Summer in and around Cambridge

Places to go, things to do, useful information

Historic Sites

• National Trust: Wimpole Hall, Anglesey Abbey, Ickworth House, Houghton Watermill.

• The Round Church

• Lode Winmill

• Mountfitchet Castle

• Cambridge Colleges

Music and Arts

• Cambridge Open Studios (until • Jazz and Brass in the Parks (weekends until 7

Sept)

• Cambridge folk festival

Music and Arts cont.• Cambridge comedy festival 14th-19th July•Theatres: Cambridge Arts Theatre, Mumford, ADC•Cinema festival 3rd-13th Sept inc. Movies on the Meadows 24th Aug

Gardens and Colleges

• Botanic Gardens (membership)

• College gardens (residents’ pass). Clare!

Parks and paddling pools• Jesus Green: open space, river, ice creams, children’s park, free tennis courts, paid

entry open-air swimming pool.• Llamas Land: Green space, childrens’ park, snacks and ice creams, large paddling

pool. Small free car-park.• Coleridge Road Recreation Ground: Open space, new ‘splash pad’ and paddling

pool, new children’s park, free tennis courts. Free parking in roads nearby.

• Cherry Hinton Hall: open space, wooded area, walks, paddling pool, children’s park, ducks, free tennis courts. Free car-park.

• Abbey Splash Pad and swings (behind Abbey Pool).• Milton Country Park. Walks, lake, 2 children’s parks, cafe, bike hire, park run, open

air swimming lessons. Parking £2 in car-park or park in road leading to park for free (not on yellow lines!).

Indoors with children• Soft play: Funky Funhouse (Chesterton), Cheeky

Monkeys (Fulbourn), Whale of a Time (Bar Hill), Bury Lane (Melbourn). Wear socks.

• Scotsdales garden centre• Pets at home shop!• Cafes with play areas: Livingstones (near John

Lewis), The Box Cafe (Norfolk Street), Charlie’s (Burleigh Street), The Missing Sock Pub.

• Parkside and Abbey Swimming Pools. Abbey is free (but busy) on Tues afternoon if you get a voucher from local children’s centre.

Farms, Zoos etc.• Wimpole farm• Shepreth Wildlife Park. • Linton Zoo• Milton Maize Maze. 17th Jul-6th Sept

• Woburn Safari Park.

Museums in Cambridge

• Cambridge Science Centre • Fitzwilliam Museum (Michelangelo, Ruskin,

Cézanne...)• Whipple Museum

Shopping and Eating in Cambridge

• Burwash Manor independent shops and tearooms.

• Cream teas: The Orchard, Grantchester; Quy Mill Hotel, Stow-cum-Quy; Doubletree Hilton;

• Rooftop BBQ at the Varsity Hotel

Other Useful Information!

• Cambridge Town Bumps 21st-24th July. Bring a picnic and enjoy the atmosphere.

• Journey planning website: http://www.traveline.info/

• http://www.visitcambridge.org/