Cambridge Tour: Historic City Centre & Backs

Explore Cambridge’s rich history with an alumni guide. Discover secrets, rivalries, and landmarks on a captivating city tour.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Senate House - Discover the fascinating graduation ceremony that takes place inside this historic building.
  • Pass by without stopping means we can’t go inside, but we will pause to admire it and discuss it
  • Trinity College - We’ll explore Trinity, the greatest college in Cambridge, the richest in Europe, and the most prestigious in England,…
What's Included
  • All your questions answered
  • The price covers the entire walking tour with live guide
  • Recommendations for dining, other activities
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Enjoy this tour as it showcases the most breathtaking landmarks and shares some of the most intriguing, romantic, and captivating historical tales, offering an unforgettable experience of Cambridge and its renowned university!
The tour will take you through the historic City Centre and the Backs, bringing you close to the heart of the action.
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Location
1 Trinity St
Trinity Street
We'll meet by the black railings outside the beautiful old white building (Senate House), opposite the corner bookshop at no. 1 Trinity Street, across the street from the big yellow stone church with the tall clock tower (Great St. Mary’s)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Curlyp86
Aug 31, 2026
A great 2 hours to the history and colleges of Cambridge - David was very knowledgeable around all of the colleges and the history of Cambridge - we learnt so much more than we would have walking around ourselves and saw parts of the town we wouldn’t have otherwise. Hadn’t realised so much of the history was intertwined with the Plantagenet and Tudor eras. Would definitely recommend!
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Joyjg9444ex
Aug 25, 2026
Fantastic wander, taking in the history and beauty, with a fun insider - David was brilliant. The tour was super interesting and a great pace & length. We had a wonderful time!! I would highly recommend it. Thank you!
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294coreye
Aug 25, 2026
Fantastic tour! - David was an amazing tour guide with lots of fun stories and very knowledgeable. As a local who studied here gives a very unique perspective and just loves his job!
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582grahams
Aug 19, 2026
Amusing tour - Excellent tour, and definitely "most entertaining"! Unhurried, conversational, witty. Thank you for a lovely afternoon.
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Treforb2020
Aug 9, 2026
An entertaining afternoon in Cambridge. - This delivered on the promise. David delivered a detailed, factual and insightful look at Cambridge, its history and the people who were part of it. This is for you if you like the details and are willing to invest time to listen and learn as you are guided through Cambridge. Polite, helpful, considerate as well meant we gave David 5 stars. Thank you!
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343ashak
Jul 31, 2026
Great tour and guide - David Carmona clearly enjoys guiding tourists in beautiful Cambridge. He is sympathetic, has a nice walking pace, knows and tells a lot and answers many questions. The stories are a mixture of stories concerning history, politics, culture and he also mixes interesting things for children. He kept telling even after the time that stood for it was really over. Like about Erasmus especially because we came from the Netherlands. We found it very nice and interesting. Super
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Prashantho2026
Jul 31, 2026
A. Good Funny guide - He's so funny and have good and well knowledge on history
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79stephanyam
Jul 28, 2026
10/10 amazing experience - David (who wore the straw hat) was amazing, beautiful stories, would recommend
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430paulaj
Jul 24, 2026
Great tour with David! - Amazing tour with David. His knowledge was incredible and he told so many great stories. Recommended.
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Adventure58526369024
Jul 23, 2026
A very enjoyable couple of hours. - David was a fantastic guide. He is charming, witty, friendly and extremely knowledgeable. We have visited Cambridge many times but we gained great insight into the history of the colleges we visited that opened our eyes. David made me want to learn more and the trip has given me the impetus do some of my own research.
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From $29
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).