Hotel du Vin & Bistro Cambridge
Hotel du Vin & Bistro Cambridge offers hotel accommodation in Cambridge. The mapped location is at 15-19 Trumpington Street. Confirm availability, arrival instructions and any access requirements before booking.
Plan your visit →Fitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam Museum brings together artworks and objects from ancient cultures to modern and contemporary art. The Cambridge museum has free general entry, with changing displays and exhibitions to check before visiting. It is on Trumpington Street, within…
Plan your visit →Japas Sushi Restaurant
Japas Sushi Restaurant is a restaurant in Cambridge. Find it at 9 Saxon Street. Check the current menu, opening times and booking arrangements before visiting.
Plan your visit →The Lensfield Hotel
The Lensfield Hotel offers hotel accommodation in Cambridge. The mapped location is at 53 Lensfield Road. Confirm availability, arrival instructions and any access requirements before booking.
Plan your visit →Great Saint Mary, The University Church
Cambridge's University Church beside the city's historic colleges. Tower visits have separate arrangements. Visitor location: Senate House Hill, Cambridge, CB2 3PQ. Check current opening dates and any booking requirements before travelling.
Plan your visit →Lakeside Café
Lakeside Café is a café in Cambridge. Find it at 183 Cambridge Science Park. Check the current menu, opening times and booking arrangements before visiting.
Plan your visit →The Varsity Hotel & Spa
The Varsity Hotel & Spa offers city-centre accommodation on Thompson's Lane in Cambridge. Dining options include SIX, with views over the city, and the River Bar Steakhouse. The hotel also offers spa treatments and facilities for private events.…
Plan your visit →Kettle's Yard
Kettle's Yard combines a house containing a modern-art collection with galleries for changing contemporary exhibitions in Cambridge. Exhibition entry is free, while house visits have ticket options and concessions. The two parts have different booking arrangements. Check which…
Plan your visit →MillWorks Cambridge
MillWorks is a restaurant overlooking the millpond on the River Granta in Cambridge. A restored mill wheel is part of the interior, and the menu includes fish, meat dishes and sharing plates prepared with its charcoal oven. It…
Plan your visit →Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores human history through objects, photographs and archaeological collections. Its Cambridge galleries include material from Britain and cultures around the world. General entry is free. Groups of ten or more should book…
Plan your visit →The Tiffin Truck – Orchard Park Cambridge
The Tiffin Truck – Orchard Park Cambridge is a restaurant in Cambridge. Find it at Unwin Square. Check the current menu, opening times and booking arrangements before visiting.
Plan your visit →Museum of Classical Archaeology
The Museum of Classical Archaeology houses a large collection of plaster casts of Greek and Roman sculpture in Cambridge University's Faculty of Classics. Its bright gallery offers an indoor visit focused on the ancient world. General entry is…
Plan your visit →Museum of Zoology Cambridge
Cambridge's Museum of Zoology displays animal collections in the New Museums Site, entered through the Whale Hall on Downing Street. General admission is free, and the entrance has step-free access. Children under eleven must be accompanied by an…
Plan your visit →Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences is a University of Cambridge museum on Downing Street. It provides an indoor stop for visitors interested in the natural world and earth sciences. Admission is free, and individual visitors do not…
Plan your visit →The Centre for Computing History
A museum of computers and video games, with vintage machines and interactive exhibits in Cambridge. Visitor location: Unit 1 Rene Court, Cambridge, CB1 3EW. Check current opening dates and any booking requirements before travelling.
Plan your visit →The Museum of Cambridge
A museum of everyday life in Cambridge, housed in the former White Horse Inn on Castle Street. Visitor location: 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ. Check current opening dates and any booking requirements before travelling.
Plan your visit →The Polar Museum
The Polar Museum at the Scott Polar Research Institute explores the history and cultures of the Arctic and Antarctic through its collections. General visits are free, with displays including material connected with polar exploration. School and other groups…
Plan your visit →Whipple Museum of the History of Science
The Whipple Museum explores the history of science through scientific instruments, models and other collections in Cambridge. Its main entrance on Free School Lane includes a flight of stairs. Visitors needing step-free entry should use the alternative route…
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Moot Hall, Keswick — Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Image licence · Optimised version; original source linked.
Bowness-on-Windermere town centre — Karl1587 · public domain · Optimised version; original source linked.
Bowness-on-Windermere town centre — Karl1587 · public domain · Optimised version; original source linked.
Bowness-on-Windermere town centre — Karl1587 · public domain · Optimised version; original source linked.
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Grasmere village — Malc McDonald · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Image licence · Optimised version; original source linked.
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Market Square, Penrith — Malc McDonald · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Image licence · Optimised version; original source linked.
Whitehaven harbour — Krautrock · public domain · Optimised version; original source linked.
Bampton bridge and village, Cumbria — Oliver Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Image licence · Optimised version; original source linked.
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