From making your own gin with one of the world’s most innovative distilleries, to trying the best of the Cambridge food scene – here are some uniquely Cambridge experiences to seek out during your stay
Find out moreCambridge is overflowing with pubs from the traditional to the trendy. You can find home-cooked food, tasty pub grub, family-friendly meals and gastro pubs to satisfy all appetites.
Choose your spot, from a riverside location where you can sip a drink and watch the punts glide by to a cosy country pub full of olde-worlde village charm and a roaring log fire. History and culture is never far away in Cambridge; where else can you stop for a pint at The Eagle pub where Nobelists Crick and Watson sketched the structure of DNA on a napkin?
Folk in the Footlights is a brand new folk night for Cambridge in 2024, in association with The Cambridge Union.
The Earl of Derby in Cambridge offers excellent-value rooms just minutes away from the City Centre. Conveniently located within a 5-minute walk from Cambridge Train Station and 100 yards from the nearest bus stop, it provides easy access to major tourist attractions and surrounding areas. Fenders Cricket ground and Kings College are also within a short walking distance. The rooms in this Traditional Public House are equipped with TV, Wifi, tea and coffee-making facilities, bathrooms with baths and/or power showers, and complimentary toiletries. Overnight stay rooms are booked on a room-only basis, but guests can opt for a traditional cooked or continental breakfast served from 7:30 to 11:00 am, which can be booked on arrival. Additionally, the pub offers various home-cooked meals throughout the day at an extra charge.
Stylish British bar and brasserie in a beautiful Victorian building, offering cocktails, classic small and large plates & one of Cambridge's largest beer garden's. The Orator is part of The Cambridge Union, a charity owned members club which is home to the world's oldest debating society.
The Tivoli, a unique social experience. 2 street food stalls, 4 bars, two 9-hole indoor crazy golf courses, a shuffleboard basement, numerous event spaces & a roof terrace!
Telegenic Cambridge has served as a backdrop for many films and TV series, from the obvious – such as Chariots of Fire, The Theory of Everything and ITV’s Grantchester – to the more unexpected, including Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.