King's College Tour: Cambridge's Historic Gems

Explore the historic King’s College and discover the architectural wonders of Cambridge University on this guided tour. Learn about the city’s rich history and hear from alumni guides about their college experiences and local secrets.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • King’s College Chapel - Without a doubt, the highlight of your tour will be entering the stunning King’s College Chapel. The foundation stone was laid by King Henry VI himself, and successive English kings providing more and more ambitious additions (hence the name!). The chapel is home to the largest fan vaulted ceiling in the world, its is…
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Professional guide
  • Entrance to Kings College (if options selected)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Kings College entrance if option not selected
Additional Information

Step into King’s College! Founded by King Henry VI, and expanded upon by subsequent monarchs (hence the title). The chapel stakes claim to the world’s largest fan-vaulted ceiling and even houses a Rubens – once the priciest artwork ever bought. It’s understandable why it’s a must-visit for numerous royals and an essential stop for you!
This guided tour…

Location
11 King's Parade
King's Parade
We meet at 11 Kings Parade, in front of a store called Fudge Kitchen. We are easy to spot from the bright green umbrella! There will be multiple tours leaving at the same time, you must check with your guide that you are on the "Cambridge University & City tour" with Footprints Tours.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Pensekar
Oct 9, 2024
Cambridge College and Kings Chapel tour - Renee our guide was fantastic. She was knowledgeable about the history of Cambridge and its rich history and very enthusiastic and friendly. The tour covers all the main attractions and sights of Cambridge and had the right amount of walking. I highly recommend it.
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Lynnpg5819jo
Oct 6, 2024
A fantastic walking tour with a wonderful guide! - Such a great guide! Humorous and full of interesting history . We have been to Cambridge often but with friends arriving from Holland we thought it would be a great opportunity to learn more about this beautiful city!
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Stevejv5612hc
Oct 5, 2024
Great tour - Excellent tour with funny interesting and informed guide. Well worth doing to help you get your bearings around the colleges.
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Sherpa35097341271
Oct 5, 2024
Cambridge tour - Our tour guide was keiron. Absolutely brilliant. Full of knowledge,humour and tales of his time at clare college. Would highly recommend.
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Adventure01502283857
Oct 1, 2024
On a rainy day for a Cambridge history lesson. - Very nice and informative tour. The guide Ben was very interactive with the group and offered a lot of interesting and exciting information. Very enjoyable tour. I've learned a lot about Cambridge. Can definitely recommend.
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Curiosity749415
Sep 30, 2024
Alumni walking tour - The tour was absolutely fantastic! Ben, the alumni guide, was so informative and friendly - was super interesting to hear not only about the extensive history but also what life is like as a student! Ended up being just me on the tour but he was unfazed! Had an answer to every question and a story for every corner!! Highly, highly recommend the tour and Ben! :)
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X2836nulindar
Sep 28, 2024
Best tour! Best tour guide! - Knowledgeable and engaging guide, loads of detailed, well-organized info delivered with humour and quirky details. A great walk with spots of historical interest around every corner. Thank you, Sonya. Highly recommend.
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Barbarasu5882rm
Sep 28, 2024
Fantastic Tour! - Fantastic walking tour around Cambridge University with the excellent tour guide Sonya. She shared such interesting information about the University, the history of England, and famous alums, all in an entertaining and engaging way. The two hours flew by, we highly recommend this tour!!
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Curiosity673226
Sep 24, 2024
Day out with family & friends - - We really enjoyed our tour thanks to an amazing tour guide Eleanor - gave us a full history lesson with all dates and fact just amazing. Would have loved to go inside a few places with her that allowed free entrance to campus only down side.
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Nataliaih
Sep 24, 2024
interesting - A pleasant historic tour with an overview of some of the many Colleges around Cambridge, and a few other useful data to get around the city. Quite interesting overall. Mind you that most colleges don't allow visitors to enter their courts, so you only get to see them from outside, but the walk around the historic town is lovely in itself.
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