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Cambridge Punting Tour: Explore Sublime Architecture and Pristine Gardens
4.6
1,727 Ratings
Cambridgeshire
Immerse yourself in a shared 45-minute punting tour of Cambridge, a mandatory experience for any city visitor. Be captivated by the exquisite architecture and immaculate gardens found along one of the UK’s most scenic river stretches.
Immerse yourself in a shared 45-minute punting tour of Cambridge, a mandatory experience for any city visitor. Be captivated by the exquisite architecture and immaculate gardens found along one of the UK’s most scenic river stretches.
Duration:
45 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Scudamore’s Punting Company - Your start and finish point would be one of two punt stations located in the city centre.
- The Backs - The famous College Backs on the River Cam, running through the centre of Cambridge.
- Mathematical Bridge - Queens’ College and the famous Mathematical Bridge.
- King’s College Chapel - The iconic King’s…
- Scudamore’s Punting Company - Your start and finish point would be one of two punt stations located in the city centre.
- The Backs - The famous College Backs on the River Cam, running through the centre of Cambridge.
- Mathematical Bridge - Queens’ College and the famous Mathematical Bridge.
- King’s College Chapel - The iconic King’s College Chapel.
- Bridge of Sighs - The majestic covered bridge connecting the two sides of St. John’s College.
What's Included
- Hot water bottles (winter time only)
- Umbrellas and woollen blankets
- Sightseeing cruise (shared punting experience)
- Hot water bottles (winter time only)
- Umbrellas and woollen blankets
- Sightseeing cruise (shared punting experience)
Additional Information
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Subject to favorable river conditions. If canceled, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund
- You can redeem your ticket at the kiosk on the day, ticket is valid for 6 months from the date of purchase.
- Wheelchair and stroller ramp available at our Mill Lane punt station CB2 1RS
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Subject to favorable river conditions. If canceled, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund
- You can redeem your ticket at the kiosk on the day, ticket is valid for 6 months from the date of purchase.
- Wheelchair and stroller ramp available at our Mill Lane punt station CB2 1RS
Location
CB2 1RS
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
4.6
(1727 Ratings)
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Famousfluff
Aug 31, 2026
Perfect way to see Cambridge - Perfect way to see Cambridge Colleges and learn some history. Nick was a knowledge guide who obviously cared about the info he shared.
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Matthewgm4465ys
Aug 31, 2026
Splendid tour - Beautiful views , with a very knowledgeable entertaining guide
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Getaway68588379555
Aug 22, 2026
Wonderful - Ian was a very knowledgeable guide. Enjoyed our boat trip enormously. Learnt so much about beautiful Cambridge. We’ll be back.
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Fromdania
Aug 5, 2026
Nice boat trip with the best guide! - We had booked a private cruise with our own ‘punter’ and guide, Oscar.
The tour lasted 45 minutes and along the way, Oscar told us about the different colleges we passed. We had plenty of opportunities to ask questions along the way and got a lot of good answers and new knowledge with us.
Thank you Oscar!
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Hsaralouise
Aug 4, 2026
Amazing and beautiful experience - What an amazing experience! We had a guide (I wanna say his name was Hamish but I could be wrong) he was very funny, knowledgable but it wasn’t too much.
It was a lovely day, bright and hot. We got drinks from a nearby pimms boat and had a lovely trip down the river. Took about an hour but went by very quick. The company kept my cousins pram safe inside their reception area and the baby had a lovely trip as well.
Definitely would love to do this again.
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Venture242157
Aug 3, 2026
A lovely way to spend an hour in Cambridge! - Had a lovely relaxing trip along the Cam. Tommy was a great guide with lots of interesting stories and information. Would recommend this trip
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The_globtrotters
Jul 14, 2026
Nice way to spend an hour - We booked this last minute and our guide was Jason and he was great, very factual and telling us about the history. It was a nice way to spend an hour on the rive in the evening. would defo do again
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Kevin_c
Jul 25, 2026
Lovely time on the Cam - A lovely 45 minute glide up and down the Cam with a very knowledgeable young chap who gave us all the history of the various colleges we passed and some amusing stories to go with it. He was a very good pilot of the punt, and needed to be due to the amount of punts on the river at the time. The Pimms punt was a welcome addition, as you can pull up alongside and order a drink to take with you.
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Klf90
Jul 26, 2026
Lovely tour cost way too much - We went straight past all the sales peeps and straight to the front desk. It cost us £78 for 2 people on a shared punting tour. Our tour guide zi was brilliant and so knowledgeable. But I feel what we paid is an insane price and has put us off doing it again.
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Wellingtondthomson
Jul 21, 2026
Great activity - largely morose and disinterested staff - Punting is a must for visitors to Cambridge. It’s beautiful and a whole load of fun. The self-hire booking process with Scudamore’s was easy. My major gripe was the utter lack of effort by any of the staff to add to the experience in any way. Things like ‘welcome to scudamores’ or ‘good luck and don’t fall in’ or ‘welcome back - did you have a good time?’ or ‘thank you - see you soon’. Or, a smile. Something, ANYTHING at all to make you feel something other than a tourist to be farmed would have been nice. I’d recommend using a different operator.
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