If you're looking for a unique way to see and explore Cambridge, simply hop on a City Sightseeing Cambridge bus! The unmistakeable red, open-topped double deckers operate via 20 stops all over the City, taking you on an unmissable tour of all the city's top tourist attractions.
Buy a great value ticket and you can hop-on and hop-off at any of the stops throughout the day, giving you the chance to visit the historic City centre, the University Colleges, the world famous Backs and the River Cam, the University Botanic Garden, the Fitzwilliam Museum and much, much more - including the American World War II Memorial and Cemetery at Madingley.
You can combine your bus tour with a punting tour, and the on-board commentary comes in a choice of languages. Wherever you come from, make your first stop in Cambridge a City Sightseeing bus stop!
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Duration : 80 minutes Frequency : 20 minutes Summer 40 minutes Winter Season : All Year round except 25/26 Dec. and 1 Jan. Start Point : Silver Street Tour : City Sightseeing Cambridge Tour Ticket Validity : 24 hours Is Bookable : True Commentary : Pre-recorded English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Russian, Mandarin and Cantonese. Live English Guide on some departures during peak season. Operation Dates :
| ACCOMMODATION |  | With over 11,000 hotels across Europe, you'll be spoiled for choice on Active Hotels. Over 220,000 reviews have been posted by hotel guests to help you choose the best hotel or Bed & Breakfast for your needs! | | GUIDES |  | A detailed Cambridge city guide featuring Cambridge information, Cambridge tourism and tourist attractions, museums, restaurants, hotel discounts, weather information and general Cambridge travel tips | | TO DO |  | Fun things to do for you and your kids |  | Cambridge Leisure is home to a wide range of restaurants, a cinema, bowling alley, cocktail bar, hotel and gym. Cambridge Leisure is the perfect place to spend an evening unwinding after a busy day site seeing. Sing Dizzy; a unique new karaoke party concept is now open at Tenpin, Cambridge Leisure Park. Bringing a touch of Hollywood glitz and glamour, the NEW Sing Dizzy karaoke pods are kitted out with touch screen technology, mics, disco glitter ball, funky lighting and a box of wigs, costumes and props. Visit www.cambridge-x.co.uk for more information |  | Talking T's: T-shirts |  | | | OTHER |  | Bella Italia |  | Cafe Rouge: Restaurant - Cafe - Bar |  | Take a journey on a steam train with this experienced company |  | Sightseeing tours |  | The oldest bookshop site in the country, from which books have been sold since at least 1581. |
| Fitzwilliam Museum |  | Visit the art museum belonging to the University of Cambridge.Founded in 1816, this museum contains magnificent works of art and antiquities. | | The Round Church |  | One of only four round churches in England, The 'Church of the Holy Sepulchre' is situated on Bridge Street | | Coton Orchard Garden Centre |  | Coton Orchard Garden Centre | | Duxford |  | Europe's Premier Aviation Museum | | Folk Museum |  | Dickensian Christmas at the Folk Museum - Saturday 12th December 10.30am - 4.30pm - A special Christmas event full of Victorian delights - and a touch of Scrooge! Zoetropes, Magic Lantern shows, shadow puppets and Father Christmas are just some of the treats in store for visitors. No booking required. Adults £3.50, Concessions £2.00, Children £2.50 (includes admission to meet Father Christmas, gift and activity pack). Telephone 01223 355159 for further information. | | Cambridge Botanic Garden |  | Every 1st & 3rd Wednesday this summer, the Botanic Garden will be staying open late ‘til 8 for you to enjoy this magical forty acre oasis after hours. On a still evening, the scents of summer strengthen and bathe the Garden in fragrance while flowers, backlit by the evening sun, take on richer hues.
And to really relax after a long day, why not join a special evening tour and reserve a delicious picnic to enjoy afterwards? The one-hour tours leave the Garden’s Brookside Gate at 5.45pm and takes in the plants and landscapes at their best before finishing at the Garden Café, where you can collect your freshly-made, pre-booked picnic to enjoy in your favourite spot.
The Botanic Garden Shop at Brookside Gate will also be opening late ‘til 8pm and is delighted to offer visitors 10% discount on these evenings, so do explore their wonderful range of gifts for gardeners, exquisite stationery and extensive selection of horticultural and gardening books.
As part of the Cambridge Summer Music Festival (16 July – 7 August), there’ll also be two Sounds Green proms concerts to enjoy, beginning at 6.15pm and offering an hour of music for you to stop and listen to for a while on your visit. On 21 July, Ric Elsworth and young musician of the year finalist, Lucy Landymore, will give a percussion performance on the gentle-toned marimba while we will be treated to the summery music of the harp on 4 August, with a proms performance from Rosanna Moore. | | Cambridge Leisure |  | Sing Dizzy; a unique new karaoke party concept is now open at Tenpin, Cambridge Leisure Park. Bringing a touch of Hollywood glitz and glamour, the NEW Sing Dizzy karaoke pods are kitted out with touch screen technology, mics, disco glitter ball, funky lighting and a box of wigs, costumes and props. Visit www.cambridge-x.co.uk for more information | | Cambridge American Cemetery |  | Commemorating the 8937 US service men and women who lost their lives while serving in the UK during WWII.
The Cambridge American Cemetery
Please visit the Visitor Center where you
will find exhibits and information as well as an interpretive guide who can answer your questions about the US involvement in the UK during WWII.
See the reflecting pool and peaceful chapel with stained glass windows and beautiful mosaic ceiling memorial. | | National Horse Racing Museum |  | Tells the story of the people and horses involved in racing. Overview, tours, facilities, exhibitions, shop and opening hours. | | Cambridge River Tours |  | A 45 minute College Backs punt tour is the best way to take in Cambridge's most famous sights, such as King's College Chapel and the Bridge of Sighs. Tours leave regularly from our punt stations (located near bus stops 5/16/1) | A punt is a square-ended boat which has a flat bottom with no keel and is usually propelled using a long pole. Punts were developed in Medieval times to provide stable craft which could be used in areas of water too shallow for rowing conventional craft. |
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