STUDENT TOURS & GROUP TRAVEL

Tour Details:

Welcome on a student tour to Cambridge & Greenwich.

Student Top Attractions in Cambridge

Tour details:

• Return travel by coach
• Guided Tour of historic Royal Greenwich
• Guided tour of Cambridge and its famous University buildings
• Visit the Fitzwilliam museum
• Visit Kings College & Chapel (extra charge)
• Take a ‘punt’ along the river (extra charge)

Visit Greenwich in south east London and see where "time began" at the Royal Observatory (free entry) and see fantastic views over London from Greenwich Hill. We will walk through Greenwich Park to the Maritime Museum and the Painted Hall, one of the most beautiful rooms in London. We will finish the walk at the Cutty Sark where you will have free time to vist Greenwich Market before we make our way to Cambridge after lunch.

Cambridge
Is home to one of the oldest universities in the world. For over 800 years, people have travelled from all over the world to study and visit this wonderful town. With its beautiful college buildings, museums and churches, Cambridge is a joy to visit for tourists and students alike. Cambridge is a small city with a population of just 100,000 which includes 23,000 students, even though the city is dominated by its ancient university it is also home to some of the most high tech companies in the world and is also home to Microsoft research offices. Whether it’s the history of the university or a chance to visit the market and surrounding shops, Cambridge is a great place to visit.

Main Sights to Visit:
University/Kings College – There are over 28 colleges that help make up the University of Cambridge. Many of the colleges are open to the public but perhaps the most interesting college to visit is Kings College. Kings College was founded in 1441 by King Henry VI shortly after completing Eton College near Windsor. The college, one of the largest in Cambridge, is dominated by its late gothic chapel, celebrated for its large fan vaulted ceiling and stained glass windows.

Fitzwilliam Museum – This is the university museum and was founded in 1816 by Viscount Fitzwilliam.  He left his private collection to the university and also provided the funds to construct the building. Over the years the museum has been extended and is well known for its Egyptian galleries and it works of art by Rubens, Constable, Degas, Renoir, Raphael and Gainsborough amongst many others.

Punting – A punt is a flat bottomed boat designed for use in shallow rivers. The punt is propelled by pushing a long pole along the floor of the river bed. The area around Cambridge is very flat, therefore the river was very shallow and the punt became a perfect form of transport for goods and people. Today punting is a popular leisure activity and can be done from various places along the River Cam.  The bridge on Silver Street is where the main punt companies are based.

The Round Church – There are only four round churches that can be found in England and this one dates back to the early 12^th century and was inspired by the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Today the church building is too small for its congregation, who moved to a larger church nearby, so the building is now used to tell the story of Cambridge through video and an exhibition.

What else to see:
Cambridge still retains its market place.  Stalls have been trading on the Market Square since Saxon times. During the week you will find books, clothes and bric-a-brac as well as fruit and vegetables. On Sundays there is a flourishing Farmers Market selling local organic produce. Arts and Crafts are available all the year round at the All Saints Market, where local craftspeople sell their own handiwork. Why not pop in to The Eagle pub for lunch, see the graffiti left by airmen from WWII!? This was also the place where Watson and Crick announced to the world they had discovered ‘The secret of life’ or the structure of DNA in 1953. After lunch, take a walk on Parker’s Piece, one of Cambridge’s most significant open spaces.  Cambridge played a unique role in the invention of modern football where the game's first set of rules were drawn up by members of the University in 1848. The Cambridge Rules were first played on Parker’s Piece and had a defining influence on the 1863 Football Association rules.

This information shows example itineraries to use as a guideline, please note that the order we visit various attractions may change depending on circumstances or time of year.

Please follow the advice of your tour manager and make sure that you are at the various pick up points and departures at the correct times.