5 Things to see in Cambridge

All you need to know for your day trip to Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Founded in 1209 and consisting of 31 constituent colleges, Cambridge University is consistently ranked among the Top 5 Universities in the World.

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How To Get To Cambridge

Cambridge station

The station is around 1 mile south-east of the city centre and has many frequent running services from across the UK

Getting to Cambridge from London

You can catch the Great Northern from London King’s Cross towards King’s Lynn to get to Cambridge. The average time it takes to get to Cambridge from London King’s Cross is 1 hour and there are 3-4 trains an hour.

Getting to Cambridge by Road

You can get to Cambridge from London using the M11 motorway. M11 motorway goes past Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford. It usually takes around 1hour 15 mins – 2 hours depending on traffic.

If you are driving from the north then you can get to Cambridge via the A14 and A1 motorway.

Parking

There are many car parks dotted around the city centre. Here is a list of car parks. On my recent visit to Cambridge, I used the Grand Arcade car park which is a multi-storey car park above the Grand Arcade Shopping Mall. I found this was the best and closest to all the main attractions.

Here is a list of car parks in central Cambridge from https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/parking website.

• Grafton East car park
• Grafton West car park
• Grand Arcade car park
• Park Street car park
• Queen Anne Terrace car park

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What To See In Cambridge

1. Cambridge University
2. River Cam
3. Mathematical Bridge
4. King’s College Chapel
5. Corpus Clock
6. Trinity Bridge

Cambridge University

Founded in 1209, Cambridge has one of the largest and best history for a university in the world. The univerisyt is located in the centre of Cambridge and can be seen with the unique pointed top building.

River Cam

The River Cam is the main river flowing through Cambridge. Along the length of the river there are 2 main bridges these are Bridge of Sighs and Mathematical Bridge

Corpus Clock

Corpus Clock is a large clock which is located outside the Taylor Libary. The libary is located outside the Cambridge University.

I went to see the Corpus Clock which was located at the corner of a building. The gold-plated clock has a large insect on top moving back and forth along with the time. It does not have any hands or numbers but marking instead.

Mathematical Bridge

Built in 1865 the Mathematical Bridge is a wooden footbridge in central Cambridge. The Mathematical Bridge sits above the River Cam which is the main river flowing through Cambridge.

The Mathematical Bridge is about 10 minutes walk from the Grand Arcade car park. Here you have the opportunity to go punting on a wooden boat in the River Cam for 45 minutes. The wooden bridge is located within Queens College and can be easily seen due to the unique construction of wood.

Trinty Bridge

The Trinity Bridge was orginally built in 1765. The bridge has 3 unique arches. The bridge actually is a road where you can drive your car over and walk over.

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