Days Out

Steeped in history, and a signiture ale to boot.

Heritage steam and diesel train journeys from Nene Valley Station out to Yarwell.

A global garden in the middle of the city.

Although the furthest of Cambridge's Colleges from the city centre, Girton is worth the visit and is the favorite Cambridge University college of many visitors.

Spanning 200 years of local life, the museum displays a donated collection in renovated 17th Century farm buildings.

And much more - classic motors, agricultural equipment and everyday objects that build a picture of historic life in The Fens.

Oldest of the University of Cambridge museums and Cambridge's natural history museum.

A collection by female artists displayed in Murray Edwards College.

Over 450 plaster casts of Greek and Roman sculptures, dating back to 1700 BC and spanning two thousand years.

Four main collections including archaeology, anthropology, photography and art.

With a history reaching back 600 years, the library today contains millions of volumes.

A small but varied and changing collection of art set in a gallery by the river in Ely.

A community museum that displays a collection that has been in the making since the 70s.

This community museum first started as a collection in 1942, housed in the district council office. It covers the local history, from the earliest prehistoric settlement.

Not just for gamers and techies. A different day out with special evening events also on the calendar for those in the know.

The Ruskin Gallery is situated at the back of the Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge campus, in the exhibition space of the Cambridge School of Arts.

This lovely reserve is a wonderful place to walk and enjoy nature.

A small but impressively comprehensive collection from early polar explorations, including those of Shackleton and Scott.

One of the world's most diverse museums for its size, you might need to visit twice to explore the whole building. But that's OK - entry is free

Formerly the Cambridge and County Folk Museum, The Museum of Cambridge's nine display rooms capture the life of Cambridge's citizens through the ages displaying furnishings, implements and objects that date back to the reign of the Stuarts.