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Cambridge

Cambridge is a delight to visit in any season: relax in its many pubs, restaurants and cafes whilst exploring the independent shops around the historic market place. There are brand new shopping areas too, with all the high street favourites that you would expect.

Be inspired by the museums and art galleries; spot the stars of the future at a student theatrical production, or see a show at the Arts Theatre. Film, live music of all kinds, poetry readings, public lectures - enter into the intellectual life of the students while you are there.

Don't miss:

*King's College Chapel
The Chapel is the grandest and most beautiful building in Cambridge and ranks amongst the most important examples of perpendicular (late gothic) architecture. Stone, wood and glass combine with music to provide an unforgettable experience under Rubens' Adoration of the Magi. The famous service of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols has been broadcast on the radio since 1928. The poet Rupert Brooke, and the economist Maynard Keynes are former members of King’s.

*Fitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam museum is one of Britain’s earliest public museums. The original building was designed by George Basevi, and opened in 1848. The present collections contain Western European paintings, antiquities, and the applied arts of Western Europe and Asia. The paintings range from the 14th Century to the modern, the antiquities are Egyptian, Western Asiatic, Greek and Roman, and the applied arts include sculpture, ceramics, textiles, fans, furniture, coins and medals. There are also illuminated musical and literary manuscripts and rare private books. The whole collection now forms one of the most important provincial museums in the country.

*Punting on the River Cam
See the city as it is meant to be seen – from the river! There is nothing more relaxing than being punted along the backs in a chauffeur punt with your own amusing and knowledgeable guide.

*Cambridge University Botanic Garden
John Stevens Henslow, Professor of Botany, founded the Botanic Garden in 1846. The garden comprises of 40 acres, with many fascinating features including a lake, glasshouses, winter garden, chronological bed, rock gardens, & a superb collection of mature trees. The garden holds nine national collections, including Geranium & Fritillaria.

*St. John's College Bridge of Sighs
St John's College New Bridge, better known as the Bridge of Sighs, connects Third Court and New Court of the College. Best viewed from St John's Old Bridge, it is one of Cambridge's more popular tourist icons. Unlike its namesake in Venice, the barred Gothic windows are designed to prevent students entering at night, rather than to prevent escape. It was designed by Henry Hutchinson in 1827, and presumably built in 1831 along with New Court. Together with Rickman, Hutchinson was also responsible for the design of New Court.