Cambridge University Walking Tour

Please note that the below itinerary provides an example of places often visited on the tour, but the route may vary to provide you with the best tour possible on any given day.

We start at the Round Church, Cambridge's quirkiest (and, we think, most beautiful) church building, which predates the earliest college by 150 years. The church houses an exhibition and 20-minute film, and access to these are included in guided walk tickets.

We typically start by venturing down to the River Cam, where a clear sense of the town's origins can be gained at Magdalene Bridge.

We are on friendly terms with a number of Cambridge colleges and, while we cannot guarantee college entrance on any given day, most walks enter approximately two colleges. As well as admiring the beautiful courts and chapels, we hope to offer you some perspective on Cambridge's distinctive, college-based university structure.

We are on friendly terms with a number of Cambridge colleges and, while we cannot guarantee college entrance on any given day, most walks enter approximately two colleges. Outside of university term time, this often includes St John's and, if the tour enters St John's, the admission fee is included in the tour price.

We stop outside Trinity College to admire the gatehouse and Isaac Newton's apple tree.

We spend some time surrounded by the central University buildings: the University church, the Senate House, and Cambridge University Press bookshop, as well as the beautiful Gonville and Caius College.

Opposite Great St Mary's Church is the University Senate House, where students graduate.

We view the exterior of King's College, including the magnificent chapel, from King's Parade.

We aim to give you a feel for some of Cambridge's most iconic and influential spots, both on and off the beaten track. Tours sometimes visit the Church of St Edward King and Martyr, where it is claimed the first Protestant sermon was preached in England.

We visit one of the newer additions to Cambridge's historic King's Parade and explore its significance.

We stop to admire the tower of St Bene't's, which is the oldest building in Cambridge, dating from c.1020.

Opposite St Bene't's we see The Eagle pub.

We venture to the Old Cavendish Laboratory, site of significant scientific work and discoveries.

We are on friendly terms with a number of Cambridge colleges and, while we cannot guarantee college entrance on any given day, most walks enter approximately two colleges. As well as admiring the beautiful courts and chapels, we hope to offer you some perspective on Cambridge's distinctive, college-based university structure.

We are on friendly terms with a number of Cambridge colleges and, while we cannot guarantee college entrance on any given day, most walks enter approximately two colleges. As well as admiring the beautiful courts and chapels, we hope to offer you some perspective on Cambridge's distinctive, college-based university structure.

We are on friendly terms with a number of Cambridge colleges and, while we cannot guarantee college entrance on any given day, most walks enter approximately two colleges. As well as admiring the beautiful courts and chapels, we hope to offer you some perspective on Cambridge's distinctive, college-based university structure.