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Historic Cambridge: A Guided Walking Tour
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Historic Cambridge: A Guided Walking Tour

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Ages 0-120
Duration: 2h
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Live guide: English
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  • Tour fee only.
  • Entry/Admission - St Bene't's Church (Church of England)


Start:
  • Rose Crescent, Rose Cres, Cambridge CB2, UK
    Our meeting point is outside The Cambridge Gift Shop on Rose Crescent, CB2 3LL. The shop is located on the junction between Rose Crescent and Trinity Street, opposite the main entrance to Gonville and Caius College.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Stroller accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Near public transportation
    • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 65202P2

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Most travelers can participate
    • Please do not attend if you have any symptoms of Covid-19. We will give you a full refund.
    • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 65202P2

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    • Rose Cres, Cambridge CB2, UK
      Our meeting point is outside The Cambridge Gift Shop on Rose Crescent, CB2 3LL. The shop is located on the junction between Rose Crescent and Trinity Street, opposite the main entrance to Gonville and Caius College.
    • Pass by
      Gonville and Caius College
    • 1
      The oldest church in the county of Cambridgeshire, dating from the early 11th century. We will also visit the nearby Eagle Pub.
      Pass by
      King's College Chapel
      Senate House
      University of Cambridge
      Old dsCavendish Laboratory
      Eagle
      Great St Mary's Church (Church of England)
      Trinity College
      St. John's College
      The Round Church Visitor Centre
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    • Cambridge Tour Guides
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    • AnOstler21
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great tour.
      Great way to learn so much about my home town. Johnnie our guide was excellent. Tour was paced well and covered the highlights of the city.
      Written September 1, 2024
    • Dr-Ing-Dchen
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Incredible tour guide!
      I arrived early for a business meeting, so ended up going solo on this tour as my colleagues hadn't arrived yet. Tony Rodgers was the tour guide and he gave a wonderful tour. Tony is extremely knowledgeable about Cambridge and the history surrounding it. He seemed to sense what my interests were and provided extra and informative facts. I am always interested in history and even more so about science and engineering, and he delighted me with so many facts about the discoveries made by people living and working in the earlier days in Cambridge. Tony pointed out many museums and other sites to visit, many of which I returned to after his tour ended so I could explore more in-depth. I highly recommend Tony. He provides an awesome tour, sprinkled with interesting facts, trivia, and humor. I can see he would captivate young and older folks alike. Next time I'm back in Cambridge, I'll see if I can set up another tour with him, as I know I'll learn so much more!
      Written August 17, 2024
    • ML H
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Definitely do this tour!
      Tony was great. Very funny and knowledgeable. Our time flew by far too quickly. Would definitely recommend this tour - a perfect way to pick up facts, unusual anecdotes and bits of history, whilst also getting your bearings on where things are. Corpus Clock was fascinating, and the view from Great St Mary’s Tower (not included but we went back afterwards) was all the better for doing this tour beforehand.
      Written August 17, 2024
    • melaniepX5966IE
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Excellent tour
      We booked a private 'Royal Cambridge' 2.5hr tour for five of us. Chris was excellent - gave lots (but not too much!) of interesting information about Cambridge and all of the must-sees. Responded well to our interest and questions on specific sights. Cambridge itself is of vourse a wonderful place to visit. Highly recommended.
      Written August 4, 2024
    • K9404RJkathryns
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Cambridge Walking Tour
      Really fabulous tour. Friendly, informative,inclusive and fun guide. We are still talking about the facts we learned.
      Written August 3, 2024
    • carolineamicallef
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      A lovely visit and I would go again .
      I heard some interesting facts and enjoyed seeing parts of Cambridge I wouldn't have got to visit on my own. I would recommend this trip to all my friends.
      Written July 30, 2024
    • sarahbD7024NK
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Beautiful Cambridge
      Thank you Johnny for a very informative, friendly tour. You made us feel relaxed in your company, whilst imparting your specialist knowledge of beautiful Cambridge.
      Written July 26, 2024
    • RitzG21
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Cambridge Explored
      A special shout out to Mary Foster-Lewis for understanding our group and an amazing tour , we had an amazing time with spectacular views
      Written July 21, 2024
    • Angels27
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Really informative & engaging
      We throughly enjoyed this tour. It is a great way of seeing parts of Cambridge with a very knowledgeable tour guide called Tony that is happy to answer questions throughout the tour & throw in lots of humour. It was really informative & very engaging. Highly recommend it.
      Written July 7, 2024
    • samanthasE221HL
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Funny, lots of interesting information and interactive
      Our guide,Anthony, was funny and engaging. Our entire group enjoyed his humour and he has endless facts. Our group was mixed ages and thoroughly enjoyed it and totally engaged. It was really interesting and stunning.
      Written June 19, 2024
    • vanniv255
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Engaging tour around city centre
      Lovely chap and kept us entertained! Anecdotes, funny jokes and interesting facts. Love to come back for another tour!
      Written June 16, 2024
    • 309PeterS309
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great walking tour of Cambridge
      Tony Rodger’s provided a very informative and entertaining walking tour of Cambridge full of history and fun. We got lucky and enquired about tours at the Visitor Centre just before he was starting a tour and he called in to pick us up to join the tour. He also provided a discount voucher for use at the Eagle Pub, which we gladly used.
      Written June 8, 2024
    • johnkM609BN
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      90 minutes flew by
      Three of us joined Johnny for one of the public tours of Historic Cambridge. We all agreed that Johnny was constantly interesting; easy to listen to; and, in 90 minutes, managed to treat us to a kaleidoscope of history, geography, tradition, economics, and sensational stories. Who knew, for instance, how it was that Cambridge was once a seaport on the North Sea; or in which house the public hangman had his lodgings when visiting the City in the 1800s?; or that Trinity College owns the O2 Dome in London; or on the roof of which prominent building, in 1958, for a lark, students parked a car, and left the authorities to work out how to get it down? Now we do. Thanks, Johnny.
      Written June 6, 2024
    • s_rens405
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      A guidede tour in Cambridge
      We had a guided tour in Cambridge with a wonderful guide Mr. Tony Rodgers. The tour was exiting and spiced up with good humor we enjoyed the tour. It is definitely recommendable.
      Written June 2, 2024
    • 60745Diane
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Best Tour ever
      Tony made our experience simply outstanding! We are visiting friends, and we live in the US. They booked the tour with Tony and we never looked back. His humor and knowledge made the tour a delight for the 4 of us. His detailed knowledge and humorous wit kept us wanting more. Hated to see the tour end. Cannot recommend this tour group and Tony strongly enough! Thank you for all we learned in a spirited way! Diane
      Written May 28, 2024
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    Adam
    Lincoln, UK1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2020
    Had a wonderful two hour walking tour with Tony, he was incredibly knowledgeable about all aspects of Cambridges history and a former student of the University. He is a fully accredited tour guide and is full of anecdotes and small details about the city that I'm sure you would miss on other tours. He was funny, entertaining and engaging and I can't recommend highly enough. Especially right now as the group sizes have been cut down to 6 due to social distancing you really get a lot of personal attention. Many Thanks Tony.
    Written August 11, 2020
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    Hi! Thanks a million for posting a review. It's good to know that our tours can be well received even though the colleges are closed to the public. There is still a lot to see and learn about and I'm delighted you enjoyed the tour. Thank you so much for booking with us. Best wishes, Chris
    Written August 12, 2020
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    Joana W
    6 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Mar 2020
    We were a class of 20 people and stayed for 4 days at cambridge. On the first day we had this visit, the guide was very friendly and explained the history of Cambridge very well, my whole class liked it because Cambridge is a very interesting city. We were also able to visit the chapel of kings college which was very impressive. I very much enjoyed this visit, which I strongly recommend to all of you.
    Written March 15, 2020
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    C Hessey
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    Jan 2020
    My husband and I had a fantastic tour of Cambridge this weekend with Tony. Having been part of Cambridge University since the 70's as a student, head rugby coach and fellow, Tony has a wealth of fascinating information of the city, the university, architecture and more gruesome medieval tales. We had a lovely time and would recommend this experience to anyone visiting.
    Written January 19, 2020
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    Thomas
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    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Oct 2021
    The web site said 2h but all the emails said 90 minutes and 90 minutes it was. We have lived near the city for over 20 years and wanted to know more about it above and beyond the locations of the shops and coffee shops. We greatly enjoyed it and I would say that 95% of the information was new to me. Things we have walked past hundreds of times over the years were brought to life and we walked down several roads I have never used. Altogether highly recommended.
    Written October 30, 2021
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    Hi! I'm sorry if you found the website confusing. I can't actually find anything that says the historic Cambridge pulbic tour is two hours, but if you can point me to it I'll make sure it's corrected. I'm glad you enjoyed the tour and learnt some new stuff about Cambridge. Thank you again for booking with us. Best wishes, Chris Skilton
    Written October 31, 2021
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    Tracy C
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    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sep 2021
    I recently had a tour by Tony Rodgers as part of the Cambridge Tour Guides. I was part of a group of 20 people and we all really enjoyed the experience and would highly recommend it. Tony was funny and entertaining, but also very professional and knowledgeable, providing interesting and informative facts about the different colleges and Cambridge as a whole. I would definitely recommend it. A fabulous experience. Thank you Tony
    Written November 16, 2021
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    Hi! Many thanks for finding the time to post a review. We really do appreciate it. I'm so glad you all enjoyed Tony's tour. Thank you so much for booking with us. Best wishes, Chris Skilton
    Written November 17, 2021
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    Kyle R
    153 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sep 2020
    My husband and I take this type of guided tour whenever available in our travels. Our two-hour extravaganza with Tony Rodgers on 18 September was one of the best. Every moment brought the remarkable history of Cambridge alive with facts and fun stories of how the city and University came to be, and of some of the many brilliant minds developed there. To hear how Stephen Hawking's family had his college porters bear his casket, or to learn new and different theories surrounding Turing's death really made this personal. Tony is an engaging and funny presenter. He clearly loves people, his city, and his University. (Yes, he's a graduate.)
    Written September 20, 2020
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    Hi! Many thanks for going to the trouble of posting a review. I am so pleased you enjoyed the tour. I hope we see you in Cambridge again. Many thanks for booking with us. Best wishes, Chris Skilton. Cambridge Tour Guides.
    Written September 21, 2020
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    Lisina L
    Beijing, China9 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Oct 2020
    Tony, our guide, had a very good sense of humor and was able to catch our teenage girls' attention.

    We learned about the different achievements and Nobel prizes won at the various colleges but also about all the pranks the students did over the centuries.

    The 1.5 hours went by much too fast and we wished we had more time.

    A reason to come back!
    Written October 21, 2020
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    Nelusha1799
    Pasadena, CA5 contributions
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    Apr 2021
    We had a fantastic morning with Tony. He entertained us and our three children ages 13, 12, and 10 intelligently and enthusiastically with just the right blend of history, fun facts, and tales of mischief. The two hours flew by. Tony also very considerately booked us a table for us for lunch at a great restaurant. One of the best tours we have ever had. Highly recommend!
    Written May 3, 2021
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    Hi! Many thanks for going to the trouble of posting a review. I'm so glad you all enjoyed the tour. We always try to keep our younger clients entertained and Tony will be delighted to hear that he got the balance right. Thank you again for booking with us. Best wishes, Chris Skilton.
    Written May 6, 2021
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    Rosie O
    3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jul 2020
    What a surprise treat! We popped into the Tourist Information Centre to get a map on Friday 17th July and ended up being given the most enjoyable, informative and compelling walking tour of Cambridge by Cambridge Tour Guide Mark Donachy. So many back-stories and anecdotes accompanied Mark's fluent, educative and very colourful commentary. (Mark, we'll be back for a Spies & Espionage Tour on our next visit to this beautiful City!) Michael & Rosie - Wooburn Green, South Bucks
    Written July 19, 2020
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    Hi! Thank you so much for taking the trouble to post a review. I am so glad you enjoyed the tour. I will let Mark know. If you need any help planning your next visit just let me know. Best wishes, Chris Skilton
    Written July 22, 2020
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    Abi Briggs
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    Aug 2020
    Tony's excellent tour was a brilliant highlight of a recent visit to Cambridge and I would highly recommend him . We were a mixed group - aged between nine and 80 - and each one of us thoroughly enjoyed his highly informative and very amusing stories and anecdotes. Although the colleges were all closed due to Covid 19, we still came away having learnt an enormous amount and spent a very entertaining morning in his company.
    Written August 28, 2020
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    Hi! Many thanks for going to the trouble of posting a review. It is always helpful to have some feedback. I am so pleased you enjoyed your tour. Come and see us again when the colleges are open! Thank you for booking with us. Best wishes, Chris Skilton. Cambridge Tour Guides
    Written August 29, 2020
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