Museum of Cambridge and Cambridge Old Quarter Tour
30 September, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Want to hear about the history of Cambridge beyond just the history of the University?
Overview
Departure Time: Mondays, 10:30am
Duration: 90 minutes
Meeting Point: The courtyard of Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle St, Cambridge CB3 0AQ
Important Information:
- Please arrive 5 minutes early
- Please dress appropriately for the weather as this tour will be both indoors and outdoors
- This is a shared tour conducted in English
Tour highlights:
The Museum of Cambridge and Cambridge Old Quarter Tour offers visitors the chance to explore and find out more about one of England’s most famous cities. Whilst most of the city’s tourism centres around the world-renowned university, our tour looks more at the history of the city, its people and their lives throughout time. Focused around the Museum itself, the tour will also give you the chance to discover some of the most interesting items in our collection.
The 90-minute tour begins with the origins of Cambridge and the Castle Mound, before bringing you back into the 16th Century building which hosts our Museum.
You will learn about the history of the area, from the excitement of a possible Napoleon invasion, Leach pub signs and even the city’s first traffic lights. Furthermore, the tour of our magnificent old inn building, the former White Horse Inn, will conjure up images of people dropping in for a pint whilst discussing the burning issues of the day.
Find out about the biggest dinner in Cambridge, the origins of the word snob, and which toys kids would have been allowed to play with on Sundays. If you are lucky, you might hear of links to Graham Greene, Charles Darwin and Stephen Hawking, and discover why being giant, a witch or a good liar is not a bad thing.
Your Tour Guide
All of our tour guides are passionate Cambridgeshire locals who enjoy sharing their passion for local history with you! Our tour guide volunteers do lead these tours on a voluntary basis, so the entirety of the ticket price supports the upkeep of the Museum.
Supporting the Museum of Cambridge
The Museum of Cambridge is an independent charity and does not receive funds from the Cambridge Council or the University of Cambridge. Your ticket supports the continued running and conservation care of the Museum and its objects, and includes the entry fee of the Museum (usually £6/Adult, £4.5/Student or Jobseeker).
Booking is essential. Find out more and book today!