Urban Ramble, part 1

I received an excellent Christmas present from Sarah - a book called Urban Rambles which documents walks covering both a city and it's local countryside - and have finally got round to using it! Weもっと詳しく
Urban Ramble, part 2

The Round Church, one of the oldest buildings in Cambridge, is one of four medieval round churches still in use in England. A short diversion across Magdalene Bridge brings you to the Museum ofもっと詳しく
Urban Ramble, part 3

We went next to Mill Road Cemetery where it is hard to believe you are close to the centre of Cambridge. Walking down Mill Road and along Parker's Piece brings you to the Catholic Church (Church ofもっと詳しく
Urban Ramble, part 4

After a detour to Byron's Pool, where Lord Byron regularly took a swim, we went through Granchester Village noting the statue of Rupert Brooke in the garden of The Old Vicarage where he used to liveもっと詳しく
Cambridge lock down, part 1 - Town

Helen and I thought we would walk around Cambridge mid-week during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown to enjoy a local and tourist free experience - it was not disappointing.
The town centre wasもっと詳しく
Cambridge lock down, part 2 - Gown

As a result of the lockdown, there are no students at the University. The photos show:
1. The University Library,
2. Empty punts viewed from Garret Hostel Bridge,
3. Trinity College chimneys,
4. Theもっと詳しく
A place of springs, cliffs and lakes

Who would have thought that the beautiful university city of Cambridge would contain these geographical features within its boundaries? The idea for this post came from Cambridge Critique, anもっと詳しく
Fantastic beasts and where to find them

The idea for this post came from Atlas Obscura (thanks Ant) - an online catalogue of unusual / obscure travel destinations - and its entries for Cambridge.
Perusing this, I saw the entry forもっと詳しく
Cherry Hinton Brook / Coldham's Brook

The idea for this walk came from the entry for "Cambridge - A place of springs, cliffs and lakes" by seeing the Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits (cliffs) and then following part of the route of Cherry Hintonもっと詳しく
Cambridge - It's in your DNA

DNA is now known by most of the general public to carry genetic information, the instructions that a living organism needs to grow, reproduce and function.
The structure of DNA - a double helixもっと詳しく
Mill Road, Cambridge

Mill Road is a mile-long byway linking central Cambridge to the ring road; it runs from Parker's Piece (see "Cambridge - Fantastic beasts and where to find them" post) to Brooks Road (see "Cambridge -もっと詳しく
Cows about Cambridge

When one thinks about cows about Cambridge, you usually think of the classic image of cows grazing close to Kings College or on Midsummer Common..... but, there is currently a public art event in theもっと詳しく
Chisholm Trail, Phase 1

The Chisholm Trail is a walking and cycling route which will link the business and science parks via Cambridge North railway station to Addenbrooke's Hospital, the Biomedical Campus and the proposedもっと詳しく
University Library; Spitting Image

Cambridge University Library is the main research library of the University of Cambridge and the largest of over 100 libraries within the university; the current building opened in 1934. The mainもっと詳しく
Hobson's Conduit; Nine Wells - Cambridge

I have long wanted to do this complete walk, from the source of Hobson's Conduit to the city centre, having walked parts of various sections over the years. Hobson's Conduit, also called Hobson'sもっと詳しく
Standing Tall; Giraffes in Cambridge 1

Cambridge Standing Tall is a giraffe sculpture trail in Cambridge city centre from 21 March to 2 June 2024; after this the sculptures will be sold off to raise money for Break, a charity organisationもっと詳しく
Standing Tall; Giraffes in Cambridge 2

This post follows on from Standing Tall; Giraffes in Cambridge 1, and shows the rest of the sculptures in Cambridge Cilty Centre as well as those at the two railway stations; once again, location andもっと詳しく
Dinky Doors

Dinky Doors are a series of miniature sculptures (with doors), lovingly made and hidden just out of plain sight in the beautiful city of Cambridge; they are intended as little portals into otherもっと詳しく