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The City of Cambridge is one of the most beautiful and romantic cities in Britain. Situated in the quiet east of England, amid the rural countryside of Cambridgeshire. The residents, students of the University and visitors, have the best of all worlds, the combination of the romantic medieval image and an up to date city.
Cambridge is beautiful, not over big and with all the amenities of a University City. Cambridge’s unique setting on the banks of the River Cam, the "backs" and the magnificent architecture of the University buildings all combine to make Cambridge the most unforgettable place, one which will linger long in your memory.
Overlooking the market place, this architectural marvel was built in 1478 with much of its construction and décor in the Tudor-style; Henry VII himself donated more than one hundred oak trees to build its roof
Museum houses vast collections of antiquities from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, including exhibits of English and European pottery and glass, furniture, clocks, Chinese jades, and ceramics from Japan and Korea.
Guided walking tours (Blue Badge tours) Two-hour walking tours by knowledgeable guides (who are awarded a "Blue Badge" for their expertise,) which give visitors an excellent introduction to Cambridge's history and culture.
Scenic area that features a huge collection of plants in beautifully landscaped and tranquil gardens and houses.
Founded in 1209, nearly a century after Oxford University was established, the university was formally incorporated in 1571 and was patterned after those of Oxford and Paris with a traditional course of study based on Latin grammar, rhetoric and logic, arithmetic, geometry, music and astronomy.
Edward I built a stone castle on this hill, which later fell into disrepair, and later restored by Oliver Cromwells forces during the English Civil War in 1642.
This imposing English Gothic structure was built between 1446 and 1515, and is the site where many great scholars were educated.
Scott Polar Research institute This is one of the world’s oldest international research centers that features exhibits and research materials regarding life and exploration of both the Arctic and Antarctic Polar Regions.
Take tea in Granchester
The University Museum of Zoology This science museum houses collections of recent and fossil animals that were accumulated from 1814 to the present day, many of which were collected by Charles Darwin.
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