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  • Abbeyfield Guest House Details of bed and breakfast services provided, includes contact details.
  • Acer House Includes prices, a map, and contact information.
  • Ark Bed & Breakfast Close to Anglia Polytechnic University and the Grafton Centre. Online booking available.
  • Conifers, The - only a short walk from the city centre.
  • Dykelands Guest House Accommodation on the south side of the City, close to Addenbrookes Hospital, and the railway station. Includes contact information and prices.
  • Home From Home Guest house and apartments on Milton Road. Includes contact information and photos.
  • Somerset House A small family run B&B. Located on Union Lane, close to Science Park, M11 and A14. Photos and prices.
  • Victoria Bed and Breakfast Easy walking distance from the heart of Cambridge city centre, colleges, and River Cam. Includes contact information and prices.
  • Yardleys Located in Hadstock, describes the establishment and its facilities with local attractions and price guide.

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  • Acorn Guest House On Chesterton Road. Includes contact information and a photo.
  • Arundel House Hotel - overlooking the river Cam and open parkland.
  • Aylebray Lodge Guest House In Mowbray Road. Includes contact and booking information.
  • Cambridge Garden House Moat House On the banks of the Cam. Includes contact information and location on a map.
  • Centennial Hotel A hotel in Hills Road. Online booking and contact information available.
  • Crowne Plaza Cambridge Situated in the heart of the historic city, close to shops and colleges, offers 196 guest rooms and meeting facilities. Includes contact information and prices.
  • Express by Holiday Inn Located to the East of the city centre, open since December 2003. Photos and contact details.
  • Gonville Hotel, The - family owned hotel overlooking Parker's Piece.
  • Grafton Hotel - quietly situated close to the centre of Cambridge, and is set back from the Newmarket Road with extensive car parking and pleasant gardens.
  • Helen Hotel - 22 bedroom establishment located on Hills Road. Includes outline of facilities, location map, tariffs and photos of the interior.
  • Lensfield Hotel - On Lensfield Road. Includes contact information, photos, and prices.
  • Royal Cambridge Hotel
  • Sleeperz Hotel - with modern, stylish interior. Situated next to the railway station.
  • The Regent Hotel Privately owned hotel taking pride in offering a personal, efficient and competitive service. Includes contact information and prices.
  • The Royal Cambridge Hotel Hotel a short distance from the centre of Cambridge. Information on rooms and reservations, as well as special events.
  • ThePlaceToStay Hotels and guest houses in and around Cambridge.
  • University Arms Hotel Four star hotel located on Parker's Piece near the centre of Cambridge. Information on rooms and reservations.

Attractions

  • Anglesey Abbey House from 1600. Fairhaven collection of paintings and furniture. 40 hectares landscape garden and arboretum, statues, hyacinths in spring, herbaceous borders and dahlia garden in summer. Working water-mill.
  • Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum Remains of a 12th-century Benedictine abbey. The Farmland Museum has specially designed activities for children, and contains agricultural machinery and displays on village and domestic life.
  • Great St Mary's Church Climb the tower for an aerial view of Cambridge.
  • King's College Highlights include the famous Chapel.
  • Madingley American Cemetery Memorial to American servicemen who perished in World War II serving in East Anglia.
  • Pepys Library Magdalene College, housing the library and famous diaries of Samuel Pepys.
  • Queens' College Half-timbered Long Gallery, Mathematical Bridge, Sundial.
  • Scudamore's Punting Company Provides punt tours, and self-hire punts on the river Cam. Sites includes company information, and a historical information about punting and the river.
  • St Bene't's Church Built in the reign of King Canute, the Anglo-Saxon tower is the oldest building in Cambridgeshire.
  • St John's College including the Bridge of Sighs.
  • Wren Library Trinity College. By Christopher Wren. Carving by Grinling Gibbons. Busts by Roubiliac.

Museums

  • Botanic Garden Forty acres (16 hectares) close to the city centre containing a large collection of plants of international importance.
  • Cambridge & County Folk Museum Everyday life of the people of Cambridge since 1700. Site includes visitor information with details of special events and exhibitions.
  • Cambridge University Library - Includes details of the facilities, online catalogues, contact information, and a list of job vacancies.
  • Kettle's Yard 20th century art, furniture, ceramics, glass and natural objects. Exhibitions of contemporary and modern art. Concerts. Education programme for all ages. Bookshop.
  • Libraries and Museums Directory Details of all the libraries and museums within the university. Includes opening times, web links, and contact details.
  • Libraries Directory Directory of all libraries in the university, departments, faculties, and colleges.
  • Moore Library Houses the University Library's working collections in the physical sciences, technology and mathematics. Site includes details of opening hours, book and journal holdings, and reader services.
  • Museum of Archeaology and Anthropology World prehistory and local archaeology; Social anthropology artifacts; Special exhibitions.
  • Museum of Classical Archaeology Has casts of classical sculpture, pottery and shard collections, replicas of coins, miniature bronzes and ivories, and Minoan and Mycenean reproductions. Includes opening hours, description and history of the museum, what's on guide, cast collection search, and information for researchers and teachers.
  • Museum of Technology Preserved Victorian pumping station. Includes functional steam engines and historical engineering items. Opening times and prices.
  • Museum of Zoology Houses a large collection of scientifically important zoological material. Site includes information about the museum, its history, and opening times.
  • Museums and Galleries Contact information for all the City's Museums and Galleries, both University and non-University.
  • New Hall - Women's Art Collection 20th century women's art.
  • Scientific Periodicals Library Houses much of the University Library's journal collections for biological, chemical, earth and environmental sciences. Site includes details of opening hours, book and journal holdings, and reader services.
  • Scott Polar Research Institute Museum The Museum holds a collection of artifacts, paintings, drawings, photographs (including cinematographic film, lantern slides, and Daguerreotypes).
  • Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences Rock and fossil collections of historic importance. Provides details of research, visitor activities and resources.
  • Squire Law Library Holds a large collection of legal works. Site includes information about the library, it's collections, and reader services.
  • The Fitzwilliam Museum Outstanding collections of antiquities, fine and decorative arts, European paintings from the middle ages to the present, drawings, prints, sculpture, furniture, fans, coins and medals. Shop and Cafe. Open (except Mondays) all year. Free Admission.
  • University Medical Library Information on collections, services and facilities; access to databases; on-line catalogue.
  • Whipple Museum of the History of Science Science and its applications from physics to phrenology and from magnetism to microscopy. Scientific instruments, models, prints, books, and related objects.

Public Transportation

Tour Operators

  • Cambridge Tailor-Made Tours - Offers a professional tourist guiding service for the city. Describes the organisation and its tours.
  • Granta Punt Hire Company Traditional punt hire, Canadian canoes, and rowing boats. Guided river tours through the famous Cambridge Colleges. Tourist Information.
  • Prestige Tours of Cambridge Personalised guided tours of the City and surrounding area. Includes details of tours, a picture gallery and web cams.

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