Cambridge Attractions

Better known as the Round Church, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Bridge Street is one of the few Norman round churches in England (ca. 1131, the rectangular chancel being 15th century). It was drastically restored in 1841.

Bridge Street leads to the Great Bridge, an iron structure of 1823. From the far side of the Cam there is a good view of the picturesque Fisher's Lane.

A small museum at Cavendish Laboratory holds a variety of photographs and documents detailing the history of this famous physics and biological laboratory.

The Folk Museum has a wide ranging collection of everyday items - domestic equipment, commercial paraphernalia, tools and implements of various trades - reflecting Cambridgeshire life in centuries past.

In addition to delightful walks along the Backs, through the beautiful college grounds on the west bank of the Cam, there is also a pleasant riverside path across the fields to Grantchester (2.5mi/4km), a favorite haunt of Byron and Rupert Brooke and a popular outing by punt.

Impington Hall at Impington, 3mi/5km north of Cambridge, once belonged to the Pepys family. Impington College, designed by Walter Gropius and Maxwell Fry, was built between 1936 and 1939.

Impington has five churches including St Andrew's, first referenced in 1217, but most of the work was completed in the 13th and 14th centuries. The Mehtodist Chapel was completed in 1896 and the Baptist Chapel in 1899.

The Priory Church in Isleham is an early Norman church, later converted to a barn that has survived in an unaltered state.

Linton is located on the A604 9mi/15km southeast of Cambridge. Linton Falls are the largest waterfall on the River Wharfe.

The Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory, one of the largest of its kind in the world, uses an array of telescopes which are linked as an interferometer to produce a radio telescope with an effective diameter of several kilometers in size.

Another comparable configuration of telescopes is located in the Netherlands.

Punting on the river is one of summer's delights.

The River Cam is 40 miles long and runs through the city of Cambridge. The water level is controlled by weirs and locks.

The original Royal Observatory founded in 1675 in Greenwich, London, moved to Herstmonceux Castle. In 1990 it moved to its present location in Cambridge where it serves as the research and administrative center for British astronomical activities. The site also contains a museum chronicling the history of Britain and the sea as well as a royal palace.

On display in the Institute are relics and memorabilia from various Polar expeditions, including letters, diaries and photos of Scott's ill fated journey to the South Pole.

The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences (historic collections of fossils, minerals etc.) belongs to the science faculties of the University.

The village of Trumpington has a war memorial by Eric Gill and a 14th century church with the second oldest memorial brass in England for Sir Roger de Trumpington, 1289.

The University Library with its collection of more than 1.5 million volumes can also be visited. Situated on the far side of the Cam in Burrell's Walk, it occupies a modern building by Sir Giles Scott, completed in 1934.

The University Museum of Zoology (birds, insects, marine animals) belongs to the science faculties of the University.

Denny Abbey is an English Heritage property located near Waterbeach. The site includes the remains of a 12th century Benedictine abbey.

The Whipple Science Museum (history of science, including numerous scientific instruments) belongs to the science faculties of the University.

Many of the items on display are from the 17th to 19th century. Instruments of astronomy, navigation, surveying, drawing, sundials, mathematical instruments and early electrical apparatus are included.

Small chapel in Whittlesford which was once part of the Hospital of St John.