Our Tours

King’s College Chapel is the most famous building in Cambridge and is renowned world-wide for its beauty and its choir. The college was founded by King Henry VI in 1441. The Chapel took one hundred years to build. Queens’ College was founded by Henry’s young queen, Margaret of Anjou, in 1448.

Only Cambridge Green Badge guides are allowed to take tour groups inside Chapel. If you would like to visit the Chapel as part of a tour you can book online or email us at chris@cambridgetourguides.co.uk. Online booking should only be available when the Chapel is open, but we can double check the date and let you know how to buy King’s tickets online. For details on how to visit King’s and all ticket prices please visit the college website at www.kings.cam.ac.uk

Please note that from May to September inclusive the maximum group size permitted by King’s College Chapel goes down to 15 (plus the guide). For the rest of the year the maximum group size is 20.

To complete the royal theme the tour will take in the magnificent gatehouses of Trinity College (founded by Henry VIII) and St John’s College (founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII and Grandmother of Henry VIII). You will also see famous Cambridge sights such as the historic Eagle Pub, the old Cavendish Laboratory and the 11th century church of St Bene’t’s.

The tour fee does not include college entry fees which are £15  per adult at King’s and £5 per person at Queens’.

Please note that this tour is not available from mid April to late June. During this period Queens’ and all colleges, apart from King’s Chapel, close to the public for the exam season. During this period we can still provide tours that include a guided visit to King’s College Chapel.

This two hour tour allows time to see all the sights in the historic heart of Cambridge and for an in-depth visit to one of the famous colleges. Our main recommendations are King’s College Chapel, Queens’ College or Pembroke College. King’s Chapel is  the most famous building in Cambridge. Tickets  to King’s cost £15 per adult and £12.50 for under 17s. Groups are required to buy their tickets in advance from the King’s website. If you would like to include the Chapel in your tour just let us know and we will guide you through the booking process.  During the peak months of May to September inclusive, the maximum group size for Chapel visits is 15. For the rest of the year the maximum group size is 20 (plus the guide of course, who gets in for free!).

Queens’ College has some of Cambridge’s most iconic and beautiful buildings and grounds, The entry fee is £5 per person and can only be paid at the door on the day. Pembroke College is free to enter but group visits are strictly limited and need to be booked, which we can do.

On this tour you will see and learn about the key sights in the historic heart of Cambridge e.g. famous colleges such as Trinity, St. John’s, King’s, Gonville & Caius, Corpus Christi and St Catharine’s; you will also see the world-famous old Cavendish Laboratory where 29 Nobel Prize winners made an extraordinary contribution to the sciences. Other famous sights along the way include:  the 11th century St. Bene’t’s Church,  the historic Eagle Pub, where airmen gathered in World War II,  the University’s Senate House and the University Church of Great St Mary.

This tour can be booked online. If the exact time you require is not shown just book an adjacent time and we can make the required adjustment by email.

From mid April to late June every year Cambridge colleges close to the public for the exam season. The one exception is King’s College Chapel, which remains open to visitors. The exact dates of college closures vary from college to college. We can provide further advice if you email chris@cambridgetourguides.co.uk

A 1.5 hour tour that includes famous colleges, such as King’s, Trinity, St. John’s, Gonville and Caius and Corpus Christi. We will also see renowned sights such as the old Cavendish Laboratory, the historic Eagle Pub,  St Bene’t’s 11th century church, the Corpus Christi Clock, Great St. Mary’s Church and the Senate House.

We do not usually recommend a college visit as part of this tour, as there is so much else to see and so little time. But some clients like to include a visit to King’s College Chapel, Queens’ College or Pembroke and we are happy to do so. It’s your tour and we will work with your requirements.

This tour can be booked online. If the exact time you require is not shown just book an adjacent time and we can make the required adjustments by email.

The Fitzwilliam Museum is widely acknowledged as one of the best regional museums in the UK, perhaps in Europe. It is one of eight museums run by the University of Cambridge. Entry is free, though groups are asked to make  a small donation. The Fitzwilliam’s vast collections include paintings by famous artists from Titian to the Impressionists, artifacts from ancient Greece, Egypt and Rome, sculptures, ceramics, illuminated manuscripts, rare coins, miniatures and furniture. Few museums in the world contain on a single site exhibits of such variety and depth.

Visiting the Fitzwilliam can be a daunting task. Where to start? Our Fitzwilliam guides were trained by the museum itself. This introductory tour will show you some key exhibits, hidden gems and some of the guides personal favourites.

This tour can be booked online. But if you require more information please email us at chris@cambridgetourguides.co.uk

In a city packed with mediaeval buildings it is no surprise that ghost stories abound. Our tour will show you the places where unexplained and unusual occurrences are known to have happened, and still happen. This ever-popular tour will tell you about the spookier side of Cambridge. Do you believe in ghosts? You might after this.