Cambridge Historic Walking Tour: Discover Iconic Colleges & Hidden Gems with a Local Guide

Embark on a captivating historic walking tour of Cambridge with a knowledgeable local guide. Explore iconic colleges, hidden gems, and uncover fascinating tales of city life through the ages.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Great St Mary’s Church (Church of England) - Introduction to the tour and a brief history of Cambridge
What's Included
  • Expert local guide included
Additional Information

Unfold the rich history and heritage of the city with our guided walking tour. Discover the notable colleges and historical landmarks as you stroll through narrow, picturesque lanes and over cobblestone paths. Engage with intriguing tales and fun trivia about the colleges and their eminent alumni, all presented within the larger narrative of English and international history. We also share captivating narratives about city life through the centuries that aren’t typically found in guidebooks. Our path will lead you to a thousand-year-old church, uncovering its well-kept secret, and to hidden gems typically missed by visitors. Journey back to the medieval era in Cambridge to learn how the University was founded, exploring colleges which are over seven centuries old and immersing yourself in their histories. Get a glimpse of student life in a Cambridge College. Every tour we provide is unique, as we focus on small group tours that facilitate interaction and inquiries.

Location
Great St Mary's
Senate House Hill
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Carola_n
Aug 3, 2024
Brilliant - Excellent tour. Our guide Tim was very knowledgeable and informative. Advertised as 1.5 hours but still going, and enjoying at 2 hours!
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Carolan873
Aug 1, 2024
Excellant tour - We experienced an excellent tour with Tim yesterday. Such a knowledgeable guide with fantastic historical facts, along with amusing antidotes. Tour was advertised as 1.5 hours but we were still got 2hours later and the time had flown by dispute the heat. Take this if you can, I’m sure you won’t be disappointed!
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Q694wacatherineb
Jul 5, 2024
The best walking tour of Cambridge! - Tim was the best tour guide! One of the best walking tours I've been on. Thanks Tim for sharing your knowledge and love of Cambridge.
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Adrainf
May 29, 2024
Enjoyable and informative walking tour - We enjoyed over two hours with Tim @guideandpeek walking us around the heart of Cambridge. Tim was most informative and engaging, explaining the history of Cambridge Colleges together with some of the antics and achievements of past students. I have no hesitation in recommending Tim @guideandpeek walking tours
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432liz97
May 22, 2024
Walking tour of Cambridge - This guided walking tour was with an extremely knowledgeable man called Tony. Very dry and quick witted humour but full of anecdotes on the places and the people. What was an hour as nd a half turned into just over 2 hrs but was well worth it. Lots of fun facts but also lots of history. The 31 colleges and their history intertwined with today's facts and figures make for an interesting tour. Thank you Tony.
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Rachel_t
May 6, 2024
Tim is an excellent... - Tim is an excellent guide, very personable and a font of knowledge. Would highly recommend this tour.
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Tour57477246543
May 4, 2024
Engaging Tour with a Smart, Knowledgable Guide - We had a thorough and engaging tour with the excellent guide Tim, who certainly knew his stuff, and brought us on board with his personal enthusiasm for Cambridge and everything associated with it. He had been a student of Medieval History and shared some fascinating sights and stories. He even recommended an author he thought my wife might enjoy, and now she's hooked on that author's books.
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Rae_a
Apr 22, 2024
A great experience - Our guide was very informative and I feel as though I learnt a lot from the tour. He engaged with us all and was clearly passionate and very knowledgeable about the city and its history. His enthusiasm was infectious and the time flew by a most enjoyable experience. I would definitely recommend to anyone visiting Cambridge.
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Nicola_s
Apr 21, 2024
The historical knowledge... - The historical knowledge and background to the college buildings and the anecdotes were most memorable.
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Katherinebc3302wq
Aug 13, 2024
Never to late to learn! - Stephen was our guide. Firstly it was a joy to listen to someone who could speak clearly and project his voice!! Secondly as a recent graduate of Cambridge university he was happy to reply to questions on being a student. I recommend doing this tour even if you are a resident of Cambridge [60+ years!) as it was informative and took you to areas of the town you weren’t fully aware of. Our guests had a great time!
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