Things to do in Cambridge, England: The Best Walking Tours

We regularly provide private tours for organizations and assorted schools from around the world. Having shown tens of thousands of students around Cambridge, we have the diverse skill set needed to ensure that students both understand the tour and genuinely enjoy it. Our student guides have a great insight into Cambridge. They have detailed knowledge of the University's incredible history combined with personal experiences about how this ancient institution really works. While there are plenty of details to cover, we are committed to providing interesting and enjoyable tours rather than reducing the city’s fascinating history to a dry collection of dates that puts people to sleep. As this is a private tour, we can completely tailor the experience to the needs of your group. You can specify convenient meeting points and themes you'd like covered. If requested, tours can also include special features, like quizzes and competitions, to entertain younger people and keep them engaged.

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Love podcasts? You'll love our immersive walking tour of Cambridge! The digital audio guide can be downloaded anytime directly on your smartphone! We've teamed up with expert historians, storytellers and students to give you a unique and engaging insight into some of Cambridge's most famous graduates! Dive deep into the history of the picturesque town of Cambridge and explore extraordinary inventions of the city! Listen to historians Sam and Alice as they guide us on this self-guided podcast tour. We'll learn about the King's Parade and get intimate with Cambridge's rich graduation ceremony and its interesting traditions. Make our way to the Corpus Clock and try to find the mythical creature on it, while discovering the history of this unique and wonderful invention. Explore the nooks and crannies of The Eagle's Pub, steeped in history with incidents of genius celebrations to great war stories.

Inclusions: Digital mobile audio guide

Exclusions: Earphones

Love podcasts? You'll love our immersive walking tour of Cambridge! The digital audio guide can be downloaded anytime directly on your smartphone! We've teamed up with expert historians, storytellers and students to give you a unique and engaging experience of Cambridge! Join local historian & PHD student, Katie as we discover the story behind the birth of Cambridge University and what it’s like to be a student at Cambridge! On this self-guided podcast tour, we'll discover the beautiful picturesque city of Cambridge and get a more intimate look at the culture, history, and soul of this famous town. Visit some of the most famous colleges and get acquainted with their various traditions (both familiar and odd), student's lives, and fun facts about their past.

Inclusions: Digital mobile audio guide

Exclusions: Earphones

We have been guiding in Cambridge since 2011. Thanks to our wonderful clients we have for many years been the top-rated Cambridge walking tour on Trip Advisor. We want you to learn all about this amazing city, but we also want you to have fun! We aim to make our tours entertaining and interesting for everyone. We are accredited Cambridge Green Badge Guides, with public liability insurance. Please note that this is a shared tour. In accordance with Government guidelines on public gatherings, the maximum group size is 5.

Inclusions: Guide

Exclusions: All Fees and Taxes

Join us on this creative walking tour that takes you along some of the prettiest streets of Cambridge in search for Cambridge’s Instagram Spots! The walking tour is studded with many unusual spots and hidden gems of Cambridge while also taking you through its iconic and must-visit attractions. Guided by the influencer Ella and historian Alex, this self-guided walking experience offers a trove of photography tips for those beautiful instagram-perfect shots and spend an offbeat day in Cambridge! Vidi Guides creates immersive audio experiences that are like podcasts. Download the app and your Instagram tour to explore Cambridge independently and safely!

Inclusions: Digital mobile audio guide

Exclusions: Earphones

I tailor each tour to the individual interests of the tourists in the group. I am fascinated by Cambridge's history and its magnificent sights, and have in-depth knowledge of its past and present. I can draw on my special expertise in the history of science, mathematics, and computing in Cambridge. My approach is thorough yet not too serious, sometimes light-hearted and always considerate. We shall explore the very heart of Cambridge, where new and old look out at us from every nook and cranny – hear stories of mediaeval strife and riots, struggles and labours of many a generation of students and scholars, and triumphs of the human thought. On our way, we shall discuss how ideas and life itself have changed over centuries, and what today’s Cambridge is like – both the City and the University.

Inclusions: Advice on the tourists' further stay in the city after the tour, e.g. what to do, where to eat.

Exclusions: Admission fees to colleges, if any

About Cambridge On Foot Fun and friendly private walking tours of the city of Cambridge. We are qualified Cambridge guides, the only guides permitted to lead groups into the University colleges. Every tour can be personalised to suit you and your group starting and finishing at a convenient location. Each tour will feature highlights of the town, University and its colleges.

Inclusions: Cambridge City, University & Colleges.

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We are accredited Green Badge guides who have been successfully guiding in Cambridge since 2011. Thanks to our wonderful clients, we have for many years been the top-ranked Cambridge walking tour on Trip Advisor. We will take you on a journey through 2,000 years of history, and try to have some fun along the way. This is a private tour for you and your companions only. Due to Government restrictions on public gatherings, the maximum group size is 5.

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What turned a boggy medieval town into a world-class university city? Join one of our engaging local guides on the University Walk and encounter the key ideas, people and movements which have formed and reformed Cambridge University and its colleges over 8 eventful centuries. Starting at the iconic 12th-century Round Church, you'll proceed around the city's historic centre, uncovering the manifold ways in which Christian faith and practice have given shape to Cambridge University throughout its history. The University Walk departs at 2:15pm every day from the inside of the Round Church and takes between 90 minutes and 2 hours. Entrance to the exhibitions at the Round Church Visitor Centre is included in the walk price.

Inclusions: Entrance fee to Round Church Visitor Centre, Entrance fees to colleges visited

Exclusions: Hotel pickup

Our walking tour takes in some of the famous colleges and historic sights of the city as you meander down quaint alleyways and tread the cobbled streets. You will hear quirky facts and stories of the colleges and their colourful alumni, all set within the context of English and world history, plus many fascinating tales of city life through the ages not generally mentioned in the guide books. We will take you to a church 1000 years old and reveal it’s hidden secret, down side streets to places of interest visitors don't normally see. You will go back in time to medieval Cambridge to discover how the University all started, visiting colleges over 700 years old and hearing their history. We will show you what it is to experience life as a student in a Cambridge College. All our tours are unique as we specialise in small groups and encourage interaction and questions

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