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Cambridge History Tour: Laugh and Learn
4.7
60 Ratings
Cambridgeshire
Discover the captivating history of Cambridge on the most entertaining history tour in town. Laugh and learn as expert guides take you through centuries of fascinating stories and events.
Discover the captivating history of Cambridge on the most entertaining history tour in town. Laugh and learn as expert guides take you through centuries of fascinating stories and events.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cambridge - Tour’s specific itineraries can vary, depending on audience interest and questions, but is planned to cover.
- Magdalene College - Magdalene Street and Bridge - an ancient roadway and the heart of what was once the port of Cambridge
- St. John’s College - The Round Church and the seeds of the University
- Trinity College -…
- Cambridge - Tour’s specific itineraries can vary, depending on audience interest and questions, but is planned to cover.
- Magdalene College - Magdalene Street and Bridge - an ancient roadway and the heart of what was once the port of Cambridge
- St. John’s College - The Round Church and the seeds of the University
- Trinity College - Trinity - the richest college in either Oxford or Cambridge - home to Newton, and one of Cambridge’s longest pranks
- Trinity Hall - Trinity Lane has come a long way since being known as ‘pisspot lane’ - don’t worry, no umbrellas required
- Gonville and Caius College - Caius - Home of the famous ‘Nightclimbers’, and a strange instruction from its founder
- Market Square - Market Square - Home of the most famous bell chimes in the world (really), one of England’s oldest markets, and some epic Town v Gown Cambridge punch ups!
- St Bene’t’s Church (Church of England) - Benet Street - See the oldest building in Cambridge, and the laboratory where someone really did discover ‘the secret of life’, along with the pub they announced it in over a pint, and finally the Corpus Clock
- Castle Hill - Castle Hill - The place Cambridge started - Romans, Vikings and Normans all conquered the last bridge before the sea….
What's Included
- Partner offers from leading Cambridge tourism businesses
- Partner offers from leading Cambridge tourism businesses
What's Not Included
- We will be seeing colleges but will not enter them (for both time and cost reasons)
- We will be seeing colleges but will not enter them (for both time and cost reasons)
Additional Information
Discover the full narrative of Cambridge history. From conquering Romans, terrifying Saxons, ferocious Vikings and brutal Normans, the ‘Cam-bridge’ established its core presence in English history a thousand years prior to the foundation of the University. Further, explore what 800 years of stringent Dons and rebellious students have contributed since…
Discover the full narrative of Cambridge history. From conquering Romans, terrifying Saxons, ferocious Vikings and brutal Normans, the ‘Cam-bridge’ established its core presence in English history a thousand years prior to the foundation of the University. Further, explore what 800 years of stringent Dons and rebellious students have contributed since then, led by one of our highly engaging guides. If you’re looking for an extended dissertation about various types of arches, then we might not be your cup of tea - but if you prefer education through enjoyment, then we’re undoubtedly for you!
Location
Jesus Green Lock House
Look out for our guides wearing a branded outer/polo/cap (or all 3!) on the Green near the Jesus Lock Footbridge (there are loos here too, always good before a 90 minute walk!)
Tours leave within 5 minutes of schedule. IF LATE CALL +44 1223 901 007 AND LEAVE A MESSAGE ON VOICEMAIL.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(60 Ratings)
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Werderpizza
Oct 26, 2025
A Wonderful Tour through Cambridge! - A Wonderful and Funny Tour through Cambridge!
We had such a great time with Cambridge Curious Tours and our charming guide Peter! He brought the city to life with lots of funny and interesting stories and facts.
We saw the beautiful city from a whole new side. Kai (7) loved discovering the Dinky Doors and was very proud to find an important engraving! Elli (11) thought the ghost story about the haunted pub was the best part. Ole (11) enjoyed the spooky stories, and Elli, Ole, and I really liked all the facts about the famous authors.
My husband and I also had a fantastic time — we learned a lot about Cambridge’s history and really enjoyed Peter’s charming and engaging way of telling stories. The tour felt personalized to our interests, and it met all of them entirely.
It was a funny, very interesting, and highly personalized tour that we can highly recommend. Thanks, Peter, for a great day!
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Laralz9731vl
Sep 13, 2025
Amazing Cambridge tour - Peter was an amazing tour guide. He was very interesting and engaging throughout the tour. He had very fascinating and intriguing little facts about the city and its history. Peter took us to all the important landmarks with additional tangents to some lesser known spots. The tour was not too long or too difficult it was simply lovely! :)
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Sandra
Aug 29, 2025
Great way to see Cambridge sights - We were the only ones signed up for the tour but our guide still took us along! We did get an interesting look at sights we wouldn’t have normally seen trying to find things on our own, and some fun stories about student hijinks. He was also able to answer a lot of our follow-up questions as well. Fun your! Recommend!
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Tara_m
May 28, 2025
Entertaining and interesting - Ben was a very entertaining and knowledgeable guide. Fun facts and insights into Cambridge history, ancient and recent. A gentle meander through the town. Very nice!
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Billwe4998um
Feb 18, 2025
Excellent tour- well worth going on - Excellent tour. Informative, humorous and not too intensive.
Our guide, Ben, was very knowledgeable and clear in his approach
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D8281zgmariah
Nov 2, 2024
What a unique way to Cambridge! - What a fun way to discover Cambridge! Chuck took us around town and gave us bits of history in the form of funny little stories that made the tour really unique and memorable - there is no way you’d learn these from your traditional city guide! Thanks a lot for this experience!
Chuck was brilliantly enthusiastic with a contagious laugh.
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Catelijne_v
Aug 1, 2024
Tour with teenager - Simon is a very enthousiastic tour guide, an excellent storyteller and host. We enjoyed the tour and even our 15-year-old daughter liked it very much.
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Q1020ugveronicab
Mar 26, 2024
Quite the opposite of terrible - Fun and Entertaining - I did a walking tour guided by Chuck and had a wonderful time.
Firstly, it was a small group, so no one got lost or left behind and everyone could easily gather around Chuck to hear the information he was telling us.
Secondly, the walking was easy (no killer steep hills etc) but it would still be worth wearing a comfortable pair of shoes so you can thoroughly enjoy the walk. (Some streets are cobblestone or paved and so flat walking shoes are always going to be best for balance).
Thirdly I had been to Cambridge about 15 years ago and done a walking tour then. Chuck covered 1 or 2 of the standard places you'll find on any walking tour - but I genuinely learned far more new interesting facts and stories about Cambridge.
Thoroughly recommend it!
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Darraghm91
Aug 6, 2025
Reasonable walking tour - not too onerous on detail! - Sid was our tour guide last week. It was a beautiful day and Cambridge was as expected - historic, cultured and full of visitors. Our tour guide was ok but not brilliant on the historic elements. Not sure if that is a good or bad thing. I prefer a bit more detail and entertainment.
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Ross_c
May 7, 2024
Disappointed - Got cancelled via text and email very disappointing they don’t have a backup.
just waiting on refund
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