Trip Cambridge England

Cambridge England is less than half hour drive from Mildenhall or Lakenheath. I will suggest leaving your car at the car park outskirt of town and taking shuttle bus into town if you plan to visit the city during the week or Saturday because parking space is hard to find.

Cambridge is a city for all seasons. Be inspired by the many beautiful museums and art galleries. Admire the beautiful architecture and majestic college buildings.

Explore quaint passages set around the historic market place and colleges, where a unique and relaxing shopping experience can be found. Here a blend of independent shops is mingled with high street brands.

The University and its 31 colleges dominate the centre with atmospheric cobbled courts, chapels, gardens and bridges, but Cambridge is no museum piece - dramatic modern architecture sits side by side with the traditional, and lovers of architecture will find much to admire.

The street view of Saint Mary Church is on the right, Gonville and Caius College on the left and far left corner is a little corner of Senate House.

Great St Mary’s is the University Church. Its tower was completed in 1608 and provides excellent panoramic views of the City & University Colleges. The chimes from its clock tower were copied for the Westminster chimes at Big Ben in London. Many of the Cambridge Protestant reformers preached in St. Mary’s.

Gonville and Caius is a College in the University of Cambridge. First founded in 1348 as Gonville Hall and re–founded under its present name in 1557.

The street view of Christ’s College is on the right, department store in the front and St Andrew Church on the left.

Christ’s College. The famous scientist Charles Darwin was a student at Christ's College between 1828 & 1831. Founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort, whose coat of arms and statue grace the gatehouse. This was the college of the famous poet John Milton, who was known as the ‘Lady of Christ’s’.

Corpus Christi contains the finest surviving medieval court in Cambridge. The college is also home to the impressive Grasshopper Clock. The college founded by the members of the town guilds of Corpus Christi, & the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1352. Its Old Court is the finest surviving early medieval court in Cambridge. Christopher Marlowe was a former student of Corpus.

The Emmanuel College chapel was designed by Sir Christopher Wren, and completed in 1674. It contains a plaque to John Harvard, a former student, who immigrated to New England in the early 1630’s and gave his name to Harvard University.

Holy Trinity has connections with the Evangelical movement, due to the 54 year ministry of Charles Simeon. Work began of the current church in the fourteenth century, and continued through until the nineteenth. Holy Trinity has connections with the Evangelical movement, due to the 54 year ministry of Charles Simeon.

A lonely lady (No, she is my better half) at the front gate of Saint John College and she is lucky that the door was opened.

St John College. The annual Cambridge and Oxford boat race began in 1829, when St John’s College challenged Oxford. A Tudor College, founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII. The college is famous for its neo-gothic Bridge of Sighs. The college chapel, has an impressive tower designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1869. The annual Cambridge and Oxford boat race began in 1829, when St John’s challenged Oxford. Wordsworth and Wilberforce studied here.

Queens’ College. Queens' College is home to the famous wooden Mathematical Bridge. An intimate college founded by Margaret of Anjou and Elizabeth Woodville, both Queens’ of England. The 16th century President's Lodge is one of the few half-timbered college buildings.

The famous wooden Mathematical Bridge was designed by William Etheridge in 1749. Former members include Erasmus of Rotterdam, the first teacher of Greek at the University.

The Senate House, is the parliament building of Cambridge University, it was designed by James Gibbs, & built between 1722 & 1730. This beautiful classical building is where University graduation ceremonies take place.

A visit to King's College Chapel is a truly inspirational experience. It is the largest and most spectacular of the college chapels in Cambridge. 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.

The Round Church – Church of the Holy Sepulcher. The architecturally stunning Round Church, Cambridge's second oldest building, is 'excellent for orientation.' the Saints and Scholars video introduces Cambridge and our exhibition 'The Cambridge Story: The Impact of Christianity in England' is 'a tremendous snapshot of religious history.'
The church of the Holy Sepulcher is one of only four round churches in England. It is based on the church of the resurrection of which was consecrated in Jerusalem in 335, over the site that Christ rose from the dead. Cambridge’s Norman round church was built in 1130.

City of Cambridge has many shops and boutique stores. We can only do window shopping.

City of Cambridge never lack of pubs and restaurants. There is Chili’s restaurant in town if you are tired of local pub food/fish and chip and hungry for American food.

Cambridge city is a walking city, you can reach everywhere in the central area on foot and be sure that you have a good pair of walking shoe. Do note that some of the pavements are shared use between pedestrians and cyclists. Chance you get hit by bicycle is much higher than get hit by car. Students and locals often use bikes to get around the city.