Things to do & places to visit in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Cambridgeshire #39 destination in United Kingdom 2023. The average rating score is 4.51 based on 37.4k traveler reviews, of 30 attractions. Timezone: Europe/London, current date and time: Monday, May 06, 2024, 11:19.

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General weather summary in May

63°F - 44°F

Temperature Highs - Lows

Moderately chilly and breezy

Feels like

22%

Chance of rain

72.0 millimeters

Amount

15.0 mph

Wind speed

74%

Humidity

15.7

Daylight length

5:06 AM

Sunrise

8:46 PM

Sunset

46%

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Top things to do (23)

Top places to visit (30 attractions) view more »

5.0 Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial (1.215 reviews)
- Very moving memorial and cemetery
Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Cemeteries

At Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, we commemorate the service, achievements, and sacrifice of 10,000 American military service members and civilian volunteers who fought for freedom during World War II (WWII). This is one of 26 overseas American national shrines managed by American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), which is America's preeminent sentinel of memory. Come visit this pristine memorial near Cambridge, and learn of America's experience in the UK from 1942-1945. The visitor experience will reveal the true depths of our "Special Relationship." See more..
5.0 The Cambridge Gin Laboratory (976 reviews)
- Handsome host, fun, laughter and gin!!
Monday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Distilleries

Cambridge Gin Laboratory is an interactive space in the heart of Cambridge, dedicated to the appreciation of everyone's favourite spirit – gin! Owned and operated by the world famous Cambridge Distillery, the Gin Lab contains a beautifully well-appointed classroom, shop, tasting lounge and private hire room. Come discover more about the history of gin production and the innovative approach to distillation used by the Cambridge Distillery - and most importantly, try our range of world-class gins for yourself... See more..
5.0 Cambridgeshire Wine School (577 reviews)
- Great for corporate events
Wineries & Vineyards

Fun and informative wine tastings and gin tastings are open again in Cambridge! Book in advance online for Saturday courses and evening tastings (find website link on this page or search Cambridge Wine School). For an ideal present buy a Wine Tasting Gift Experience voucher! We can arrange private parties (birthdays, hen nights, staff socials, team building) to suit your choice of date. Plus we offer WSET wine qualification courses. See more..
5.0 The Animal Experience (486 reviews)
- Coatis!!
Spent 1-2 hours Nature & Wildlife Areas • Zoos

The Animal Experience has moved to our new site at Stretham, a family business founded in 1995, offering hands on experiences with a wide variety of snakes, lizards, tarantulas, meerkats, coatis. We have Royal Pythons, Brazilian Rainbow Boa, Anaconda, Burmes Pythons, Cornsnakes, Milksnakes, Boa Constrictors, Leopard Geckos, Bearded Dragons, Blue Tongue Skinks, Turtles, Tortoises, Berber Skinks, Day Geckos, Tegus, Water Dragons, Tarnatulas, Cockroaches, Snails and Frogs and more in the Reptile room and our staff are happy to get some out for you to touch and hold, Outside in their purpose built enclosures we have 2 mobs of meerkats who love climbing on people and using you as their look out post - book a meerkat experience to spend 30 mins in with these cute creatures, feed them etc, then our gorgeous Coati's Yin and Yang who for adults only can be fed and climb on you - these are strong sturdy animals but very tame. Our Owls room is work in progress but Ronnie the Barn Owl is often there when not out at events - we attend schools, children's parties, wedding, corporate events and our animals are used for film and TV work. We operate a booking process so your family/group or just you can have an individual experience with a keeper so although we are small we are very hands on and love to give you any information about our wonderful animals many of which are rescued. We have a toilet on site but no cafe although offer cold drinks and chocolates, crisps, but very close is an indian/chinese buffet - Mango Valley and the Lazy otter Pub. Sat Nav sometimes takes you to a lay-by, we are the next turning on the right before A10 car sales if coming from Cambridge towards Stretham - we look forward to welcoming you. See more..
5.0 American Air Museum (482 reviews)
- Unfortunately Rushed for Time
Monday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Military Museums • Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks

This museum dedicated to the US 8th and 9th Army Air Force houses a large collection of American combat aircraft. See more..
5.0 Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial (1.215 reviews)
- Very moving memorial and cemetery
Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Cemeteries

At Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, we commemorate the service, achievements, and sacrifice of 10,000 American military service members and civilian volunteers who fought for freedom during World War II (WWII). This is one of 26 overseas American national shrines managed by American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), which is America's preeminent sentinel of memory. Come visit this pristine memorial near Cambridge, and learn of America's experience in the UK from 1942-1945. The visitor experience will reveal the true depths of our "Special Relationship." See more..
5.0 The Cambridge Gin Laboratory (976 reviews)
- Handsome host, fun, laughter and gin!!
Monday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Distilleries

Cambridge Gin Laboratory is an interactive space in the heart of Cambridge, dedicated to the appreciation of everyone's favourite spirit – gin! Owned and operated by the world famous Cambridge Distillery, the Gin Lab contains a beautifully well-appointed classroom, shop, tasting lounge and private hire room. Come discover more about the history of gin production and the innovative approach to distillation used by the Cambridge Distillery - and most importantly, try our range of world-class gins for yourself... See more..
5.0 Cambridgeshire Wine School (577 reviews)
- Great for corporate events
Wineries & Vineyards

Fun and informative wine tastings and gin tastings are open again in Cambridge! Book in advance online for Saturday courses and evening tastings (find website link on this page or search Cambridge Wine School). For an ideal present buy a Wine Tasting Gift Experience voucher! We can arrange private parties (birthdays, hen nights, staff socials, team building) to suit your choice of date. Plus we offer WSET wine qualification courses. See more..
4.5 IWM Duxford (4.328 reviews)
- Amazing exhibits but shockingly poor catering options
Monday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Military Museums • Speciality Museums

Walk through the same hangars and buildings as those who served at RAF Duxford at Britain’s best preserved Second World War airfield. See more..
4.5 Fitzwilliam Museum (3.614 reviews)
- Beautiful building
Monday: Spent 2-3 hours Art Museums

Museum houses vast collections of antiquities from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, including exhibits of English and European pottery and glass, furniture, clocks, Chinese jades, and ceramics from Japan and Korea. See more..
4.5 King's College Chapel (3.398 reviews)
- All it's cracked up to be
Religious Sites • Educational sites

This imposing English Gothic structure was built between 1446 and 1515, and is the site where many great scholars were educated. See more..
4.5 Ely Cathedral (2.943 reviews)
- Magnificent!
Monday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites

With its unique 14th century octagonal lantern tower, Ely Cathedral is counted among the wonders of the medieval world. Much of the Cathedral is over 900 years old and it offers a rich architectural and historical experience, including the sumptuous 13th century Quire and beautiful 14th century Lady Chapel, the largest in the UK. See more..
4.5 The River Cam (2.452 reviews)
- tales from the riverbank
Bodies of Water

Like many others on here, I never experienced the punt trips. Next time I'm in Cambridge, I will do that for sure. The photos tell me I missed out on a few things. My riverside experience was still good and I saw a few different parts of it due to the amount of walking I did . I recommend taking a walk along the river where you will see different bridge styles, different punting trips, birds, people on their boats, old boats and it's a delight for someone like myself hailing from a built up city. I much prefer this! See more..
4.5 Peterborough Cathedral (2.143 reviews)
- Amazing views
Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Churches & Cathedrals

Peterborough Cathedral is in the heart of the historic city of Peterborough, England. There has been a place of worship and prayer on the site for 1350 years, the present building approaching its 900th anniversary. With superb Gothic West Front and beautiful hand-painted wooden nave ceiling. Peterborough Cathedral is also the resting place of Henry VIII's first wife, Katherine of Aragon. The Cathedral was also once the resting place of Mary Queen of Scots until her body was moved to Westminster Abbey in 1612. Today it continues to be the focus for a vibrant community. It is the principle church for the Church of England diocese of Peterborough, which serves Northamptonshire, Rutland and the Soke of Peterborough. The origins of the cathedral can be traced back to King Peada of the Middle Angles who founded the first monastery on the site in 655AD. The monastic settlement was almost entirely destroyed by the Vikings in 870 and rebuilt as a Benedictine Abbey between 960 and 970. The Abbey church then survived Hereward the Wake’s attack on the Abbey in 1069, and remained intact until an accidental fire destroyed the second Abbey here in 1116. It was rebuilt in its present form between 1118 and 1238. It became the Cathedral of the new Diocese of Peterborough in 1541 and it is now known as the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew. See more..
4.5 Anglesey Abbey (2.134 reviews)
- Birthday Day out
Monday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent More than 3 hours Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings • Gardens

A scenic Jacobean style house features a unique collection of paintings and objects, spanning a 350-year period, a 20th-century garden designed on the grounds of an Augustinian priory and a working watermill. See more..
4.5 Cambridge University Botanic Garden (1.710 reviews)
- Bloomin' Marvellous!
Monday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Gardens

The Botanic Garden is open to visitors throughout the year, with seasonal opening times. This heritage-listed botanic garden was originally conceived by Charles Darwin's mentor and teacher, Professor John Henslow. The Garden's plant collections today number 8,000 species from all over the world, displayed within 40 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens and a Glasshouse Range. We have a Garden Cafe and a Garden Shop (at Brookside gate), both of which are accessible during Garden opening hours. A real oasis in the heart of Cambridge, the Botanic Garden is a wonderful day out for all ages. For further information, please see the Botanic Garden website. See more..
4.5 Ferry Meadows Country Park (1.614 reviews)
- Lovely visut
Parks • Playgrounds

There is something for everybody at Ferry Meadows. Imagine somewhere beautiful, safe and unspoilt where you can walk, cycle, play, horse-ride, ride a train, go fishing, exercise the dog, jog, push the buggy and explore endless meadows, lakes and woodland all less than three miles from Peterborough's busy city centre. We also offer three play areas catering for different ages and an events programme throughout the year with lots of activities for children. If all of this isn't enough to keep you entertained the Visitor Centre & Gift shop stocks a wide range of toys and games along with gifts, souvenirs and sweet treats. After all this activity you can relax at one of our cafes, find a nice spot for a picnic or fire up on one of our barbecue stands. Nene Outdoors Watersports and Activity centre offers a wide range of watersports too for adults and children alike and you can book the meeting room for events with a view of the lake. See more..
4.5 University of Cambridge (826 reviews)
- Beautiful buildings (and even better with no tourists in the lockdown)
Historic Sites • Educational sites

Founded in 1209, nearly a century after Oxford University was established, the university was formally incorporated in 1571 and was patterned after those of Oxford and Paris with a traditional course of study based on Latin grammar, rhetoric and logic, arithmetic, geometry, music and astronomy. See more..
4.5 Shepreth Wildlife Park (766 reviews)
- Lovely day out
Monday: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Spent 2-3 hours Zoos

Shepreth Wildlife Park first started as a private sanctuary in 1979. WillersMill Wild Animal Sanctuary, as it was known, was a refuge for creatures great and small, including rescued foxes, hedgehogs and badgers, alongside many different species of unlicensed exotics. After care and rehabilitation many were released back into the wild, but where this was not possible, they lived out their life at the sanctuary. Today, Shepreth Wildlife Park still hosts a busy ‘Hedgehog Hospital’ but also participates in national and international breeding programmes for endangered species. It remains as committed as ever to its animals and conservation, and to educating the next generation of conservationists.There are so many different animals to meet you won't know where to start! Marvel at the sheer ‘roar' power of the tigers in the Big Cat House or spy upon the mischievous primates on Monkey Island. Getting up, close and personal with the residents of the park is what it's all about. Since opening its doors to the public in 1984, Shepreth Wildlife Park, set in natural grounds, has become one of East Anglia’s major attractions and is home to tigers, otters, monkeys, reptiles and even creepy crawlies!. There’s so much to do from daring to enter the Nocturnal House, to playing ‘pirates’ or even stroking a cockroach! The park also provides lots of unique experiences to book, from hand-feeding the ring-tailed lemurs to playing with meerkats in Meerkat Manor. It truly is a fun day out for all the family! See more..
4.5 The Centre for Computing History (627 reviews)
- A great few hours , thoroughly recommended.
Monday: Spent 2-3 hours Speciality Museums • Science Museums • History Museums

The Centre for Computing History is a hands-on interactive display of computers and game consoles that date back to the early sixties! From Pong to Pokémon, experience game play evolving. The display includes the huge computers of the sixties, the home computers of the 80’s and much more. OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS See more..
4.5 Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve (619 reviews)
- Wicken Fen 2020
Monday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Nature & Wildlife Areas

Beautiful views, lovely nature and a hen harrier roost. The main spectacle in the winter is the hen harrier. They return every year to roost in the fens and can be seen sliding towards the Sedge Fen at sunset. In 2019 there were three birds, in 2020 the same number. They begin to arrive about an hour before dusk. Burwell Fen is the residence of short-eared owls in the winter. Up to five visit annually and can be seen hunting from the mid afternoon onwards. Wonderful experience! See more..
4.5 King's College (605 reviews)
- See the Gothic Chapel
Educational sites

Dating from the mid-15th century and one of the finest examples of medieval architect, this college’s main draw is its chapel that houses Rubens’ Adoration of the Magi. See more..
4.5 The Backs (569 reviews)
- Unforgettable visit in Cambridge
Monday: 9:00 AM - 11:59 PM Nature & Wildlife Areas • Parks

Landscaped open areas and gardens weaving behind many colleges on the River Cam, which are known for their daffodils and crocuses in the spring, and stunning views of the colleges across the river at any time of year. See more..
4.5 St. John's College (554 reviews)
- Where you can see Bridge of Sighs UK copy
Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Historic Sites • Educational sites

Founded in 1511 from the estate of Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII, this Cambridge college features a gatehouse whose exterior is beautifully carved and painted. See more..
4.5 The Polar Museum, Scott Polar Research Institute (424 reviews)
- Small and very interesting museum
Monday: Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums

The Polar Museum: Discover the extraordinary stories of Earth's coldest, driest, windiest, highest and deadliest places, from heroes to modern climate science. The Museum is part of the Scott Polar Research Institute, established in 1920 as part of the University of Cambridge, which is a centre of excellence in the study of the Arctic and Antarctic. Research covers both the natural and social sciences and is often interdisciplinary. The Institute also houses the World's premier Polar Library and extensive archival and photographic collections of international importance on the history of polar exploration. A range of sculptures are displayed in the Institute grounds. See more..
4.5 Grantchester Village (374 reviews)
- Well-worth a visit, take bus 18 or cycle/scoot/punt from Cambridge city.
Historic Sites • Historic Walking Areas

Located a short distance from the center of Cambridge, this historic and picturesque village features a magnificent medieval church, quaint thatched cottages and a pool where Lord Byron used to swim. See more..
4.5 Kettle's Yard (372 reviews)
- Kettle’s Yard in an artistic gem.
Monday: Spent 1-2 hours Art Galleries • Historic Sites • Art Museums

Come to Kettle's Yard to enjoy art in an inspiring setting. Experience changing exhibitions in our new galleries and explore a wonderful collection of art in a historic house. And it is all free. The new Kettle's Yard opened in February 2018 with galleries, creative spaces for activities and a cafe and a shop. There are free, changing exhibitions to visit throughout the year, showing artists from around the world. We also have a variety of events for all ages, from workshops to music concerts. Visit our website to find out what's on. In the House you can enjoy paintings, drawings, sculpture, ceramics and textiles. Works of art are displayed alongside natural objects like shells, pebbles and plants to create a unique place that many enjoy for its tranquility and beauty. We offer lots of art activities for all ages. Many of these are free and drop in, with no need to book. Find out about all our upcoming events on our website. See more..
4.5 Raptor Foundation (320 reviews)
- An amazing experience
Monday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Nature & Wildlife Areas

I booked my daughter on a the “Meet the Birds” experience, and what a truely amazing experience it was! I was expecting we would be part of a group but it turned out to be a one on one experience which seems like incredible value for money. She had over an hour guided around the park getting to hold so many different birds. The member of staff guiding us was extremely knowledgeable and great with my daughter. Then after a short break and cup of tea and cake she got to take part in the flying and feeding show, holding out food for the birds to land on her and eat. An absolutely perfect day and core memories made See more..
4.5 Railworld Wildlife Haven (277 reviews)
- An oasis of calm!
Monday: Spent 1-2 hours Nature & Wildlife Areas

Alongside the Nene Valley Railway,(NVR) Peterborough Station. Short walk from Peterborough Main Line Station - Access by car through Pleasure Fair Meadow Car Park - PE2 9NR - (Access also available via 'Cubitt Way' Gate, into the Railworld Car Park) We are a self funded volunteer group. We have a Passion for Nature and a slant towards Model Railways. An intriguing exciting wildlife habitat to explore and 4,000 sq.ft. of Model Railways to enjoy - Nostalgic film shows, Steam Specials on the Main Line, plus 'The Volunteers Story' - How determined volunteers created the 'Railworld Wildlife Haven' over a 35 year period. We aim to 'Entertain and Educate about Our Wonderful World'. In 2018 - We won the 'Queen's Award for Voluntary Service'. Please bring a picnic - Relax and relish your time with us. Family ticket 2 Adults 3 children £10.00 - Adult £4.00 - Concessions £3.00 - Children £2.00 - Special reductions for NVR Family Rover Tickets holders! See more..
4.5 University Museum of Zoology (182 reviews)
- A really great place to visit, you won’t be disappointed
Monday: Speciality Museums

The University Museum of Zoology is one of Cambridge's major attractions. It reopened in 2018 after a five year redevelopment programme. It offers the visitor an opportunity to explore new galleries displaying the diversity of animal life. Find out about evolution of life on earth, discover stories of extinction, survival and pioneering exploration. See more..