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About Cambridge
Cambridge, the old English university town in the county of Cambridgeshire. This city, approximately 80 km north-northeast of London, is known for its historic architecture, the University Colleges and its excellent museums.Local highlights
Explore the city!
- The center of town with the Great St Mary's Church, the Senate and the University
- Trinity Street
- See the various Colleges
- Kings College and the Kings College Chapel
- St John's College
- Queens' College
- Trinity College
- Jesus College
- Clare College
- Saint Catharine's College
- See the Cambridge University Library
- See the Cambridge Backs gardens by the river
- Botanic Garden of Cambridge University
- The Fitzwilliam art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge
- The Sedgwick Museum packed with fossils
- The University Museum of Zoology with specimens collected by Charles Darwin
- The Whipple Museum of the History of Science with an excellent collection of scientific instruments from the Middle Ages to the present
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology with archaeological and anthropological collections
Highlights in the vicinity
- See Framlingham Castle-the late 12th Century castle, former home to Mary Tudor
- Hedingham Castle with the Jousting Tournaments of The Knights of Royal England during the summer months
- See the Peterborough Cathedral where Henry VIII’s first Queen, Katherine of Aragon is buried
- Grantchester-a lovely village 5 km from Cambridge
- Ely with the impressive Cathedral
- Bury St Edmunds
- See the Duxford Imperial War Museum-a museum of military aviation
Good to know
- No. of inhabitants: 124 Thousand (2005)
- Timezone: UTC (0)
- Tip: try Punting on the River Cam-a 'Cambridge' must.
Local transport
- The city has a well developed bus service
- Rent a bicycle
Inbound transport
- Nearest airport: Cambridge City Airport. Most people fly on London Stanstead.
- Trains: Connections to King's Cross and Liverpool Street stations in London, London Stansted Airport, Liverpool, Birmingham and Ipswich
- Car: the M11 motorway to east London and the A10, a former Roman road to north London
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