Cambridge Things to Do

A rare gem among night clubs, this club has no dress code, although it does have a strict policy excluding any potential rowdy clients. Decorated with a North African theme, choose from a lounge area or dance floor with a grott... more

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Nivariense said

…. Nosotros no lo tuvimos, incluso nos llovió algo. La única visita de pago que hicimos fue el King´s College… continue reading »

St Peter's is a tiny church, now no longer used for regular services. Built in 1781 on the site of an earlier church, it retains the original 14th-century tower and spire, as well as two Norman doorways. The 11th-century stone... more

All Saints' Church once stood on St. John's Street, the site now a garden where craft fairs are often held. Demolished in 1865 to allow the street to be widened, a new parish church was built opposite Jesus College. The church... more

In Cambridge University's early days, Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely, set up a scholars' foundation at what is now St John's College. In 1284, this foundation moved south to a site beside St Peter's Church (now Little St Mary's... more

The building of the church was financed by Yolande Marie Louise Lyne-Stevens, a celebrated ballerina who had danced at the Opera in Paris and Drury Lane in London. Construction was completed in 1890, the result being a neo-Goth... more

St Catharine's College was founded in 1473 by the then provost of neighboring King's College. None of the original buildings remain: in the 17th century, all these were demolished and a classical redbrick court constructed. The... more

Jesus College is often overlooked yet it includes some of Cambridge's finest medieval buildings. The college was founded in 1496 on the site of St Radegund's Nunnery and many of the original convent buildings remain. The 12th-c... more

Third oldest of the Cambridge colleges, Pembroke was founded in 1347 by Marie de Valence, widow of the Earl of Pembroke. The most notable building in Pembroke is the chapel, completed in 1665. It was the debut commission of arc... more

Emmanuel College, built in yellow-pink Northamptonshire stone, was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay, Elizabeth I's Chancellor of the Exchequer. The site cost him only £550! Puritan from the outset, it suffered during the C... more