Cambridge Private Walking Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Fitzwilliam Museum

  This museum is full of the most incredible works of classical art and around the world.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 2

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

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3

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

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Mathematical Bridge (Pass by)

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

  Admission ticket free
• 4

  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.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 5
  King's College

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

  15 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 6
  King's College Chapel

  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.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 7

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

  5 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 8
  The River Cam

  See the famous and beautiful River Cam.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 9

  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").

  5 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 10

  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.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 11

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

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 12

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

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 13
  Trinity College

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

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 14

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

  5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 15

  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.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 16
  St. John's College

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

  5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 17
  Corpus Clock

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

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 18

  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.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 19

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

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 20

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

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 21
  Cambridge

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

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 22

  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.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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