What should we visit?

[dutchu]

I'm busy planning with one or more trips to Cambridge next season. Been there myself once, but I flew almost immediately home after the match. So, this time I want to stay longer.

Any suggestions? ;-)

[eltelsgoldtooth]

All of the pubs

[dutchu]

Jul 20, 2017 12:53:53 GMT eltelsgoldtooth said:

All of the pubs

Ofcourse, that was one of the first things that went up the list ;-)

[eltelsgoldtooth]

We have a small band of Dutchmen who come to the Abbey regularly. I'm sure they'd be happy to show you some of the local hostelries

[dutchu]

Jul 20, 2017 21:45:13 GMT eltelsgoldtooth said:

We have a small band of Dutchmen who come to the Abbey regularly. I'm sure they'd be happy to show you some of the local hostelries

Where can we contact them? 

[utopia]

You cannot really visit Cambridge, as a tourist, without having a look at the colleges. Best done from a punt along the backs in sunny weather. More fun to do it yourself but the group chauffeured punt tours take about 45 minutes. Allow an hour if you do punt yourself as a first timer. Admission to the colleges depends on time of year.

Other than that it depends on what you're interested in. I would focus on food and drink because that is what I enjoy the most!

[Jerry1971]

Depending on your interests, my top 'visits' in Cambridge would be:

1) University/Backs/Punting
2) Pay to go into Kings College Chapel, it is extraordinary
3) Fitzwilliam Museum - so much to see, and 420,000 others went to see it last year too
4) American War Cemetery - I know, it sounds a bit daft, but it is an incredible place to visit and is deeply thought provoking
5) Duxford - Imperial War Museum. If you are in to this sort of thing, Duxford is worth a day of anyone's time.
6 & 7) Anglesey Abbey & Wimpole Hall, two fantastic National Trust properties. Even if you don't fancy the tours around the great houses on either estate, the grounds are huge and interesting enough to lose yourself in for several hours. Both really need a car to reach easily though.

[dutchu]

Aug 4, 2017 13:13:14 GMT Jerry1971 said:

Depending on your interests, my top 'visits' in Cambridge would be:

1) University/Backs/Punting
2) Pay to go into Kings College Chapel, it is extraordinary
3) Fitzwilliam Museum - so much to see, and 420,000 others went to see it last year too
4) American War Cemetery - I know, it sounds a bit daft, but it is an incredible place to visit and is deeply thought provoking
5) Duxford - Imperial War Museum. If you are in to this sort of thing, Duxford is worth a day of anyone's time.
6 & 7) Anglesey Abbey & Wimpole Hall, two fantastic National Trust properties. Even if you don't fancy the tours around the great houses on either estate, the grounds are huge and interesting enough to lose yourself in for several hours. Both really need a car to reach easily though.

Thank you! These will help

[cufctheparrot]

Aug 4, 2017 13:13:14 GMT Jerry1971 said:

Depending on your interests, my top 'visits' in Cambridge would be:

1) University/Backs/Punting
2) Pay to go into Kings College Chapel, it is extraordinary
3) Fitzwilliam Museum - so much to see, and 420,000 others went to see it last year too
4) American War Cemetery - I know, it sounds a bit daft, but it is an incredible place to visit and is deeply thought provoking
5) Duxford - Imperial War Museum. If you are in to this sort of thing, Duxford is worth a day of anyone's time.
6 & 7) Anglesey Abbey & Wimpole Hall, two fantastic National Trust properties. Even if you don't fancy the tours around the great houses on either estate, the grounds are huge and interesting enough to lose yourself in for several hours. Both really need a car to reach easily though.

A good list.

Punting & the Fitzwilliam would be top of my list.

The Scott Polar Research Museum is also worth a visit, now it has been improved, for a free museum, but its not open on Sundays or Mondays.

www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/access/

This is also a good list of the, mostly, free university museums

www.museums.cam.ac.uk/visit-us/our-museums