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: 1 hour, 50 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Senate House - Discover the fascinating graduation ceremony that occurs within this building.
  • Passing by without stopping means entry is not possible, but there will be a pause to observe and discuss it.
  • King’s College - Learn about the college’s foundation, the reasons behind the establishment of colleges, and the expectations of the…
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

This tour is designed to be enjoyable, featuring a mix of dark, romantic, and humorous stories, along with some gloomy jokes. All of these elements come together to narrate the incredible history of Cambridge and its renowned university in a fun and memorable way.
The tour will take participants through the historic City Centre and the Backs, showcasing…

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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U7588chcatherinea
Mar 17, 2026
Wonderful tour - Our tour guide had a wonderful array of knowledge. He tailored the tour to our interests, and showed us a lot in 2 hours. The length of time was perfect, not too long, and not too short.
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Stevewilson01
Mar 14, 2026
A great tour! - A great tour with David. Very informative, described with humour, and all the history you could wish for! Thoroughly recommend.
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Kirithikasr
Mar 13, 2026
Amazing - Amazing experience- loved it
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Dansc669po
Mar 11, 2026
Engaging and enthusiastic Cambridge walking tiur - David was an engaging and informative tour guide, full of fascinating tales from the colleges and the city. He was energetic, enthusiastic and knew his stuff and i will be reaching out to him next time I’m in Cambridge and need someone to guide us around
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Charles_d
Mar 11, 2026
Cambridge interesting sites walkaround - Very considerate knowledgeable guide Many fascinating spots shown. Saw places where movies were filmed
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Damonr261
Mar 11, 2026
Brings Campus to Life - Really enjoyed this personal tour with David. As former student he was very knowledgeable and clued in on Cambridge U lifestyle and history. Especially enjoyed getting to see Cavendish lab site and story about Watson and Crick (Crick and Watson if you are a Brit!) and their pub. If you enjoy a quirky sense of humor and friendly, fun time, we highly recommend!
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F4730vbcharless
Mar 8, 2026
Wonderful Tour - David was so well-informed and intentional with our tour! He made it very personalized and had so many funny stories to share. I would highly recommend him!!
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Jo201307
Mar 7, 2026
Le tour de Cambridge - David was an exceptionally knowledgeable guide, sharing stories of the history of Cambridge in a fun and engaging way. Even though it was pouring with rain we enjoyed the tour and learnt so much. Would thoroughly recommend, you won't be disappointed.
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Paulle20
Mar 6, 2026
Book with confidence - the perfect guide. - If you don't know your way around Cambridge, it's a first visit or you're looking to understand more about Cambridge, this is a wonderful introduction to the history and importance of this University City. David our guide was passionate, friendly, thoughtful, humorous, engaging and responsive. A lovely human being - this is obviously not just a job for him and this clearly came across with the care shown in presenting the development and significance of Cambridge as we visited a variety of sites and Colleges. (He also showed a great deal of care for his audience too 👍) My wife was visiting the City for the first time; me, I'd been visiting occasionally over 25 years. Suffice to say, my wife loved the tour and I too gained amazingly clear insights and experienced times of deep emotion as David presented one explanation after another which were at moments surprising and even moving. Being an ex student, David is the perfect guide. Don't hesitate to book - great value for money, memorable and enjoyable. Thank you David, we loved it 👍
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Corrinemitchell4
Mar 1, 2026
Excellent tour of Cambridge. - This was a brilliant tour with David. He was a friendly and knowledgeable host, happy to make sure we covered the things we were most interested in. I would thoroughly recommend this tour. Good value for money and he can even do the tours in English, French and German!
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From $23
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).