Top Experiences in King's College

In this Original Cambridge History Tour we cover a thousand years of Cambridge history from the invasion of the Romans, to the arrival of the students to the Second World War. Discover how Cambridge and the university has influenced the fields of art, literature, science, politics and religion. From the Tudor Reformation to the English Civil War to the Suffragettes, Cambridge has often found itself at the centre of change. Follow the lives of the likes of Isaac Newton, Henry VIII, Oliver Cromwell, Millicent Fawcett and Stephen Hawking and hear what university and town life is like today from guides based at Cambridge University. Our tours are restricted to a maximum of 12 people so small groups are guaranteed. We also offer private tours, please see our website or email us for more details.

Discover the impressive history of science at Cambridge University. Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Alan Turing and Stephen Hawking – these are just some of the scientists that have lived and studied at Cambridge. This walking tour will explore their stories, their scientific discoveries and their time here in Cambridge. See the site where the atom was split for the first time, the pub where the discovery of the structure of DNA was announced as well as many university colleges where great scientists lived and studied. All our tour guides are based at Cambridge University. Our tours are restricted to a maximum of 12 people so small groups are guaranteed. We can also offer private tours, please see our website or email us for more details.

Hear the stories of the women of Cambridge including the first leader of the Suffragists, the first female British Nobel laureate and the first person to win an Oscar for both acting & screenwriting. Discover the shocking stories about the resistance women faced from the university as they struggled to achieve equality and the same rights as men. Follow the journey's of the women of Cambridge including Millicent Fawcett, Virginia Wolf, Dorothy Hodgkin, Rosalind Franklin & Emma Thompson. All our tour guides are based at the University of Cambridge and our tours have been carefully researched. Our tours are restricted to a maximum of 12 people so small groups are guaranteed. To arrange a tour outside the scheduled time, please contact us via our website and we can arrange a private or group tour.

This tour takes you on a journey to the world's leading universities of the G5 in the United Kingdom and the English Language Standardization region. In the South of England, British cultural heritage and history is widely evident and during your Golden Triangle Tour, you will see and visit many places of interest. You will see the places of interest in the list below in 3 different cities and it can be adapted to the group's specific interests in London, Oxford and Cambridge.

English + Medicine Pre-University Program in London is a massive opportunity for international students. Because London is an academic centre of excellence, more than 70 Nobel Prize winners have studied or worked at a university in London. Who knows you’ve got a secret talent that can be revealed? The English and Medicine program would be the right program if you are willing to be a doctor in the future. Our English + Medicine Programme is designed for groups and individuals wishing to enhance their educational opportunities and career by studying English and Medicine in English in London’s charming cosmopolitan atmosphere.

Our English and Medicine curriculum includes grammar, medicine focused vocabulary in reading, writing, listening and speaking in an English and medicine oriented academic fields. The program also aims at learning skills and introduce you to student life. In this teen’s University Taster course, our students also can focus on English and medicine topics.

Customers can purchase tickets for up to 3 or 6 people on a shared tour. Enjoy the College Backs of Cambridge on a guided punt tour. Up to 3 people will have an entire row, up to 6 people will have an entire section. These tickets comply with the government guidelines on social distancing.

To avoid a long wait time please ensure you call us in advance to secure your booking time.

Explore Europe virtually with our selection of podcast travel guides of London, Cambridge, Oxford, Paris, Rome, Venice, Berlin and Turkey.

Join local historians, who will guide you through a journey behind theatre gems, the British crown, beautiful botanic gardens, Britain’s oldest Universities, the most famous paintings in the world at the Louvre, the romantic connection of the Eiffel Tower, as well as many more!

As you learn about the history behind the sights and discover the key sightseeing spots of these neighbourhoods, we’ll uncover the true essence of Europe, and what it's like to live in these cities like a local.

Either in-person or from the comfort of your own home - this is a great way to explore various cultures, secret stories and quirky facts that are a part of these must-see cities.

Note: This is a self-guided audio walking tour and does not include entrance tickets

Take an introductory tour around the highlights of the city as you walk the historic streets, past magnificent university buildings.
This is the perfect tour for first-time visitors to Cambridge or those who are only here for a short time. See all the central, iconic sights in just 3 hours. The Corpus Clock, the Senate House and many of the beautiful central colleges including Corpus Christi, King’s, Gonville & Caius and Trinity.
Designed as an introduction to Cambridge.

Cambridge is just an hour or so by train from London and makes for a great day trip or indeed place for a longer stay. Join me and follow in the footsteps of such luminaries as Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Professor Stephen hawking.

Cambridge is famous around the world for its renowned university education and it only takes a few hours here to understand what an inspiring place it is.

History seeps outs of every stone as you wonder around this beautiful centre of learning and walking from one college to another through courtyards and into ornate chapels.

Cambridge is instantly recognisable from numerous television series and films and we will explore some of the most beautiful and historic sights.

We will visit some of the most famous spots and several out of the way too and have time for any souvenirs, tea shops or an old pub along the way.

Our walking tour is one of the most unique and spellbinding experiences Cambridge has to offer: an entrancing walking tour among the most famous spots as well some hidden gems that our local tour guides will reveal.
Grab yourself a tea or coffee for the journey and meet us at St Mary's Church and be prepared to follow in the footsteps of Stephen Hawking, Charles Darwin, Oliver Cromwell, John Cleese, Isaac Newton, M.R. James and Lord Byron. We will show you the landscape that inspired some of the greatest works of mankind, the University that nurtured the greatest minds and even the pub where Crick and Watson announced one of the greatest discoveries ever.
As Cambridge locals ourselves, we take great pride in showing people from across the world our city and welcome you and your family to join us. It's our responsibility to look after you and avoid the signposts and scripts and leave you with unforgettable memory of the best City in the world.

We love Cambridge and cannot wait to share its stunning colleges, beautiful pubs, and gorgeous views with you. After meeting your guide at King's Cross Station your guide will whisk you away via train to the stunning city of Cambridge where you will have the chance to explore some of the most renowned colleges, linked to one of the most prestigious universities in the world.

In Cambridge, you will have the chance to explore Kings College and its awe-inspiring chapel, see an original copy of the King James Bible (one of the most important Christian documents in the world!), visit a pub which was popular with RAF crews during the Second World War, and learn how a group of Cambridge graduates, known as the Cambridge Spy Ring, almost destroyed the 'special relationship' that exists between the UK and the USA during the height of the Cold War!

Taking in some of the most breathtaking scenery in the east of England, your guide will return you to London making this trip stress free.

Use clues at each attraction to find your next destination and challenge yourself to use logic, imagination, observation, and team spirit to complete the game. Uncover local information and facts about the city as you explore. Discover hidden gems and narrow streets.
Without a schedule and at your own pace, pause anytime and continue later or even another day.
Work as a team or compete with each other. A unique team-building activity perfect for couples, families, companies, students and groups of friends.

See the best of Cambridge on a 90-minute Cambridge Highlights Tour with Cantab Tours! Fully qualified guides will ensure that you have an entertaining and informative tour that covers all the city centre’s must-see sights. From the famous historic colleges to Senate House, the Corpus Clock and the Cavendish Laboratory - there is plenty to see! While you’re here, spot students heading to class, retrace the steps of your favourite alumni, and take in the enchanting atmosphere.

Perfect for short visits or as an introduction to Cambridge. The Cambridge Highlights Tour is ideal for first-time visitors wanting to make the most of their time during their stay.

All Cantab Tours' guides are professionally trained and hold either a Blue or Green Badge awarded by the Institute of Tourist Guiding and are members of the Society of Cambridge Tourist Guides.

Turning the Streets of Cambridge Into an Adventure Playground! Get a unique perspective of the city centre on this self-guided, interactive treasure hunt. It's the best way to see the city!

On your adventure, unlock a hidden trail by finding clues, solving puzzles and completing challenges, earning points along the way.

During your Quest, discover the city's highlights, explore hidden gems, learn some fun facts about the places you visit and see things that most people just pass by.

As the activity is all self-guided through the app, you can start your Quest when you want (must be played during daylight hours), there are no set starting/ending times. No groups to follow.

You can go at your own pace, stopping for longer in one location, taking a break or having a snack in one of the many cafes and pubs along the trail OR you can make it a race and try to get to the top of the city leaderboard!

Instant acess with nothing to print from home. Will you conquer the Quest?

Take a day trip out of London and explore the two most famous university towns in the world - Oxford and Cambridge. These 5 self-guided tours will walk you through these charming and unique historic towns as you discover their most iconic architectural, historical, and literary spots.

Our tour of Oxford, narrated by local historians, will take you to Oxford’s most iconic spots including Exeter College, Radcliffe Square, and the Sheldonian Theatre. We’ll hear about the ancient tales that live in this city, as well as the story behind the birth of one of the world’s most famous universities!   
 
Our 4 tours of Cambridge will give you an introduction to Cambridge, give an insight into what it's really like to study at the University of Cambridge, as well as the history behind the University’s most famous alumni!

Note: This is a self-guided audio walking tour and does not include entrance tickets

We know that there is so much for you to see and do in our beautiful city, which makes our walking tour the perfect activity to take in over 900 years of history and architecture in a short period of time.

All our guides are highly experienced, and specialise in giving informative and entertaining introductions to the fascinating history of Cambridge. Having previously travelled and joined walking tours as visitors ourselves, we understand the importance of limiting group sizes so that everyone can hear and be involved, we therefore limit our tours to groups of 12 in order to provide our guests with a memorable and personalised walking tour

Embark on a quest around Cambridge by solving clues to find a mysterious book before the King's army does, all on your smartphone. Unlock new stories as you discover on your own the Corpus Clock, King's College, Trinity Hall, and more.

+ Visit the top Cambridge colleges
+ Solve riddles on your phone and discover hidden gems
+ Marvel at the Round Church

You will play the role of a person who lives in medieval Britain, under the rule of the Tudors. As a student at Cambridge, you joined a secret society, which fights to preserve prohibited books deemed revolutionary by the King.

Each riddle you solve will lead you from one place to another, giving you exact directions, so you won’t need a map, a GPS or a guide. When you solve it and guess the answer, the secret story of that place is unlocked.

P.S.: After you buy the tour, you will receive an access code that you can to unlock this quest inside the Questo app.

Designed as an introduction to Cambridge.
Take an introductory tour around the highlights of the city as you walk the historic streets, past magnificent university buildings.
This is the perfect tour for first-time visitors to Cambridge or those who are only here for a short time. See all the central, iconic sights in just 3 hours. The Corpus Clock, the Senate House and many of the beautiful central colleges including Corpus Christi, King’s, Gonville & Caius and Trinity.

Cambridge Tour Guides are ranked 1st out of 105 Cambridge tours on Trip Advisor. We make sure that our tours are entertaining as well as informative.

Our guides are professional Cambridge Green Badge Guides.

We are authorised to guide inside King's College Chapel and to take groups inside the famous colleges.

Shared punting tours in Cambridge are available by purchasing a private seating area for up to 2, 3 or 6 people. Along a two mile stretch of the River Cam, customers will experience the most beautifully scenic route along the backs of seven Cambridge Colleges including the likes of St Johns, Kings and Queens to name but a few. At the, Traditional Punting Company, both the customers experience and saftey are our top priority, so measures have been implemented to ensure punting is COVID-19 safe during this time. Boats are celaned and sanitised before every tour and our virtual queue system will prevent crowds at the departure location. It is the best way to see Cambridge at a reduced price.

Explore the historic and picturesque city of Cambridge with the expert green badge guide Natalia. Natalia will take you on a journey through centuries of rich history, stunning architecture, and academic excellence. Admire unique Cambridge landmarks such as the iconic King's College and the 'time eater' clock of Corpus Christi College.
This small-group tour is limited to 15 people for a personal experience.

Join us on this fabulous private day tour to the beautiful English city of Cambridge. Explore at your leisure all the wonders of this famous university city, with a knowledgeable and friendly guide. We will explore all the famous landmarks and have plenty of time to stop for photos at them all. We will enjoy lunch at the traditional English pub, the Eagle and see what famous moments in time took place within the walls of this Cambridge landmark. After lunch, let’s take a punting trip on the river cam and enjoy a gentle one hour ride seeing the stunning scenery from the Riverside. We will also have time for shopping among the beautiful mediaeval streets, as well as the market (if open). This truly is the best way to enjoy and understand the history and magnificence that is Cambridge. We won’t forget to stop at the corpus clock, Newtons Appletree and of course, the famous mathematical bridge and the bridge of sigh. All this in your own private Tour van with all the amenities you want.

Along with Oxford, Cambridge is our other world renowned centre of university education and what an inspiring place it is.  History seeps outs of every stone as you wonder around this beautiful centre of learning and walking from one college to another through courtyards and into ornate chapels.  Like Oxford instantly recognisable from numerous television series and films.

Why not walk over the famous bridges that span the River Cam or better still have a trip on the river by one of the boaters.

Cambridge also has its fair share of churches and museums and a great historic market square as well as quaint old shops selling pastries, chocolates and sweets that are just divine.

We will travel from your hotel in London to Cambridge by private car and complete the final mile or so using the Park and Ride system as cars are generally not allowed in the old city centre but this all adds to its charm.

Are you looking for a way to see Cambridge and its colleges without joining a tour group? Explore at your own pace with this affordable walking tour.

• See architectural highlights in Cambridge’s historic centre including the Wren Library and Corpus Clock
• Hear from producer Anna Granta, a Cambridge local, graduate and part-time tour guide
• Do it all in 45 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish
• Get unlimited use before and after your booking date
• Use the virtual tour option at home

Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code.

The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.

Please note that Trinity College is closed due to Covid-19.

We regularly provide private tours for organizations and assorted schools from around the world. Having shown tens of thousands of students around Cambridge, we have the diverse skill set needed to ensure that students both understand the tour and genuinely enjoy it.

Our student guides have a great insight into Cambridge. They have detailed knowledge of the University's incredible history combined with personal experiences about how this ancient institution really works. While there are plenty of details to cover, we are committed to providing interesting and enjoyable tours rather than reducing the city’s fascinating history to a dry collection of dates that puts people to sleep.

As this is a private tour, we can completely tailor the experience to the needs of your group. You can specify convenient meeting points and themes you'd like covered. If requested, tours can also include special features, like quizzes and competitions, to entertain younger people and keep them engaged.

Enjoy a day excursion to the world famous university city - Cambridge. This trip allows for plenty of free time to explore Cambridge and its many colleges. Why not take a walk along the River Cam or hire a punt and explore the river yourself? This tour includes return luxury coach travel, a guided sightseeing tour and entry to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great.

Enjoy a tranquil and personal experience on your own private punt. By selecting this private tour option, you and your group will have the luxury of the entire punt and the full attention of our experienced chauffeur. See some of the most famous Cambridge Colleges such as King’s, Clare, Trinity and St John’s as you and your group are punted along the River Cam by your very own private chauffeur.

If you are in London, Cambridge could be a perfect cultural day trip. It’s about 90 minutes only by private car from Hyde Park. Historic Cambridge city offers an immaculate British and Tudor experience. On the eastern bank of the Cam River, the town is mostly built round the Ouse tributary. Suburbs span the river, but modern development towards the west has largely been confined to university growth. You will walk and glide through the shady courts of the second oldest university in England. There are wonderfully plump raspberries leading down to the Cam River. Over the river is King's College Chapel, an imposing mass, a gemstone box that, on sunny mornings, shines in the colours of its remarkable glass windows, one of the great surviving Gothic buildings in Europe. By the Cam is one of Europe's finest library buildings, Trinity College Wren Library and many more. Let us take you to the heart of a real English tradition. Join us!

Your 90-minute private walking tour is led by a current student or graduate of Cambridge University and you will see all the most famous colleges and landmarks along with an authentic insight into student life.

Your 45-minute private punting tour gives you the opportunity to see eight of the most famous Cambridge Colleges from Darwin College to Magdelene College and nine bridges from the Mathematical Bridge to the Bridge of Sighs while being punted by a professionally trained local guide.

BESPOKE TOURS
Tailored to your needs and objectives your private tour can be completely personalised visiting your specific places of interest. Or you may stick with our classic tour route.
You can request a private tour in the following themes:
Oxbridge Applications
LGBTQ+ History
Women’s History
Alternatively, let us know what you are looking for and we will do the rest. If you would like to personalise your private Cambridge tour, please get in touch here.
PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
A private walking tour of Cambridge is perfect for prospective students who would like to understand the application process, what to expect in the interview or have any questions about student life. The tour is led by current students & graduates who have applied or graduated successfully. Your guide helps you in any way they can to make sure you are moving forward with your application. We will also try to find a guide that has studied the same subject of your interest.

Explore the world’s most haunted university

In just an hour, go in search of ghosts and the supernatural stories of Cambridge. See where Wordsworth made ghost spotting scientific, find the origin of the phrase ‘the skeleton in the cupboard’, and hear about the modern ghost story that made the national press. Find out why you might see horses floating around King’s Chapel, see if you can spy Oliver Cromwell’s ghost, and end up in the most haunted place in Cambridge. The age of the university, the even older age of the city, and the dank fens surrounding the city, are the perfect ingredients for spooky events.

A current student or graduate-guide from Cambridge University will take you on a 90-minute enthralling journey through time as we recount to you the colourful story of Cambridge and its famous university while providing an authentic insight into student life.

Explore the world’s most haunted university

In just an hour, go in search of ghosts and the supernatural stories of Cambridge. See where Wordsworth made ghost spotting scientific, find the origin of the phrase ‘the skeleton in the cupboard’, and hear about the modern ghost story that made the national press. Find out why you might see horses floating around King’s Chapel, see if you can espy Oliver Cromwell’s ghost, and end up in the most haunted place in Cambridge. The age of the university, the even older age of the city, and the dank fens surrounding the city, are the perfect ingredients for spooky events.

This 45-minutes private punting tour gives you the opportunity to see eight of the most famous Cambridge Colleges from Darwin College to Magdelene College and nine bridges from the Mathematical Bridge to the Bridge of Sighs all while being punted by a professionally trained local student-guide.

A Cambridge University graduate or current student-guide will take you on a 90-minute enthralling journey through time as we recount to you the colourful story of Cambridge and its famous university while providing a deep insight into Cambridge student life.

This tour is ideal for prospective students and school groups who would like to know what it takes to study at Oxbridge. We aim to provide a guide who has studied the same subject of your interest.

Our tours are academically researched and led by experts. They incorporate active discussion and ask questions about historical memory, controversial statues and objects, and the impacts of imperialism on the city and university.

This combined package has it all. Enjoy a graduate-led walking tour & punting tour showing you the most famous and prestigious Cambridge University colleges and landmarks.

Your walking tour is led by Cambridge University students and graduates and your punting tour is guided by professionally trained local guides.

You also have the option to enter King's College chapel for the ultimate Cambridge experience!

On this 45-minute shared punting tour in Cambridge your local student-guide will give live commentary as you glide along the River Cam past 8 of the most famous Cambridge colleges from Darwin to Magdelene and 9 bridges from the Mathematical Bridge to the Bridge of Sighs.