The Original Uncomfortable Cambridge™ Tour
- 1h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
See the main sites of Cambridge while engaging with its complex past. Our tours are academically researched and led by students and academics from the iconic university. They ask questions about historical memory, controversial statues and objects, and the impacts of imperialism on the city and university.
Inclusions
What's included
- Cambridge University Student Guide
What's not
- Admission to Trinity Hall, Newham College, Queens' College, St. Catharine's College, King's College
Itinerary
Meet your student guide at the front of King's College
Our first stop is Great St. Mary's Church to learn about the medieval tensions between the city and the university
In front of the Old Schools building, we will discuss problematic donations to the university
Learn about the English Civil War and the legacy of Oliver Cromwell
Review map of Colleges, opposite site of former New Hall College, now Darwin College, and learn about the journey of women as they fought to become full members of the university
Discuss the history of black students at Cambridge University
Stop at St. Catharine's College to discuss controversies over histories of enslavement and object repatriation
Finsh where we started to discuss LGBTQIA+ histories and memory
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.9
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Ratings come from 53 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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5Real history (rather than the gloss)
Walking and listening to Nina, you start to learn about the real history of the town and get an insight into the mindset of the peole who created the memorials, the biases in favour of the current bases of power and the types of resistance that have emerged to change things. It was genuinely inspiring and I found out about places I had overlooked for years. Nina's a great guide, very knowledgeable & open to questions and discussion. I'd recommend anyone visiting the town or living here to go on one of these tours.
5Interesting and thought provoking
Our guide was warm and knowledgeable. I would have loved another hour of conversion. You n won't want to miss this tour.
5Engaging
Excellent guide - engaging, insightful, questioning and fun. The experience explains Cambridge and British history.
5An enjoyable and thought-provoking tour
A great tour, very thought-provoking and engaging, with lots of food for thought! You will learn lots of new and unexpected things about this beautiful college town. Very interesting in particular on Cambridge's notorious MP, Oliver Cromwell.
5Great (alternative) tour
We were last minute accomodated in a shortened version by tour guide Ashley. The tour took us through places that clearly were places that under other circumstances would have been ignored on another tour. It was much appreciated, also by the group and I wish we would have been able to do the entire tour.
5To do.
Interesting, enreaching and engeaging. Strongly suggested. The guide was extremely well prepared and organized. Nice Company.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meet outside the the Cambridge Tourist Information Centre at the Guildhall in central Cambridge. Your guide will be wearing a green vest and carrying a tote bag with the Uncomfortable Cambridge logo.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- Uncomfortable Cambridge Tours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Not recommended for travelers who have difficulty walking
How it compares in Cambridge
- Its from-price is 56% below the median of the 108 experiences we list in Cambridge.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 27 of 108.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Cambridge
Cambridge is an English university city on the River Cam, famed for its ancient colleges, King's College Chapel and punts gliding along the Backs.
The university, founded in the early thirteenth century, still shapes the centre, with college courts, gatehouses and chapels opening off narrow streets. King's College Chapel, with its fan-vaulted ceiling and tall windows, is the best known, and Trinity's Great Court and the Bridge of Sighs at St John's are close behind. The Fitzwilliam Museum holds antiquities and paintings, and the market square has traded for centuries.
Top-ranked sights in Cambridge: King's College Chapel, Trinity College, Mathematical Bridge.
Special offers in Cambridge
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