Learn about the history of Cambridge with this guided tour of the Museum of Cambridge and Cambridge's Old Quarter.
Overview
Departure Time: 10:30am
Duration: 90 minutes
Meeting Point: The courtyard of Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle St, Cambridge CB3 0AQ
Important Information:
Please arrive 5 minutes early
Please dress appropriately for the weather as this tour will be both indoors and outdoors
This is a shared tour conducted in English
Tour highlights:
Want to hear about the history of Cambridge beyond just the history of the University?
The tour begins with the origins of Cambridge and the Castle Mound site, before the University came to the town. You will learn about the history of the White Horse Inn to Leach pub signs, from Napoleon invading(!) to traffic lights. It will conjure up images of people dropping in for a pint at the magnificent old inn building, and consider the burning issues of the day they may have been discussing.
Find out about the biggest dinner in Cambridge, the origins of the word snob, and which toys kids would have been allowed to play with on Sundays. If you are lucky, you might hear of links to Graham Greene, Charles Darwin and Stephen Hawking, and discover why being giant, a witch or a good liar is not a bad thing.
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2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ
01223 355159
Opening times
Monday, Wednesday- Saturday: 10am-5pm
Sunday: 11am-4pm
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