Bed and breakfast accommodation in Cambridge Monasteries

There are many interesting museums to visit in Cambridge, the main one and the city’s largest is the Fitzwilliam Museum full of history, with 5 different departments varying from Applied Arts, Medals, Paintings and manuscripts and much more. 

Many Festivals and fairs are held at Cambridge during the Summer, so be sure to try and plan a visit during one of these fairs! A few of them such as Strawberry Fair, Cambridge Beer Festival, and Midsummers day, among others. 

You can’t miss seeing the various colleges dotted around Cambridge City, they are a beautiful example of architecture and brickwork and very eye-catching! 

The River Cam flows through Cambridge and it’s the perfect place for a picnic on its riverbanks or you can even take a punt! 

Explore the Cambridge University Botanical Gardens and enjoy the picturesque surroundings and glasshouses. 

Cambridge is full of numerous different shops all throughout the City, within walking distance of each other, it really is a great spot for shopping! 

Cambridge also has many different Restaurants, Pubs, Bars and Cafés to dine in and enjoy its many different cuisines! 

Travel 

It's very easy to explore Cambridge by walking as all the main attractions are nearby each other and close to the Center. 

Cambridge is full of cyclists and one of the best cycling city routes in the UK, making it easy for you to get around at your own leisure. There are many cycle hire shops in the heart of the City, such as Try Station Cycles, Grand Arcade and the City Cycle Hire. 

If you’re travelling by car, then beware of the traffic! You can also take advantage of the Park and Ride service to enable you to miss out on the traffic and get dropped off right in the heart of the city. 

You will find several bus stops dotted around Cambridge with easy access and enabling you to get around the city. 

Just 20 minutes’ walk from the Center you will reach the train station, with regular services running all day and to nearby destinations and further afield, such as London in as little as 50 minutes. 

You can find many taxi ranks in Cambridge City, as well as at the Railway and the Bus Station. 

Cambridge is a City with the River Cam running through it and is most famous for its striking historical university buildings.

The University of Cambridge was founded in 1209 and is made up of 31 colleges and has a long history.

In 1068 during the Norman times a Castle was built on Castle Hill to fortify Cambridge, however by the 15th century Henry VI ordered for it to be destroyed so the stone could be reused to construct King’s College in 1441, and other parts of the castle to be used for constructing Trinity college’s Chapel. All that remains of the castle now is a few stones and Castle Mound which can be found on the grounds of Shire Hall.  

In 1845 The Cambridge Railway Station was opened, linking it to Bishopsgate station in London, and by the 19th Century further lines opened.

Cambridge has many churches forming part of its significant historic architectural landscape. Great St Mary’s Church which was built between 1478-1519, and the Our Lady, The Round Church dating back to 1130 and the English Martyrs Church was built between 1885-1890, just a couple of the many outstanding churches in Cambridge.