Welcome to the Cambridge Day Out section. Here you'll find Cambridge's best attractions, tours within the city, key shopping areas and specialist markets, hidden away cafés and, for the adventurous, popular sport and leisure activities.
Cambridge has enough attractions to easily fill a day visit. From the University Colleges to the Fitzwilliam Museum, from the University Museum of Zoology to climbing Great St Mary's Tower, you'll find it all here.
Here you'll find details of popular tours within the city. Also tours to neighbouring towns and counties. We also include information on boating and cycle hire here so you can go and explore the city yourself!
Cambridge has a very compact shopping centre due to the size of the University. We include historic arcades, city markets, major stores and unique independent shops.
For a bite to eat during the day, Cambridge has plenty of unique cafés hidden away throughout the city centre. There are also plenty of chain coffee shops on the main streets but at the moment we only list the popular independent ones here.
From swimming to football, we include the most popular sports here as well as other leisure activities that you might find of interest.
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Cambridge big wheel to continue operating despite concerns - BBC News (14 Jun 2022)
Shire Hall: Council to permanently protect land's public access - BBC News (29 Mar 2022)
Mystery as Santa hats appear on college chapel statues - BBC News (22 Nov 2021)
Injunctions used to stop Cambridge city centre begging - BBC News (21 Nov 2021)
Cambridge: Council and punting companies owed by tourism company - BBC News (14 Oct 2021)
Cambridge University Botanic Garden marks 175th birthday - BBC News (10 Jul 2021)
King's Parade: Cambridge's anti-terror restrictions made permanent - BBC News (22 Jun 2021)
Cambridge cows: Council u-turn over city centre's cow-grazing proposal - BBC News (26 Feb 2021)
Cambridge moonflower: Team 'overwhelmed' by global response - BBC News (21 Feb 2021)
Coronavirus: 'This lido would usually be packed' - BBC News (31 Jul 2020)
Cambridge University's King's College Chapel lawn to become meadow - BBC News (21 Jan 2020)
Cambridge King's Parade anti-terror barrier a 'carbuncle' - BBC News (15 Jan 2020)
Centenary of 'vital' Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge - BBC News (12 Jan 2020)
Cambridge Fitzwilliam Museum to reopen after major project - BBC News (6 Oct 2019)
Cambridge museum's 150-tonne rock collection moves to new home - BBC News (11 Sep 2019)
Mystery 'asparagus' agave flowers in Cambridge after 57 years - BBC News (10 Sep 2019)
UK heatwave: Met Office confirms record temperature in Cambridge - BBC News (29 Jul 2019)
Cambridge Castle Mound: Campaigners' new bid to 'ensure public access' - BBC News (25 May 2019)
Cows about Cambridge: Herd of 50 statues for art trail - BBC News (13 Mar 2019)
