The Cambridge City Guides deal with what every visitor wonders: which colleges are worth a ticket, where to eat well away from the overpriced streets, when to hear King’s College Choir for free and which pubs locals actually drink in. Each guide is a short, opinionated list giving the reason to go, what to order or look for and one practical tip per place, and it opens in your browser the moment you pay.
About the Cambridge City Guides
- 145 places
- 6 guides
- 9 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Cambridge guides
Food guide
24 places
Pubs with history and proper pies, market stalls for a cheap hot lunch, neighbourhood restaurants, Michelin-starred dining and where to find a Chelsea bun.
Things to do guide
24 places
University museums that cost nothing, the colleges worth paying for, walks along the river and the Backs, a few days out and the booking tricks that save time.
Family guide
25 places
Free museums where children can get hands-on, big parks, swimming pools, farm animals and aircraft hangars for a big day out, and food that keeps young eaters happy.
Nightlife guide
24 places
Pubs that have poured pints for centuries, tiny cocktail bars, back-street ale houses, live music and theatre, and food once the pubs close.
Day trips guide
24 places
Meadow walks to Grantchester, the fens and Ely, Norwich, Bury St Edmunds and London, with the train or bus for each trip.
Budget guide
24 places
Free university museums, free evensong at King’s, riverside walks and green commons, cheap lunches and the least expensive ways to get around.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Aromi Caffe and Pizzeria
Bene’t Street
A Sicilian bakery turning out thick, airy focaccia-style pizza from a stone oven, sold by the slice or to take away, with caponata and arancini you will not find anywhere else in town. A cheap lunch two minutes from King’s Parade. From the food guide.
Wren Library
Trinity College, Trinity Street
Christopher Wren’s library at Trinity opens free of charge for two hours at weekday lunchtimes. Inside are Newton’s own annotated copy of the Principia, a Shakespeare First Folio and the Winnie-the-Pooh manuscripts. Only about 15 visitors go in at once. From the things to do guide.
Ely Cathedral
Ely, 15 minutes by train
The great cathedral that towers over the flat fens, crowned by an octagonal lantern found nowhere else. The extra Octagon Tower tour earns its price, and the train from Cambridge takes only a quarter of an hour. From the countryside and day trips guide.
Finish the game, open the guide
World City Trail’s Cambridge scavenger hunt, escape game and audio tour lead you through the historic centre. Afterwards the guides carry on: a pint in a back-street pub, a free museum before closing time, a walk across the meadows to Grantchester or a short train ride to Ely.
Questions about the Cambridge guides
What is inside the Cambridge City Guides?
Six guides, 145 places in all: food, things to do, family, nightlife, countryside and day trips, and budget. Every entry tells you why it is worth going, where it is, what to know about opening times and one useful tip.
When do I get the guides?
Straight after payment: the links appear on your order page and in the confirmation email. Open them in any browser on a phone, tablet or laptop; there is no app to download and no account to set up.
Can I use the guides without mobile data in Cambridge?
Yes. Load each guide once while connected and it keeps working offline, with your ticks and notes saved. You only need data for the map links.
Which languages can I read them in?
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek and Polish, and you can switch between them inside the guide at any time.
How much do the guides cost?
One guide costs £4.49, two £7.99, four £13.99 and all six £16.99. Add a World City Trail game and the food guide is £3.49, all six £12.99.
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