University of Cambridge

We stayed at Wyng Gardens on Thompson’s Lane. Breakfast (included for an extra price in your reservation at Wyn Gardens) was served in the Trinity Hall Dining Room, about a 5 to 10 minute walk away. It was wonderful. A substantial breakfast, served cafeteria style. The most noticeable thing was the utter quiet of the quad after we entered from what was normally a busy street (Trinity Lane) first thing in the morning. There is also a lovely garden there, peaceful and sheltered.

Once you get past the ticket office and are out on the campus you are surrounded by history and nature, seeing old and quiet parks with thin rivers flowing between them and colleges that have been around for centuries. The different colleges have their own unique designs, while they still have the old English look each one has its own identity. One college has an eagle standing above the entrance but instead of looking majestically ahead, it turns its head away from the other colleges in disgust and you can find the different sigils of the many colleges. You can learn the stories of the different famous people who have studied here in the past, like Samuel Pepys, Oliver Cromwell, Charles Darwin, Alan Turing, or for more modern examples people like Stephen Hawking and Prince Charles. We learned a funny story about Charles who came here because with his body guard who got a higher grade than him at the end of his time here. To travel through the campus you can take a relaxed trip on a gondola, moving down the slow rivers, seeing people enjoying the sunshine and and meeting other people traveling and visiting from all around the world.

Found the experience or our personal tour both enjoyable and very informative. Dick Matthews our guide gave us a highly informed and well organised tour which included Kings college which was stunning. Highly recommended to any visitor to Cambridge who would like to know more about this historic city.

All of the university Colleges are currently Closed due to the Covid situation. but there is still plenty to see. Of course you cannot book a tour of a particular college but you can still admire the truly wonderful architecture and have a wander around the streets, and a peep inside. The best way perhaps is to book a "punt" these are still running and the river Cam provides an amazing backdrop, especially arounds Kings College. If you are in the car and looking for a space then take care to read the signs carefully and avoid those horrible bus only lanes as you will be caught on camera and get a fine.

So many colleges of this university to see, but it would be too costly and time-consuming to visit every one of the grand buildings. So I elected to take a tour of King’s College and St John's College, then only a quick visit of the others. As many of the colleges were built over hundreds of years, there is a nice mix of different styles of architecture including Tudor, Neoclassical, Renaissance and even modern architecture.

Fantastic to be able to wander around the historic buildings and colleges. The range of architectural styles is impressive and the history as contained in the various museums does not disappoint.truly a wonderful place to study and live.

The exterior of the University buildings are quite beautiful. You are very very limited in where you can walk to even see the exteriors and can't go in to any of the buildings and most don't let you even walk around outside in the courtyard. While the University itself was disappointing, Cambridge is still worth a visit. Loved the punt tour and the pubs are awesome.

The University of Cambridge is a collegiate research university in Cambridge, 50 miles from London .
Founded around 1209 .
Cambridge is the second-oldest university (in this English-speaking world).
The campus is huge & Alumni organize a guided walking tour & also boating tour .
Food stalls are plenty & food yummy .

Went on guided trip to visit Cambridge University. Tour guide have history, interesting events and famous students of the Univ. The buildings, courtyards and River Cam were lovely. We did. Or get chance to punt on river cam because the water level was high due to heavy rains. Must visit and see.

Found buildings and structures very architectural.
Cyclist rule the pathways, pedestrians are none existent to them. Witnessed two collisions and nearly got knocked over walking along river and in park. So would not revisit.