summer in and around cambridge places to go, things to do, useful information
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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/