About Cambridge

Think Cambridge, think education, think universities. Some of the biggest thinkers have emerged from this town, Charles Darwin, Stephen Hawking and Sir Isaac Newton (who was also a former alumni) just to name a few. Cambridge is located about 1 and a half hours and 68.6 mi away from London Heathrow. Transport yourself from Heathrow to Cambridge or back in comfort and reliance with Jewels Airport Transfers.

Cambridge is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England. It is situated on the river cam and approximately 50 miles north of London. At the united kingdom census 2011, it had a population of 123867, including 24507 students. Cambridge became an important trading center during Roman and Viking ages. There are traces and archeological evidence in the area of settlement dating back to the bronze age. The first town charter was granted in the 12th century, although the modern city status was granted only in 1951.

Cambridge is the home of world-renowned University of Cambridge, which was founded in the year 1209. The university includes King’s college chapel, Cavendish laboratory, and the Cambridge University library, one of the largest legal deposit libraries in the world.

Cambridge University is one of the oldest universities (in fact third-oldest) in the world, established somewhere in the early 12th – 13th Century. It is still ranked as one of the top 5 universities of the world. The university consists of cultural museums, art museums and science museums. A tour of the historical colleges can be taken with appropriate accesses in a time span of at least two hours. Now, 31 colleges and 100 departments will take that much isn’t it? In the midst of the city is the botanical gardens spread out to about 40 acres. This was founded around 1850 and is still very well taken care of. There is also a garden cafe, which provides fresh and temptingly palatable food. It is a free entry at the Fitzwilliam Museum. It displays ancient paintings, sculptures and pottery truly transporting you back in time. Whilst you are in Cambridge do visit the River Cam, also called The Backs.

Cambridge, being one of the most popular tourist destinations, it is not surprising to find some of the best hotels concentrated there. The Varsity Hotel and Spa is an obvious choice of luxury hotel, located in the centre. The rooms are spacious with huge views of the city through massive windows. There is also a terrace and each of the rooms is named after each one of the colleges in Cambridge. Now, that’s different. Then there’s the Double Tree Hilton Hotel. This is located on the banks of the River Cam and has a riverside restaurant that offers really great food. Located about 2 mi away from the Cambridge City Centre is Holiday Inn Express Cambridge.

PLACES TO STAY, EAT AND THINGS TO DO NEAR CAMBRIDGE

Places to stay

1. YHA Cambridge, 97 Tenison Rd, Cambridge CB1 2DN, UK. Phone: +44 345 371 9728.

2. Travelodge Cambridge Newmarket Road, 180-190 Newmarket Rd, Cambridge CB5 8HF, UK. Phone: +44 871 559 1861.

3. DoubleTree by Hilton Cambridge City Centre, Granta Place, Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RT, United Kingdom. Phone: +44 1223 259988.

4. Hotel ibis Cambridge Central Station, 2 Station Rd, Cambridge CB1 2GA, UK. Phone: +44 1223 320960.

5. Hotel Felix, Whitehouse Ln, Huntingdon Rd, Girton, Cambridge CB3 0LX, UK. Phone: +44 1223 277977

Places to Eat.

1. Côte Brasserie – Cambridge, 21-24 Bridge St, Cambridge CB2 1UF, UK. Phone: +44 1223 311053.

2. Trinity Restaurant, 15 Trinity St, City Centre, Cambridge CB2 1TB, UK. Phone: +44 1223 322130.

3. Aromi, 1 Bene't St, Cambridge CB2 3QN, UK. Phone: +44 1223 300117.

4. Bread & Meat, 4 Bene't St, Cambridge CB2 3QN, UK. Phone: +44 7918 083057.

5. Cotto Restaurant, Gonville Hotel, Gonville Place, Cambridge CB1 1LY, United Kingdom. Phone: +44 1223 302010

Things to do

1. Corpus Clock, 58 Trumpington St, Cambridge CB2 1RH, UK. Phone: +44 1223 338000.

2. Cambridge University Botanic Garden, 1 Brookside, Cambridge CB2 1JE, UK. Phone: +44 1223 336265.

3. The Backs, Queen's Road, Cambridge CB3, United Kingdom. Phone: +44 1223 457000.

4. Jesus Green, Cambridge CB5 8AR, UK. Phone: +44 1223 457000.

5. Imperial War Museum Duxford, Duxford, Cambridge CB22 4QR, UK. Phone: +44 1223 835000