Public Tours

HISTORIC CAMBRIDGE

Cost: £20 per person

Maximum No. in group: 20

This is a public tour, open to anyone to book. The cost  is £20 per person. The maximum group size is 20.    

The tour includes famous colleges such as King’s, Trinity, St. John’s, Gonville and Caius and Corpus Christi. We will also visit notable town sights such as Great St.Mary's church, the  11th century St Bene’t’s Church and the historic Eagle pub. You will see the Senate House, where students put a car on the roof in 1958. And no tour is complete without seeing the world-famous Cavendish Laboratory, where 29 Nobel prizes were earned.

Tickets are available online but can also be bought from our very good friends at The Cambridge Gift Shop, Rose Crescent, CB2 3LL. For enquiries the Gift Shop number is 01223 355 785.

 

DETAILS

  • Every day at 13:00.
  • Length of Tour: 90 minutes
  • Public Tour
  • Meeting point: the Cambridge Gift Shop, Rose Crescent, CB2 3LL

The Cambridge Ghost Tour

Public Tour: £20 per person

Maximum No. in group: 20

No one really believes in ghosts, do they? By the end of this tour you might change your mind. As autumn arrives and the streets get darker and quieter, it's easy for the imagination to run riot. Why is that  window in the Eagle Pub never closed? What do people really see in the Haunted Book Shop? In a city packed with medieval buildings, it is little wonder that ghost stories abound. Hear about the many spooky goings on from one of our expert ghost guides. Don’t be afraid…..

See also our Private Ghost Tour

DETAILS

  • Fridays and Saturdays at 18:00. Winter months only.
  • Length of tour: 1 hour
  • Public tour
  • Meeting point: the Cambridge Gift Shop, Rose Crescent, CB2 3LL

Private Tours - to book online

FROM THE ROMANS TO DNA: THE HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE

Cost: £165 per group

Maximum No. in group: 20

On this private two hour 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 two hour tour allows time 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  cost £13 per person and must be bought 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. The maximum group size for Chapel visits is 15.

Queens' College has some of Cambridge's most iconic and beautiful buildings. 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.

 For a bespoke two hour tour tailored to your specific requirements the cost is £165 per group. The maximum group size is 20, or 15 if a visit to King's College Chapel is included. 

DETAILS

  • Length of Tour: 2 HOURS
  • Private Tour

CAMBRIDGE PLACES AND PEOPLE

Cost: £150 per group.

Maximum No. in group: 20

A 1.5 hour tour that includes famous colleges, such as King’s, Trinity, St. John’s and Gonville and Caius. We will also visit 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.

 For a bespoke 1.5 hour tour tailored to your specific requirements the cost is £150 per group.  (maximum group size 20).

DETAILS

  • Length of Tour: 90 minutes
  • Private Tour

The Cambridge Ghost tour

Cost: £165 per group.

Maximum No. in group: 20

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.

DETAILS

  • Length of Tour: one hour
  • Private Tour

Fitzwilliam Museum Tour

Cost: Private Tour - £195 per group

Maximum No. in group: 10

 

The Fitzwilliam Museum is widely acknowledged to be 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. 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.

Our Fitzwilliam guides were trained especially by the museum itself. Our introductory tour will show you some key exhibits and hidden gems.  If you are planning a visit to Cambridge and are interested in a Fitzwilliam tour please email us at chris@cambridgetourguides.co.uk

 

Cost: £195 per group (maximum group size 10).

DETAILS

  • Length of Tour: 1.5 Hrs
  • Private Tour