Live Like a Student with Private Cambridge Self Guided Tours

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Overview

Join local historians as we discover the storey behind the birth of one of the world’s most famous universities, what it’s like to be a student at Cambridge University, and explore the extraordinary inventions of the city!

On these self-guided audio walking tours, we'll visit the most iconic spots of the city such as Trinity College, King’s College, and Great St Mary's Church. Walk through the architectural highlights and follow the footsteps of the famous alumni Prince Charles, Sir Isaac Newton, C.S. Lewis, John Harvard, and Stephen Hawking.

We'll visit the Corpus Clock and try to find the mythical creature on it while discovering the history of this unique and wonderful invention. We’ll learn about the King's Parade as well as get more insight into Cambridge's rich graduation ceremony and its bizarre traditions.

Note: This is a self-guided audio walking tour and does not include entrance tickets

Activity location

Cambridge
- Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

Peas Hill
- Peas Hill
- CB2, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

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Live Like a Student with Private Cambridge Self Guided Tours in English

1h 35m
Opening hours: Mon 12:00 am-11:30 pm
English

Travellers

Language options: English

Price details

NZ$22.22 x 1 AdultNZ$22.22

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What's included, what's not

Offline Mode: Download tours in advance to listen without WiFi
Location Aware: GPS map allows you to enjoy sites, without getting lost
Access to your self-guided audio tour
Instagram Hotspots: We find the spot for your perfect picture
Audio tour provided by a local or historian
Earphones
Mobile device

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Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Cambridge

Market Square - Slip back into the past and find out how 'the bridge over the granta' got her present name.

University of Cambridge

Learn all about life as a student beyond the walls of the university and its age-old Oxford rivalry.

The Round Church

Dating back to 1130, learn about this beautiful church and what it stands for.

St. John's College

Map the journey of a student's life as we explore the history and architecture of this building.

Trinity College

The largest and richest of all the Oxbridge colleges has a wealth of history and tradition to share.

Gonville and Caius College

As students cycle past, we get another closer look at the social traditions in student life in Cambridge.

Great St Mary's Church (Church of England)

Discover the biggest ceremony in student life and all its traditions full of weird quirks.

King's College Chapel

We bid our goodbyes at the most beautiful and famous image in all of Cambridge!

Harvey Court Building B&B

We pause here to learn about Stephen Hawking's Alma mater

King's Parade

Get intimate with Cambridge's rich and traditional Graduation ceremony and a very strange practice.

Corpus Clock

Learn about this unique and wonderful invention and try to find a mythical creature on it!

The Eagle

The pub has its own stories of genius celebrations and war stories to offer you

Old dsCavendish Laboratory

We learn how science's biggest breakthroughs in the field of physics and biology were achieved here.

Cambridge

Fancy picturing the famous University Boat Race's History? Let's take a pause at the photography shop!

Fitzbillies

Treat yourself to a yummy helping of cakes and Chelsea buns from the most loved bakery here.

Pembroke College

Wander around the third oldest colleges and discover its gems as the last treat of this tour.

The Mill

We finish by the waterfront, where we learn about two very famous graduates.

Location

Activity location

Cambridge
- Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

Peas Hill
- Peas Hill
- CB2, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

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