Guidebook for Cambridge
Food Scene
Great for brunch, cosy cafe close by. Nice to sit in and do some work as well.
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Stir
253 Chesterton RdGreat for brunch, cosy cafe close by. Nice to sit in and do some work as well.
Polonia Club Cambridge
231 Chesterton RdRestaurant with traditional Polish food.
Stem + Glory King st
11 King StVegan Cafe
Midsummer House
Michelin star restaurant. A culinary exprience, but pricey!
Nice restaurant and bar, just across from the Fitzwilliam Museum. Well known for their cocktails.
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Browns Cambridge
23 Trumpington StNice restaurant and bar, just across from the Fitzwilliam Museum. Well known for their cocktails.
A lovely cafe with a beautiful old orchard. Where Wittgenstein et all used to hang out. Lots of deck chairs strewn about and close to the river. Famous for their cream teas. A bit pricey, but you can sneak in your own sandwich.
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The Orchard Tea Garden
47 Mill WayA lovely cafe with a beautiful old orchard. Where Wittgenstein et all used to hang out. Lots of deck chairs strewn about and close to the river. Famous for their cream teas. A bit pricey, but you can sneak in your own sandwich.
Restaurant Twenty Two
22 Chesterton RdQuite nouvel cuisine.
Pint Shop
10 Peas HillRestaurant and bar. Nice food, lovely hidden back yard.
Fitzbillies
51-53 Trumpington StLovely Cafe and bakery, famous for its Chelsea Buns.
Colala
66 Chesterton RdThe best Chinese Takeaway!
Renu's
26 Milton RdIndian, Bangladeshi and Halal takeaway
Royal Spice
12B Victoria AveIndian, Bangladeshi and Halal takeaway
Trendy cafe with a cycling theme and art on the walls. Nice food and cosy place to sit and work.
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Espresso Library
210 East RdTrendy cafe with a cycling theme and art on the walls. Nice food and cosy place to sit and work.
Nice cafe and vinyl record shop. Live music some nights.
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Relevant Record Cafe
260 Mill RdNice cafe and vinyl record shop. Live music some nights.
Trendy beergarden by the river, only open in the summer months. Sometimes there are bands playing or an outdoor cinema. Food vans and Farmers Market.
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Thirsty Riverside
Castle StreetTrendy beergarden by the river, only open in the summer months. Sometimes there are bands playing or an outdoor cinema. Food vans and Farmers Market.
Drinks & Nightlife
Nice pub, serves great Pizza! Occasionally live music in the evenings
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Haymakers
56 High StreetNice pub, serves great Pizza! Occasionally live music in the evenings
A different way to enjoy wine and beer. Has varied and interesting street food vans parked outside in the evenings.
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Thirsty Cambridge
46 Chesterton RdA different way to enjoy wine and beer. Has varied and interesting street food vans parked outside in the evenings.
The Punter
3 Pound HillCosy pub with nice food. Lovely littel courtyard in the summer.
Lovely pub with garden, good beer and nice food. We had our wedding party there, as it's not far from the Registry Office!
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The Castle Inn
38 Castle StLovely pub with garden, good beer and nice food. We had our wedding party there, as it's not far from the Registry Office!
Nice pub with a lot of history. The place where Crick and Watson announced that they had discovered DNA. Unfortunately, Rosalind Franklin's pivotal role in the discovery had gone largely ignored.
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Eagle
Bene't StreetNice pub with a lot of history. The place where Crick and Watson announced that they had discovered DNA. Unfortunately, Rosalind Franklin's pivotal role in the discovery had gone largely ignored.
Bar with pub food, lovely garden, great spot to watch the rowers on the Cam. Nice walk along the river to get to it.
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The Plough
Green EndBar with pub food, lovely garden, great spot to watch the rowers on the Cam. Nice walk along the river to get to it.
Pub with food. In the summer you can take your drink outside and hang out by the Mill Pond. You might have to share your spot with some cows, but it's a lovely place to watch the world go by.
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The Mill
14 Mill LnPub with food. In the summer you can take your drink outside and hang out by the Mill Pond. You might have to share your spot with some cows, but it's a lovely place to watch the world go by.
Pub with nice food. Very close to our house, has a nice garden to sit in in the summer. Also good for spending a rainy day playing boardgames.
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Fort St George
Pub with nice food. Very close to our house, has a nice garden to sit in in the summer. Also good for spending a rainy day playing boardgames.
The Old Spring
1 Ferry PathLocal pub with food, has a garden. A bit on the pricey side.
Sit on benches in a quirky courtyard and drink locally brewed ale (very strong!). Usually, there is also a food van for when you get hungry. Not always open, check for opening times.
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Calverley's Brewery
23A Hooper StSit on benches in a quirky courtyard and drink locally brewed ale (very strong!). Usually, there is also a food van for when you get hungry. Not always open, check for opening times.
Arts & Culture
This is where the art collectors Jim and Helen Ede lived. The house has been left exactly as it was and is a beautiful mix of domestic and curated arrangements. There is also a contemporary art gallery attached to the house.
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Kettle's Yard
Castle StreetThis is where the art collectors Jim and Helen Ede lived. The house has been left exactly as it was and is a beautiful mix of domestic and curated arrangements. There is also a contemporary art gallery attached to the house.
Amazing collections and programme of special exhibitions
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington StreetAmazing collections and programme of special exhibitions
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Downing StreetGreat Museum, not too big
Museum of Cambridge
2-3 Castle StFun museum about local history
Amazing hall full of replicas of classical statues. You can find tutors and students having whispered supervisions among the statues.
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Museum of Classical Archaeology
Sidgwick AvenueAmazing hall full of replicas of classical statues. You can find tutors and students having whispered supervisions among the statues.
Quirky museum about the history of Science, at the back of the old Cavendish Laboratory.
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Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Free School LaneQuirky museum about the history of Science, at the back of the old Cavendish Laboratory.
University Museum of Zoology
Downing PlaceGiant whale skeleton
Discover the story of planet Earth's coldest, driest, windiest, highest and deadliest places.
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The Polar Museum, Scott Polar Research Institute
Lensfield RoadDiscover the story of planet Earth's coldest, driest, windiest, highest and deadliest places.
The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences is the oldest of the University of Cambridge museums, having been established in 1728 as the Woodwardian Museum. Since then the collection has grown from about 10,000 fossils, minerals and rocks, to at least 2 million.
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Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
Downing PlaceThe Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences is the oldest of the University of Cambridge museums, having been established in 1728 as the Woodwardian Museum. Since then the collection has grown from about 10,000 fossils, minerals and rocks, to at least 2 million.
The history of computers, lots of interactive displays.
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The Centre for Computing History
Coldham's RoadThe history of computers, lots of interactive displays.
IWM Duxford
Historic airfield and museum of aviation history.
Ruskin Gallery
East RoadContemporary art gallery attached to the Cambridge School of Art.
The New Hall Art Collection is a permanent collection of modern and contemporary art by women artists. Paintings, prints, and sculpture are displayed throughout Murray Edwards College.
Murray Edwards College
Huntingdon RoadThe New Hall Art Collection is a permanent collection of modern and contemporary art by women artists. Paintings, prints, and sculpture are displayed throughout Murray Edwards College.
Impressive College grounds, including the attractive new contemporary Heong Art Gallery,
Downing College
Impressive College grounds, including the attractive new contemporary Heong Art Gallery,
John's studio! Arrange a visit to see his work. Hope Street Yard is also worth a visit, it has bric-a-brac and vintage shops and all sorts of artisans and eccentric characters. Lots of cafes nearby.
John Clark Studio
Hope StreetJohn's studio! Arrange a visit to see his work. Hope Street Yard is also worth a visit, it has bric-a-brac and vintage shops and all sorts of artisans and eccentric characters. Lots of cafes nearby.
Art Gallery within the grounds of Downing College. Check opening times before visiting as it is not always open.
Heong Gallery, Downing College, Cambridge
Art Gallery within the grounds of Downing College. Check opening times before visiting as it is not always open.
CRASSH hosts many talks and conferences open to the public. The building is also the base for 'Art at the ARB' with contemporary art exhibitions throughout the year (http://arbart.crassh.cam.ac.uk/). There is also a cafe and the University Library is nearby.
University of Cambridge Centre for Research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
7 West RoadCRASSH hosts many talks and conferences open to the public. The building is also the base for 'Art at the ARB' with contemporary art exhibitions throughout the year (http://arbart.crassh.cam.ac.uk/). There is also a cafe and the University Library is nearby.
Parks & Nature
A great place for a picnic, lots of things to discover. The glasshouses are beautiful and they do lots of kids activities on the weekends.
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Cambridge University Botanic Garden
1 BrooksideA great place for a picnic, lots of things to discover. The glasshouses are beautiful and they do lots of kids activities on the weekends.
Lovely walk from Newnham to Grantchester Meadows along the river Cam. Where Pink Floyd used to hang out in their student days. Some lovely spots to take a dip in the summer. Great stretch to do on a punt as well.
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Grantchester Meadows
Lovely walk from Newnham to Grantchester Meadows along the river Cam. Where Pink Floyd used to hang out in their student days. Some lovely spots to take a dip in the summer. Great stretch to do on a punt as well.
Ditton Meadows
6 Wadloes RdLovely walk along the Cam, great spot to have a picnic and watch the rowers.
Original fenland nature reserve with wild ponies and lots of bird hides. This is a great day out, but you'll probably need to hire a car to get there. It has a visitor centre with a cafe.
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Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve
34 Lode LnOriginal fenland nature reserve with wild ponies and lots of bird hides. This is a great day out, but you'll probably need to hire a car to get there. It has a visitor centre with a cafe.
Shopping
Grafton Centre
Grafton CentreHas a bit of everything and also a cinema
The Grand Arcade
Saint Andrew's StreetBig generic shopping centre
Sainsbury's
42-45 Sidney StMidsized supermarket, frequented by lots of students
Essentials
Boots Pharmacy
68 Chesterton RdClosest pharmacy
SPAR - Chesterton Road
249-251 Chesterton RdFood and sweets etc. Also has a cashpoint machine
Tesco Superstore
Newmarket RoadLarge supermarket, has everything
HSBC
Nearest cash point machine
Getting Around
Bicycle Ambulance
61 Ditton WalkFriendly bike shop, closest cycle hire
Panther Taxis
Convent DriveLocal taxi company, call 01223 715715
Stagecoach Cambridge
100 Cowley RdCiti buses 1, 2 & 8 stop on Chesterton Road
Enterprise Rent-A-Car - Cambridge City Centre
Swanns RoadClose by, the one we use when we need a car.
Camcab
11 Coldham's Rd Taxi service, call 01223 704 704