Guidebook for Girton
Food Scene
Starbucks Coffee
18 Market PassageA little bit of home!
Jamie's Italian
Jamie Oliver's Italian Restaurant is fabulous!
EAT.
21 Petty CuryHealthy sandwiches and snacks to go or to eat in
The Eagle is a traditional English pub dating back to the 16th century, serving breakfast, lunch and evening meals. It boasts many historical features including the RAF bar with its famous ceiling.
60 locals recommend
Eagle
Bene't StreetThe Eagle is a traditional English pub dating back to the 16th century, serving breakfast, lunch and evening meals. It boasts many historical features including the RAF bar with its famous ceiling.
Award winning vegetarian/vegan restaurant opposite King's College gates. Opposite King's College gates and down a traditional passageway. Children welcome - free organic baby food.
13 locals recommend
Rainbow Vegetarian Café/Restaurant
9A King's ParadeAward winning vegetarian/vegan restaurant opposite King's College gates. Opposite King's College gates and down a traditional passageway. Children welcome - free organic baby food.
Rice Boat offers only KERALA cuisine, offering lots of fish and sea food, great vegetarian dishes.
10 locals recommend
Rice Boat
37 Newnham RdRice Boat offers only KERALA cuisine, offering lots of fish and sea food, great vegetarian dishes.
Nando's
33-34 St Andrew's StGreat Portuguese chicken...
Entertainment & Activities
YO! Cambridge
1-2 Petty CuryLots of bones from a wide variety of animals...the kids will love it!
Christ's Pieces
15 Emmanuel RdA 10-acre park where the kids can run and play.
The museum houses a spectacular collection of fossil animals & plants of all geological ages from all over the world.
19 locals recommend
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
Downing PlaceThe museum houses a spectacular collection of fossil animals & plants of all geological ages from all over the world.
Everything Else
Great for shopping in the heart of the city...John Lewis, Starbucks, Apple, etc.
62 locals recommend
The Grand Arcade
Saint Andrew's StreetGreat for shopping in the heart of the city...John Lewis, Starbucks, Apple, etc.
Scudamore's Boatyard Punt Station
Granta PlaceA must do while visiting here!
Cambridge Corn Exchange
2 Wheeler StGreat concerts and shows!
The Round Church
Bridge StreetOne of the oldest churches in England.
Boots Opticians
Good pharmacy
Marks and Spencer
6-11 Sidney StGreat spot for food shopping
Market Street
Market StreetDaily outdoor market with fruit, veg and more.
Shopping mall with a mixture of department stores, smaller retail outlets and individual shops.
95 locals recommend
Jesus Green
Jesus GreenShopping mall with a mixture of department stores, smaller retail outlets and individual shops.
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington StreetOne of the better museums
Addenbrookes Hospital
Hills RoadShould you need emergency care.
A Tudor College, founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII. The college is famous for its neo-gothic Bridge of Sighs.
7 locals recommend
Old Divinity School
Saint Johns StreetA Tudor College, founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII. The college is famous for its neo-gothic Bridge of Sighs.
The famous service of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols has been broadcast on the radio since 1928. The poet Rupert Brooke, and the economist Maynard Keynes are former members of King’s.
202 locals recommend
King's College Chapel
King's ParadeThe famous service of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols has been broadcast on the radio since 1928. The poet Rupert Brooke, and the economist Maynard Keynes are former members of King’s.
Wimpole Hall
Lambing in the spring.
Discover and explore the grounds of one of the largest groups of medieval buildings still in use within Western Europe...beautiful cathedral.
87 locals recommend
Ely Cathedral
Discover and explore the grounds of one of the largest groups of medieval buildings still in use within Western Europe...beautiful cathedral.
Opened to the public in 1846, the Cambridge University Botanic Garden develops & displays over 8,000 different plant species in 40 acres of beautiful landscapes.
123 locals recommend
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
1 BrooksideOpened to the public in 1846, the Cambridge University Botanic Garden develops & displays over 8,000 different plant species in 40 acres of beautiful landscapes.
Shepreth Wildlife Park, set in natural grounds, is home to tigers, otters, monkeys, reptiles...good for kids and families.
12 locals recommend
Shepreth Wildlife Park
Station RoadShepreth Wildlife Park, set in natural grounds, is home to tigers, otters, monkeys, reptiles...good for kids and families.
A window onto a lost Fenland landscape, Wicken Fen is home to a spectacular array of wildflowers, insects and birds. Trails, boat rides and a full family events programme.
35 locals recommend
Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve
34 Lode LnA window onto a lost Fenland landscape, Wicken Fen is home to a spectacular array of wildflowers, insects and birds. Trails, boat rides and a full family events programme.
Cambridge University Library
West RoadA must for any book lover.
The famous scientist Charles Darwin was a student at Christ's College between 1828 & 1831.
Christ's College
Saint Andrew's StreetThe famous scientist Charles Darwin was a student at Christ's College between 1828 & 1831.
Corpus Christi contains the finest surviving medieval court in Cambridge. The college is also home to the impressive Grasshopper Clock.
Corpus Christi College
Trumpington StreetCorpus Christi contains the finest surviving medieval court in Cambridge. The college is also home to the impressive Grasshopper Clock.
The first women’s college in Cambridge, Girton was founded by Emily Davies in 1867. Its beautiful buildings were designed by three generations of the Waterhouse family...a short walk from our house.
Girton College Porters Lodge
Huntingdon RoadThe first women’s college in Cambridge, Girton was founded by Emily Davies in 1867. Its beautiful buildings were designed by three generations of the Waterhouse family...a short walk from our house.
Fellow's still dine by candlelight at Magdalene College. It was the last all male college to finally admit women in 1988.
10 locals recommend
Magdalene College, University of Cambridge
Magdalene StreetFellow's still dine by candlelight at Magdalene College. It was the last all male college to finally admit women in 1988.
Newmarket
Home of British horse racing...along with a museum on the sport.
Queens' College
Silver StreetHome to the famous wooden Mathematical Bridge.
Grantchester
Picture perfect village
This beautiful Suffolk village was established on wealth generated from the medieval wool and cloth industry. Fine Tudor buildings set within its narrow streets. Magnificent 13th Century Church.
122 locals recommend
Lavenham
This beautiful Suffolk village was established on wealth generated from the medieval wool and cloth industry. Fine Tudor buildings set within its narrow streets. Magnificent 13th Century Church.
Find a memorial to Godfrey Washington, former vicar of the parish, whose family crest of stars & stripes was adapted to develop the American flag...beautiful stained glass windows, too.
Little St Mary's Church (Church of England)
Trumpington StreetFind a memorial to Godfrey Washington, former vicar of the parish, whose family crest of stars & stripes was adapted to develop the American flag...beautiful stained glass windows, too.
Stonehenge
A must see...
Shopping
Cambridge University Press Bookshop
1-2 Trinity StGreat bookstore
wagamama
36a Saint Andrew's StreetWonderful shop for quality souvenirs