Bridges and Brilliance Cambridge UK Self Guided Tour with App
Description
Did you know a bear once roamed the halls of Trinity College? Or that a car mysteriously appeared on the Senate House roof? Discover the stories behind Cambridge’s most iconic colleges, pubs, and landmarks with this self-guided audio walking tour. Created by a researcher at Pembroke College and packed with insider stories you won’t find in guidebooks, you can walk in the footsteps of Newton, Stephen Hawking and Charles Darwin. This tour is the perfect orientation for those who are first time visitors to Cambridge and want to cover the highlights. Start anytime. Pause whenever you want. Finish in 1 hour or linger half a day. The tour is yours to enjoy at your own pace, with 1-year access and full offline capability.
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Itinerary
Start in front of the Pembroke college and then stand beside a wooden bridge that's fooled visitors into believing Isaac Newton built it
Watch a gold-plated creature devour time on a clock that Stephen Hawking unveiled
This pub holds room where two scientists announced they'd found the secret of life
Enter a church where a poet sought inspiration for Paradise Lost.
Spot the statue of Henry VIII clutching a chair leg where his sceptre should be and hear about a famous apple tree that perhaps should not be so famous
End your tour hearing about a fan-vaulted ceiling that took a century to complete and stained glass windows that survived both Puritans and the Blitz.This is the last stop on the tour which gives you the freedom to explore further. You could enter the chapel (by paying a fee, not included in the tour price) or go punting down the river.
This is one of only four round churches in England, built to echo a sacred site thousands of miles away in Jerusalem.
Stand where a medieval mob danced around a bonfire of the university's own records.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The total tour duration includes the time spent at the stop and time required to walk through all the stops.
Reviews(5)
Easy to use, informative but short audio guide. Nice introduction to Cambridge. The App works very well
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This was an excellent way of gaining an overview of Cambridge and its history. The descriptions and stories were a great mixture of the educational and the entertaining, and we loved being able to do the tour at our own pace.
Thank you! We’re glad you enjoyed the mix of stories and history and exploring Cambridge at your own pace. Hope to welcome you on another tour soon!
A great way to have a relaxed tour around the main sights of Cambridge at our own pace. The app with map was really easy to use.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We really appreciate it and we are glad that you enjoyed the tour. We hope to guide you again in a different location in the future. Best regards, The Tourific team
5. It was clear, very informative with pictures etc. seamlessly easy. The information was accurate and enlightening. No more will I walk past these places without a smile on my face. Having recently moved to Cambridge. I wanted to learn more about the wonderful city I am now part of. Excellent. 120% recommend.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a detailed review! We really appreciate it and we are glad that you enjoyed the tour. We hope to guide you again in a different city in the future. Best regards, The Tourific team
The self guided walking tour was reallh useful. I was able to go to all location and as well as helped to know the history and the beauty of the Cambridge. If I haven't used this app I would have been clueless just looking at the buildings and might have missed many spots. Thank you
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We really appreciate it and we are glad that you enjoyed the tour. We hope to guide you again in a different city in the future. Best regards, The Tourific team
