Guidebook for Cambridge

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Guidebook for Cambridge

Drinks & Nightlife

Great friendly pub run by Jethro and Terry. Regular beer festivals.
32 locals recommend
The Cambridge Blue
85-87 Gwydir St
32 locals recommend
Great friendly pub run by Jethro and Terry. Regular beer festivals.
Owned by Jethro & Terry of the Cambridge Blue but they have a TV in this one to watch sports
The Blue Moon
2 Norfolk St
Owned by Jethro & Terry of the Cambridge Blue but they have a TV in this one to watch sports
Nice pub, good food, with nice riverside garden looking over punting station - Granta Punts
6 locals recommend
Granta
14 Newnham Rd
6 locals recommend
Nice pub, good food, with nice riverside garden looking over punting station - Granta Punts
Great Pub and atmosphere serves bar food
6 locals recommend
Live & Let Live
40 Mawson Rd
6 locals recommend
Great Pub and atmosphere serves bar food
Good pub serving real ale, food and a nice little garden
10 locals recommend
Kingston Arms. Kitchen, Hummus and Wine
33 Kingston St
10 locals recommend
Good pub serving real ale, food and a nice little garden
Nice pub - good bar food
6 locals recommend
Devonshire Arms
1 Devonshire Rd
6 locals recommend
Nice pub - good bar food
Afternoon tea served by the River nice location.
Cambridge Hotel City Centre on the River Cam
Mill Lane
Afternoon tea served by the River nice location.
Good pub - busy - lots of students. Decent bar food.
10 locals recommend
Salisbury Arms
76 Tenison Rd
10 locals recommend
Good pub - busy - lots of students. Decent bar food.
Very popular 10 keg beers plus gins and whisky. Good food - probably need to book.
35 locals recommend
Pint Shop
10 Peas Hill
35 locals recommend
Very popular 10 keg beers plus gins and whisky. Good food - probably need to book.

Food Scene

Very successful independent cafe. Voted best independent coffee shop in Cambridge. Regular Jazz nights and poetry readings.
50 locals recommend
Hot Numbers Coffee (Dale's Brewery)
5/6 Gwydir St
50 locals recommend
Very successful independent cafe. Voted best independent coffee shop in Cambridge. Regular Jazz nights and poetry readings.
The food is great, fresh, well cooked and the staff are lovely and its budget friendly. Lovely home made Turkish Pide mmmmm
The Box Cafe
47 Norfolk St
The food is great, fresh, well cooked and the staff are lovely and its budget friendly. Lovely home made Turkish Pide mmmmm
The Grad Pad at the top serves great coffee along with sandwiches and cafe with a great view of the Cam and punt station
University Centre
Granta Place
The Grad Pad at the top serves great coffee along with sandwiches and cafe with a great view of the Cam and punt station
Great fresh food and fun!
9 locals recommend
Yippee Noodle Bar
7-9 King St
9 locals recommend
Great fresh food and fun!
Have afternoon tea with homemade cake on the deckchairs in The Orchard Tea Room. This is where the Bloomsbury Set went and don't forget to visit Byrons Pool
72 locals recommend
The Orchard Tea Garden
47 Mill Way
72 locals recommend
Have afternoon tea with homemade cake on the deckchairs in The Orchard Tea Room. This is where the Bloomsbury Set went and don't forget to visit Byrons Pool
I just LOVE Jamie Oliver xx
6 locals recommend
Jamie's Italian
6 locals recommend
I just LOVE Jamie Oliver xx
Highly recommended by Vegetarians and very central
13 locals recommend
Rainbow Vegetarian Café/Restaurant
9A King's Parade
13 locals recommend
Highly recommended by Vegetarians and very central
Very central with another branch in Regent Street - decent chain food.
Zizzi
16 Bene't St
Very central with another branch in Regent Street - decent chain food.
A hidden secret with the most amazing views from the rooftop garden. A special treat.
52 locals recommend
The Varsity Hotel & Spa - Cambridge City Centre
Thompsons Lane
52 locals recommend
A hidden secret with the most amazing views from the rooftop garden. A special treat.

Essentials

A veritable Aladdin's cave every spice you can think of. Excellent take away food and a Post Office in case you need one.
13 locals recommend
Al-Amin
102A Mill Rd
13 locals recommend
A veritable Aladdin's cave every spice you can think of. Excellent take away food and a Post Office in case you need one.

Everything Else

Great Italian deli - lots of nice goodies as well as take away sandwiches etc
Norfolk Street Deli
67 Norfolk St
Great Italian deli - lots of nice goodies as well as take away sandwiches etc
Norfolk Street Bakery The lovely Adilia bakes her bread from scratch. Lovely, REAL bread. You can have coffee whilst they make you a rolls as well. Her gluten free bread is the best!
89 Norfolk St
Norfolk Street Bakery The lovely Adilia bakes her bread from scratch. Lovely, REAL bread. You can have coffee whilst they make you a rolls as well. Her gluten free bread is the best!
Asda M&S Food TK Max Home Sense Next Home etc etc
11 locals recommend
Beehive Centre
Coldhams Lane
11 locals recommend
Asda M&S Food TK Max Home Sense Next Home etc etc
Catholic Church
Our Lady and the English Martyrs (Roman Catholic)
Hills Road
Catholic Church
Another great store selling all sorts of spice and other goodies
Spice Gate
14 Mill Rd
Another great store selling all sorts of spice and other goodies
We consider Cam Cabs to be the best taxi service in Cambridge. Safe, reliable and recommended.
Cam Cab Ltd
11 Coldham's Road
We consider Cam Cabs to be the best taxi service in Cambridge. Safe, reliable and recommended.
Varied stalls Monday-Saturday Craft market on Sunday - well worth a visit
Market Street
Market Street
Varied stalls Monday-Saturday Craft market on Sunday - well worth a visit

Arts & Culture

Nice pool with childrens pool new changing facilities etc Short term gym memberships also available
12 locals recommend
Parkside Pools and Gym
Gonville Place
12 locals recommend
Nice pool with childrens pool new changing facilities etc Short term gym memberships also available
Great films, great bar and food....
69 locals recommend
Arts Picturehouse
38-39 St Andrew's St
69 locals recommend
Great films, great bar and food....
Jesus Green Swimming Pool is a lido situated on Jesus Green in Cambridge, England. Opened in 1923, it is one of the few remaining examples of the lidos built across the country in the 1920s — open air
95 locals recommend
Jesus Green
Jesus Green
95 locals recommend
Jesus Green Swimming Pool is a lido situated on Jesus Green in Cambridge, England. Opened in 1923, it is one of the few remaining examples of the lidos built across the country in the 1920s — open air
Quirky cafe with poetry readings - great atmosphere
CB1
32 Mill Rd
Quirky cafe with poetry readings - great atmosphere
Newly refurbished - Plays, music etc
40 locals recommend
Cambridge Arts Theatre
6 St Edward's Passage
40 locals recommend
Newly refurbished - Plays, music etc
Music, Dance situated on Clifton Way leisure park - Cinema and lots of places to eat as well
41 locals recommend
Cambridge Junction
Clifton Way
41 locals recommend
Music, Dance situated on Clifton Way leisure park - Cinema and lots of places to eat as well
A variety of entertainment is offered throughout the year.
56 locals recommend
Cambridge Corn Exchange
2 Wheeler St
56 locals recommend
A variety of entertainment is offered throughout the year.
Excellent Art Collection
Murray Edwards College
Huntingdon Road
Excellent Art Collection

Sightseeing

A very moving reminder of why we all have the freedom we have today. There is a newly refurbished Visitor Centre and the Chapel is a must see.
American Cemetary, Maddingley
Madingley Road
A very moving reminder of why we all have the freedom we have today. There is a newly refurbished Visitor Centre and the Chapel is a must see.
Top class museum with lots to see and do.
235 locals recommend
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington Street
235 locals recommend
Top class museum with lots to see and do.
If there is one place worth visiting this library built by Christopher Wren is it. See the manuscripts of Winnie the Pooh. Open 1200-1400 check times and opening
7 locals recommend
Wren Library
Trinity Street
7 locals recommend
If there is one place worth visiting this library built by Christopher Wren is it. See the manuscripts of Winnie the Pooh. Open 1200-1400 check times and opening
Beautiful gardens in a stunning setting and great place to pass a few hours in.
123 locals recommend
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
1 Brookside
123 locals recommend
Beautiful gardens in a stunning setting and great place to pass a few hours in.
The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge has one of the most important collections of its kind in the UK. Originally founded in 1884 and recently refurbished.
45 locals recommend
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Downing Street
45 locals recommend
The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge has one of the most important collections of its kind in the UK. Originally founded in 1884 and recently refurbished.
In our opinion the BEST punt company in Cambridge. Pass all the others and go here for quality and calm and have a nice drink at the pub after.
Granta Moorings
14 Newnham Rd
In our opinion the BEST punt company in Cambridge. Pass all the others and go here for quality and calm and have a nice drink at the pub after.
One of Britain's finest galleries - a beautiful and unique house with a distinctive collection of 20th century art, and a gallery exhibiting contemporary and modern art.
106 locals recommend
Kettle's Yard
Castle Street
106 locals recommend
One of Britain's finest galleries - a beautiful and unique house with a distinctive collection of 20th century art, and a gallery exhibiting contemporary and modern art.
Get on yer bike! Central venue for hiring and returning bikes.
20 locals recommend
Rutland Cycling Grand Arcade
Corn Exchange Street
20 locals recommend
Get on yer bike! Central venue for hiring and returning bikes.
A highly recommended visit
24 locals recommend
The Polar Museum, Scott Polar Research Institute
Lensfield Road
24 locals recommend
A highly recommended visit
Museum of Earth Sciences for the boffs among you!
19 locals recommend
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
Downing Place
19 locals recommend
Museum of Earth Sciences for the boffs among you!
Excellent museum a bit off the track but well worth a visit and not too much of a diversion.
11 locals recommend
Cambridge Museum of Technology
Cheddars Lane
11 locals recommend
Excellent museum a bit off the track but well worth a visit and not too much of a diversion.
Good museum
34 locals recommend
University Museum of Zoology
Downing Place
34 locals recommend
Good museum
See where the students get their books - a very good exhibition centre - log on to see whats on now.
6 locals recommend
Cambridge University Library
West Road
6 locals recommend
See where the students get their books - a very good exhibition centre - log on to see whats on now.
Ancient Art in all its glory
6 locals recommend
Museum of Classical Archaeology
Sidgwick Avenue
6 locals recommend
Ancient Art in all its glory
Well worth a visit - though off the beaten track but near the Museum of Technology - check opening times before going!
356 locals recommend
Cambridge
356 locals recommend
Well worth a visit - though off the beaten track but near the Museum of Technology - check opening times before going!

Shopping

Nice store for gifts and off beat items
Ark
1-2 Peas Hill
Nice store for gifts and off beat items