University Walking Tour
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University Walking Tour
By Round Church Guided Walks
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Ages 1-99, max of 15 per group
Duration: 90–120 minutes
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Live guide: English
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- Entrance fee to Round Church Visitor Centre
- Entry/Admission - The Round Church Visitor Centre
- Start:
- The Round Church, Round Church Vestry, Bridge St, Cambridge CB2 1UB, UKWe meet inside the Round Church on Bridge Street. Upon arrival, please come inside the church and check-in at the welcome desk.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Pushchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 64314P1- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough walkers (2) to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund.
- The tour involves walking at a moderate to fast pace – please contact the provider to arrange a private tour if you require a slower walking pace.
- Due to college restrictions, visitors with dogs will need to remain outside any colleges visited.
- Children under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
- Not recommended for those with limited mobility.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 64314P1
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- Round Church Vestry, Bridge St, Cambridge CB2 1UB, UKWe meet inside the Round Church on Bridge Street. Upon arrival, please come inside the church and check-in at the welcome desk.
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- Global647501621010 contributionsA brilliant tourWe had an amazing time with our extremely knowledgeable guide, Ian. We focussed on the impact of Cambridge on the Reformation and vice versa. Really went above and beyond the call of duty for our visitors from Mississippi. Thank you, Ian!Written 7 August 2024
- CaptainNW0 contributionsDo you want an intelligent, articulated history tour of Cambridge?Bobby A. led us through the city centre for a bit longer than two hours. The history of Cambridge and its motivations from the perspective of influence of Christianity was of the highest interest. Our guide was obviously a very intelligent cultivated man, whose passion for history made a difference! Definitely worth taking the tour.Written 4 February 2024
- Chizem J0 contributionsMust do tour if visiting CambridgeWell worth the money and time it really opened my eyes to the history of Camebridge. Julia was a fantastic guide, welcoming and friendly answering any questions you may have.Written 11 March 2023
- KerryE3520 contributionsHighly recommendThe whole tour was very interesting, we all enjoyed ourselves and it was very manageable in the autumn light drizzle. Thank you Ian for sharing your knowledge and experience!Written 5 November 2022
- ruthcM5367IU0 contributionsGreat tour of CambridgeBrilliant tour with Ian; he's incredibly knowledgeable and it brought Cambridge to life for me (living here) and my Dad who was visiting! Thank you :) definitely recommend.Written 14 December 2020
- 846ronc0 contributionsFascinatingThank you very much Ian for the very informative and interesting guided tour. I will be back with my partner as soon as possible - she studied in Leuven university and would be fascinated to hear about Cambridge University and its links to both British and European history.Written 14 December 2020
- Mikinoshiki0 contributionsFantastic tourWe had a fantastic time! Martin was an excellent guide, extremely knowleadgeable and friendly. The tour really helped us better understand the rich heritage of Cambridge, the culture and history of the place. Totally recommend this tour!Written 6 March 2020
- daleb1490 contributionsInformative TourWe were lucky to have Joshua, our tour guide, to ourselves on January 3. He gave us very good insight into the Roman history of the city and the evolution of the various colleges. We were able to enter a few colleges that we had only walked by before. Recommended.Written 4 January 2020
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52selinak
United Kingdom3 contributions
June 2022
David gave a really excellent tour of Cambridge. He was incredibly knowledgeable about the history of Cambridge and the different colleges. The tour was also excellent value for money compared with other tours and it's great this tour is not for profit and the money goes back to the upkeep of the church - which is the second oldest building in Cambridge. As it's difficult to compare one tour from another as they all have similar names, look for the one that leaves from the Round Church and then you will know you have the right one.
Written 5 June 2022
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We are delighted to hear that you found our guided tour of Cambridge with Dave informative and worthwhile. Thank you so much for submitting a review, we are very grateful for your kind words!
Written 7 June 2022
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Michael S
2 contributions
May 2021
My husband, grandson and I enjoyed a tour yesterday. Dave, our tour guide and a pleasant gentleman, was a fountain of fascinating facts. So much so, that I yearned for a photograph memory to file them away in my brain!
He brought the characters, who had peopled Cambridg, over the ages, to life with his stories and made us want to know even more.
Thank you, Dave! It was a memorable experience.
P.S. This review was submitted by me, Cheryl, not my son, Michael.
I don't know why his name has popped up here!
He brought the characters, who had peopled Cambridg, over the ages, to life with his stories and made us want to know even more.
Thank you, Dave! It was a memorable experience.
P.S. This review was submitted by me, Cheryl, not my son, Michael.
I don't know why his name has popped up here!
Written 24 May 2021
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Thank you so much for your review, Cheryl, we greatly appreciate your kind words! It was lovely meeting you all, and we are so grateful that you enjoyed your time learning about Cambridge on the University Walk with Dave. With warm regards, The Round Church Team
Written 26 May 2021
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grahammaryh
Auckland Central, New Zealand6 contributions
Oct 2021
We booked this tour because we could actually discuss content before booking it. This direct interaction beat out other options in Cambridge and was also cheaper.
Our tour guide, Ian, was full of knowledge and quickly picked up our interest areas and discussed these things in much more detail with us. Fantastic to have someone of his experience and knowledge able to share it with us. This was the absolute highlight of a trip of highlights.
Cannot recommend highly enough.
Our tour guide, Ian, was full of knowledge and quickly picked up our interest areas and discussed these things in much more detail with us. Fantastic to have someone of his experience and knowledge able to share it with us. This was the absolute highlight of a trip of highlights.
Cannot recommend highly enough.
Written 12 October 2021
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Thank you, Graham, for your enthusiastic feedback. We are so glad that the tour was a highlight of your trip, and will pass on your comments to Ian. With warm regards, the Christian Heritage Team.
Written 26 October 2021
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KJS2025
Halstead, UK23 contributions
Feb 2020
Brilliant walking tour!
My wife and I were fortunate to be the only couple on this tour on Saturday afternoon on a busy and very windy day in Cambridge. Our guide, Dave Ellerton, was simply excellent providing us with in-depth knowledge of both the history of Cambridge itself and that of the colleges themselves.
He was clearly very passionate about Cambridge and his enthusiasm ensured the near 2 hour walk was always extremely interesting. We saw many fascinating buildings, colleges and churches that we could so easily have missed without him pointing them out to us. In fact we returned the next day to visit several museums that Dave had highlighted to us.
A thoroughly enjoyable and engaging afternoon and superb value for money - highly recommended.
My wife and I were fortunate to be the only couple on this tour on Saturday afternoon on a busy and very windy day in Cambridge. Our guide, Dave Ellerton, was simply excellent providing us with in-depth knowledge of both the history of Cambridge itself and that of the colleges themselves.
He was clearly very passionate about Cambridge and his enthusiasm ensured the near 2 hour walk was always extremely interesting. We saw many fascinating buildings, colleges and churches that we could so easily have missed without him pointing them out to us. In fact we returned the next day to visit several museums that Dave had highlighted to us.
A thoroughly enjoyable and engaging afternoon and superb value for money - highly recommended.
Written 12 February 2020
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We are thrilled that you enjoyed your tour with Dave, and thank you very much for your kind words!
Warmly, The Round Church Team
Written 20 February 2020
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Tiffany L
Singapore, Singapore17 contributions
I should agree with the previous reviewer regarding Dave, the guide who helped us understand a lot about the colleges he took us to, and about Cambridge and its history. “...the icy fang/And churlish chiding of the winter’s wind (which bit and blew) upon our (bodies)”, to cite the old bard, did not daunt and discourage our enthusiastic Dave, who braving the elements, took us through his time machine to many places and times of Cambridge and England. My wife and I praise his knowledge, prodigious memory and professionalism. He is a walking history book.
Written 16 February 2020
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Thank you very much for your review! We are grateful that you could join us and that you enjoyed the University Walk with Dave.
Warmly, The Round Church Team
Written 20 February 2020
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Pam J
Stevenage, UK4 contributions
May 2023 • Friends
John was our guide for this 2hour + tour & he hardly paused for breath in the information he gave us. It was a small group of 10 & despite the colleges being closed for exams, which was a little disappointing, we learnt a lot about their founders & connections & the city of Cambridge generally, which John clearly loves. His talks were lively & humorous & well worth the £12pp
Written 27 May 2023
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Thank you - we're so pleased you enjoyed your time with Jon despite not being able to go inside the colleges
Written 7 June 2023
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Malcolm F
Halstead, UK12 contributions
June 2023 • Family
My half-Italian granddaughter, her friend from Milan and I thoroughly enjoyed the tour. The guide was extremely knowledgeable and informative and we liked the way he linked the history of Cambridge with British and even world history. He pointed out details of statues, coats of arms, etc. that the casual visitor might easily miss. It was a shame we couldn’t go into any of the college grounds as it was Graduation Day but we loved seeing all the graduates and dons in procession in their academic dress earlier in the day. I would wholeheartedly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to know more about this beautiful and fascinating city.
Written 8 July 2023
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Thank you, we're so glad that you enjoyed your tour!
Written 10 July 2023
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Busybee
5 contributions
Feb 2020 • Family
We arrived and booked in on day 2 adults and 2 children aged 9 and 12. Our guide was Dave and we really enjoyed the tour. Dave did really well answering my childrens questions (not all relevant to the walk!). Children managed the walk well and suprised me with some of their knowledge. We did take some sweets to keep them amused bought opposite the church. Although we couldn't get into the grounds of many colleges due to private events Dave was able to provide pictures to show examples for reference. All in all very good value for money and thanks to Dave for his patience.
Written 23 February 2020
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Thank you so much for your review! We are happy to hear that the tour was enjoyable for the whole family. Thank you for spending the afternoon with us.
Warmly, The Round Church Team
Written 3 March 2020
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Michelle R
Cambridge, UK102 contributions
Amazing tour! Julia was our guide and she was incredible! I live, work, and attend university in Cambridge and my family came from the states to visit. My mother went to Cambridge but it’s been years since she’s been back. So last minute, I booked a tour, and we had the best time. Julia was so knowledgeable and she talked as if she were our friend! Her personality was so likable, and she just seemed to love Cambridge so much. Our group of four was joined by a group of 2 and so all 7 of us walked around the university for 1.5 hours. I learned so much and absolutely no one was bored. Julia even went the extra mile and talked to a friend at a college to gain us free entry to a college to see what was behind the fence! I will forever recommend this tour! And the price was so low for all of the knowledge and value we received. It’s the best tour I think I’ve ever been on.
Written 22 June 2022
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Thank you ever so much for your incredibly kind and positive review! We are delighted to hear that you found your time with Julia engaging and greatly informative. We are grateful that you were able to join us on our tour of Cambridge and hope to see you again soon in the Round Church!
Written 23 June 2022
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Megan M
United Kingdom2 contributions
June 2022 • Couples
Really enjoyed this walking tour, our guide Dave was so knowledgeable and took us round a number of university buildings and city sites and explained so much of the history behind them. He also pointed out lots of very interesting things we wouldn’t have even spotted. I would definitely recommend! All the guides are volunteers and all the money goes back into the up keep of the round church (only one of 4 still being used in the UK)!
Written 2 June 2022
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Thank you ever so much for taking the time to share your thoughts, we are very grateful for your kind words! It is great to hear that you found your time with Dave engaging and worthwhile. Thank you for joining us on our tour of Cambridge!
Written 4 June 2022
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Does the tour include a visit to Kings College?
Written 1 January 2020
Hi we are an academy and we would like to have full information and prices for a young group and which places are the most interesting and amazing for them. Thanks in advance
Written 22 September 2019
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