The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia, on the River Cam, about 50 miles (80 km) north from London.
Cambridge is most widely known as the home of the University of Cambridge, founded in 1209 and consistently ranked one of the top five universities in the world. The university includes the renowned Cavendish Laboratory, King's College Chapel, and the Cambridge University Library. The Cambridge skyline is dominated by the last two buildings, along with the chimney of Addenbrooke's Hospital in the far south of the city and St John's College Chapel tower.
The River Cam running through the city centre is used for boating. The University has its own rowing club, Cambridge University Boat Club, and most of the individual colleges have boathouses on the river. Shallower parts of the Cam are used for recreational punting, a type of boating in which the craft is propelled by pushing against the river bed with a quant pole.
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Trip Log:
Members: 2
Start time: 8:30 PM, Saturday, 6th July, 2013
End time: 9:30 PM, Saturday, 6th July, 2013
Duration: 1 day
Total travel: 5 hrs bus travel
Total walk: 10 km
Trip Type: Leisure, Picnic
Total expense:
Around GBP 100, inclusive of bus travel, food, punting, entertainment,
transport
What went great:
- Punting!
- Short and sweet trip
Bad:
- Very hot day
Weather: Very Sunny
10:40 am: Reach Cambridge. Visit Colleges part of Cambridge.
1 PM: Cam river walk
King's college: View while punting
Off-course I got a punting partner too
Tired after one and half hour punting. Let's celebrate with a glass of bubbly.
7 PM: Beer @Eagle's pub
7:50 PM: Bus back to London
Itinerary Planned before trip:
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Activity
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Timings
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Fee
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Notes
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13 July, Saturday
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8.30 am
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Depart from London
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Reach Victoria Coach Station by 8.15 am
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10.40 am
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Reach Cambridge
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Parker's Piece, Parkside
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11.15 am
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King's College Grounds & Chapel
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9.30 am-4.30 pm
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£7.50
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Buy tickets at The Shop at King's, opposite the front of the College,
or from the North gate of the Chapel. enter through the Gatehouse at the
front of the College. 10 mins walk from bus station.
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12.00 noon
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Trinity College-Wren Library, Great Court
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10am-4.30 pm
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Free
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The Great Court may be viewed from under the Queens' Gate from 10.00
- 16.30 each day. Entry is via Trinity Lane. Entry to the Wren Library
Cloister is by way of Garret Hostel Lane (Brewhouse Gate) or the Backs. The
tourist porter at the Great Gate is happy to let visitors know which parts of
the College are open. Trinity college map download
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Trinity Avenue
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Free
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Across the stone bridge over the River Cam is the Avenue, a colonnade
of lime and cherry trees, separating the North and South Paddocks and leading
to the Backs.
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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre/Round Church
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10 am-5 pm
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£1.5
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Bridge street
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2.00 pm
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Lunch
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3.00-4.30 pm
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Punting on the Cam-The Backs
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Self hire: £28 for 90 mins
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Pick punt from Scudamore's Mill Lane Punt station. Enjoy the River
Cam at your own pace with a 'do it yourself' hire craft. Picnic in the punt!
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Souvenir shopping at King's Parade
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Cambridge to Grantchester Meadows walk
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(Optional)Free-self guided :)
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A delightful 4 miles walk. Allow 1.5 hrs. In Cambridge there are
toilets near Corn Exchange Street. In Grantchester there are toilets and
refreshments at the Orchard Tea Garden and four pubs in the village.
Afternoon tea in the Orchard at Grantchester. Bus No. 118/119 will take you
back to the city centre from Grantchester village. Walk details downloaded.
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Grab a drink at an old pub
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Eagle pub-It is said to be the pub at which Watson and Crick
discovered the form of DNA
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7.50 pm
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Depart from Cambridge
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Reach coach station by 7.40 pm
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9.50 pm
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Reach London
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