Cambridge Day Trip

Greetings Everyone!

Today I am taking you on another adventure we have recently been on here in the UK, Cambridge! Whenever you think of England, of course you immediately think of London. But! Cambridge is another amazing city that is a definite must see whenever you are passing through. Here's what we did on our day trip!

Travel tip #1: Park in the Grand Arcade parking lot. It is very easy to access all of the touristy points throughout the city, and is centrally located. Yes, there can be delays getting into the parking garage at certain times of day, but make sure you plan accordingly for traffic times. 

Travel tip #2: Visit this post from Buzzfeed for amazing places to eat in Cambridge. Most of them are near everything I've mentioned here. We visited four of the places on the list, and they all were very delicious!

Travel tip #3: Get a city map and be prepared to walk! I believe we walked about 6.5 miles throughout the entire day we were there.

The first place we stopped to eat was at Nando's. Little did we realize at the time it was a chain restaurant throughout the UK, but we thought it was delicious! Get the quinoa salad, you won't regret it!

After lunch, we walked through the greens of Cambridge: Christ's Pieces, Butt Green, (why on earth it is named this, I have no clue!) Midsummer Common, and Jesus Green. While we were walking, we came across a bridge and the view was very pretty!

The river Cam has a series of locks for boats to pass through.

Cambridge is famous for punting! Similar to riding in a gondola, less fancy, no wine and no man in a striped shirt singing to you whilst enjoying the view.

The round church, also known as The Church of The Holy Sepulchre. There are only a few of these churches across the globe!

King's College Chapel, St. John's College. This campus is an absolute MUST SEE in Cambridge. The famous "Bridge of Sighs" is located here. You can walk through the campus for £7.50.

 

St. John's College Campus.

The famous "Bridge of Sighs" and the punters on the river Cam. Makes a lovely picture, doesn't it? Imagine getting to go to school here everyday, and getting to see these views. I'd be in heaven!!

After the campus tour, we walked to Benet's Ice Cream for a refreshing treat since it was very warm outside. Then we proceeded to walk by the other large college campuses which are all very near to one another.

Walking along Trinity College. We did not go inside to tour this campus, although I'm now wishing we would have! The exterior buildings that line the street are gorgeous.

 

The last few things we did on our day trip included stopping at The Anchor for a relaxing drink along the water, and we also stopped at Chocolat Chocolat for a few sweet treats to enjoy on the drive home. It was such a lovely day trip. If you are in the area I highly recommend a day trip.

Hope you enjoyed our adventure, more travel posts to come soon! 

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