Historic Cambridge: A Guided Walking Tour with Professional Green Badge Guides
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Cambridgeshire
Discover the extraordinary history of Cambridge and its prestigious university on a private walking tour with professional Green Badge guides. Fun, informative, and limited to 20 people.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Gonville and Caius College - A brief introduction to the tour, plus a safety warning about bicycles.

  • St Bene’t’s Church (Church of England) - The oldest church in the county of Cambridgeshire, dating from the early 11th century. We will also visit the nearby Eagle Pub.

  • King’s College Chapel - This is the centrepiece of the tour. The most famous building in Cambridge and an architectural jewel. Not to be missed.

  • Senate House - The 18th century Senate House was until recently the main meeting place for the University. Today it is where the students receive their degrees. It forms part of an historic core, along with Great St Mary’s Church and Gonville and Caius College.

  • University of Cambridge - Please note that, with the exception of King’s College Chapel, the colleges close to the public during the examination period which runs from late April to mid-June every year. The dates of closures vary from college to college. In 2019 St. John’s College will be closed to groups from 14 May to 28 June and closed to the public from 16-28 June. Queens’ College will be closed from 22 April to 14 June.

  • Old dsCavendish Laboratory - See the buiding where 29 Nobel Prize winners worked and hear the story of the Cavendish from 1874-1974.

  • Eagle - One of the oldest pubs in Cambridge. Famous for its RAF Bar, where airmen wrote their squadron numbers on the ceiling during the Second World War.

  • Great St Mary’s Church (Church of England) - Great St Mary’s is a parish church and the University church. When students first arrived in Cambridge in the 13th century they used Great St Mary’s for their meetings and teaching.

  • Trinity College - See the famous great gate of Cambridge’s largest and wealthiest college. Hear about the 32 Nobel prize winners that have studied at Trinity, plus famous names such as Sir Isaac Newton and Lord Byron.

  • St. John’s College - St John’s was founded in 1505. The famous 16th century gatehouse is arguably the most striking in Cambridge and carries the coat of arms and regalia of the founder, Lady Margaret Beaufort.

  • The Round Church Visitor Centre - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is generally known as “the Round church’, because of its shape. It was built around 1130, and is one of the few remaining Norman structures in Cambridge.

What's Included
  • Only the tour fee is included.
Additional Information

For a considerable length of time, we have consistently been rated as the premier walking tour of Cambridge on Trip Advisor. Our goal is to blend enjoyment and educational content in our tours. We will guide you through the fascinating chronicles of Cambridge and its university, including insights into some of the 110 Nobel Laureates who have been part of this place.

Every one of us is a certified Cambridge Green Badge guide, accredited by the Institute of Tourist Guiding.

This tour is exclusively private, for you and your group alone. The group size is capped at 20.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Please do not attend if you have any symptoms of Covid-19. We will give you a full refund.
Location
Rose Crescent
Our meeting point is outside The Cambridge Gift Shop on Rose Crescent, CB2 3LL. The shop is located on the junction between Rose Crescent and Trinity Street, opposite the main entrance to Gonville and Caius College.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Scottkj6247ig
May 28, 2024
Informative tour - Excellent tour, highly recommend. Tony was a wealth of historical information about Cambridge, it's foundings, and several past famous graduates. He keep it entertaining and fresh.
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Diner_dan7446
May 24, 2024
Entertaining tour of Cambridge. - Tony did a great job. He is knowledgeable as well as entertaining. It was a fun tour for two couples. We learned much more than we would have ever expected and had fun doing it. I highly recommend him.
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Coastal616182
May 23, 2024
Brilliant guided walking tour - Great guided tour from Tony. Highly recommend this for families, friends and business groups. Amazing facts and hilarious anecdotes.
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Anngy4218ho
May 22, 2024
Wonderful Day - We had a private tour with Tony, and it was exceptional! We learned so much, and Tony's knowledge of history and enthusiasm for his subject are really special. He clearly answered our questions and was so kind and a lot of fun!
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Wenche
May 21, 2024
Great private guided tour in historic Cambridge - Great guide, Tony Rodgers, packed with knowledge and humour! We had booked a private tour for 4 persons which was perfect. Got the town and university history, King’s college chapel, Eagle pub etc. Fully recommended😃
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Thomas_p
May 17, 2024
Discovering a bit of Cambridge University in a 2 hour walk about. - The facts about Cambridge were presented in a very humorous way and therefore, easy to remember. We had Tony Rogers as a guide. He did a great job of making the experience a positive one.
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Iann290
May 2, 2024
Fantastic tour guide - Incredible tour led by an incredible guide. Phenomenal knowledge!! Couldn’t have accessed for more!! Would thoroughly recommend.
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Goplaces15751958546
Apr 23, 2024
A very informative tour - The tour was very informative without getting boring we were tested which was fun. The weather was dull but this did not distract the guide and the people. Loved the story of the open window at the RAF Eagle Pub.
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Andrewdx9061av
Apr 3, 2024
Walking Tour of Cambridge. - Very informative and also at times amusing. Tony knows his stuff. Not only the colleges, but also the weird clock! Time flew by, even a bit of rain didn't take anything away from an enjoyable tour.
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Annemj4682fu
Mar 31, 2024
Entertaining and fascinating tour - Tony immediately engaged us in the history of Cambridge university along with amusing anecdotes showing his immense knowledge. A brilliant way to spend a couple of hours in Cambridge but there is so much more to see, we will be back!
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