Guidebook for Cambridge
Essentials
Good for Halal foods and home-cooked snacks as well as sweets, fresh coffee and essentials
Midan World Foods
18-20 Histon RdGood for Halal foods and home-cooked snacks as well as sweets, fresh coffee and essentials
Co-op Food - Milton Road
129 Milton RdYour local co-op when staying at Number 7.
ALDI
Histon RoadEver popular supermarket and very good value for money.
Parks & Nature
Peaceful and quiet and a range of easy walking routes to take you away from the hubub of the city, good for running, walking dogs, blackberry and sloe picking (when in season) and to get a good dose a fresher than city air.
Coton Country Reserve
Grantchester RoadPeaceful and quiet and a range of easy walking routes to take you away from the hubub of the city, good for running, walking dogs, blackberry and sloe picking (when in season) and to get a good dose a fresher than city air.
Natural Trust gardens designed by Capability Brown - beautiful setting for walking, jogging and a beautiful day out there is a coffee shop and gift shope there too - buses to there leave from Downing College on Regent Street, if you do not have a car.
13 locals recommend
Wimpole Home Farm - National Trust
OrwellNatural Trust gardens designed by Capability Brown - beautiful setting for walking, jogging and a beautiful day out there is a coffee shop and gift shope there too - buses to there leave from Downing College on Regent Street, if you do not have a car.
Extensive botanicals to see - you could spend a whole afternnon here.
12 locals recommend
Cambridge Botanic Garden Hills Road Entrance
1 BrooksideExtensive botanicals to see - you could spend a whole afternnon here.
Arts & Culture
Peaceful space with an excellent permanent collection of art and artefacts. Some very interesting exhibitions are held here too and mostly for free - great way to spend a rainy day
235 locals recommend
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington StreetPeaceful space with an excellent permanent collection of art and artefacts. Some very interesting exhibitions are held here too and mostly for free - great way to spend a rainy day
Go and see how people used to live in Cambridge long ago. There are some craft workshops to get involved with of interest regularly. Also a craft/gift shop and coffee shop too.
19 locals recommend
Museum of Cambridge
2-3 Castle StGo and see how people used to live in Cambridge long ago. There are some craft workshops to get involved with of interest regularly. Also a craft/gift shop and coffee shop too.
Kettle's Yard
Castle StreetOpening again in 2018............
Free museum focussing on Arctic and Antarctic expeditions and life.
24 locals recommend
The Polar Museum, Scott Polar Research Institute
Lensfield RoadFree museum focussing on Arctic and Antarctic expeditions and life.
Drinks & Nightlife
Wines and craft ales in a relaxed and casual setting. They have a great range of mobile caterers outside most evenings.
28 locals recommend
Thirsty Cambridge
46 Chesterton RdWines and craft ales in a relaxed and casual setting. They have a great range of mobile caterers outside most evenings.
This is great in the summertime. Get a bird's eye view of Cambridge from the Hotel Garden roof - be sure to take a full wallet with you!
52 locals recommend
The Varsity Hotel & Spa - Cambridge City Centre
Thompsons LaneThis is great in the summertime. Get a bird's eye view of Cambridge from the Hotel Garden roof - be sure to take a full wallet with you!
The Maypole have a good range of craft ales and real ales as well as home-cooked Italian dishes to sample, just down the road from us - gets busy at the weekend.
15 locals recommend
The Maypole
20A Portugal PlThe Maypole have a good range of craft ales and real ales as well as home-cooked Italian dishes to sample, just down the road from us - gets busy at the weekend.
Pickerel is a very old bar in Cambridge - the building itself is low-ceilinged and beamy - very cosy. Gets busy here - there is a classic pub menu as well as drinks.
14 locals recommend
Pickerel
30 Magdalene StPickerel is a very old bar in Cambridge - the building itself is low-ceilinged and beamy - very cosy. Gets busy here - there is a classic pub menu as well as drinks.
If you like wine, this is the place to hang out. Extensive wines to try and knowledgable staff. They do serve food with your drinks here too if you need something to soak up the alcohol ;-)
28 locals recommend
Cambridge Wine Merchants
32 Bridge StIf you like wine, this is the place to hang out. Extensive wines to try and knowledgable staff. They do serve food with your drinks here too if you need something to soak up the alcohol ;-)
Relaxed and cosy atmosphere for drinks, coffee, lunch and dinner - good meeting place.
29 locals recommend
The Old Spring
1 Ferry PathRelaxed and cosy atmosphere for drinks, coffee, lunch and dinner - good meeting place.
Very cosy bar and decent restaurant serving lunches and dinner and very close to home. Dog-friendly too!
34 locals recommend
The Punter
3 Pound HillVery cosy bar and decent restaurant serving lunches and dinner and very close to home. Dog-friendly too!
It's a casual pub which serves decent food which is very close to home if you don't feel like wandering too far.
7 locals recommend
The Architect
43 Castle StIt's a casual pub which serves decent food which is very close to home if you don't feel like wandering too far.
Getting Around
Europcar Cambridge
264 Newmarket RdShould you need to hire a car to travel outside of Cambridge.
Shopping
Lot's of variety here - street food, craft stalls, flowers, jewellry, clothes, cheeses, sweets, veg, and more........
42 locals recommend
Cambridge Market Square
Market HillLot's of variety here - street food, craft stalls, flowers, jewellry, clothes, cheeses, sweets, veg, and more........
Sightseeing
Iconic college in Cambridge - stunning building - just standing in front of it makes you feel clever! It is a popular meeting place for locals and tourists.
202 locals recommend
King's College Chapel
King's ParadeIconic college in Cambridge - stunning building - just standing in front of it makes you feel clever! It is a popular meeting place for locals and tourists.
Trinity College
Iconic college in Cambridge where Chariots of Fire was filmed.