Where to eat and what to do in Cambridge
Discussion
Hi All
I need to spend a few days in Cambridge on business in the next few weeks and am taking the family.
We are going punting, is there anything else to do? Something car related would be good.
We will need to eat out a couple of evenings, so suggestions appreciated. We like Italian, grills, fish.
Many thanks for any pointers.
I need to spend a few days in Cambridge on business in the next few weeks and am taking the family.
We are going punting, is there anything else to do? Something car related would be good.
We will need to eat out a couple of evenings, so suggestions appreciated. We like Italian, grills, fish.
Many thanks for any pointers.
A993LAD said:
Cambridge is a great city and I'm sure you will find plenty to do
Remember trip advisor is your friend so search on Cambridge click on what to do and view the list which will be sorted by feedback ratings and tick them off in order.
For eating I would definitely recommend:
Smoke works (already mentioned above)
Cau
the pint shop
the Chop house
The pint shop has a limited selection of food on the menu but I have always found it to be very good and if you like beer or gin they have probably the most extensive selection available in the city. The quality of service at all four of these restaurants is great.
All four restaurants above are pretty much on the same street and close together, all the stones throw from the arts Theatre and the corn exchange. Both of these venues often show very good events and you can sometimes get tickets at short notice so check out their websites for what is on.
If it's rainy you fancy a bit of culture I would definitely head for the Fitzwilliam Museum. The architecture of the building itself is amazing and it contains everything from fine art through to ancient Greek and Egyptian artefacts. You could easily spend several days wandering around here and it's free.
I can't think of anything particularly car related but most car enthusiasts also like planes. So why not head for Duxford Museum which is only a short distance from Cambridge and has a fantastic collection of very well displayed planes and helicopters.
Glad you are going punting - if the weather is good it is great fun. The tradition used to be for ordering hamper preprepared by Fitzbillies. Check them out online to see if they still do it although I know the place is under new management so they might have dropped that bit of their business. Even if they don't do hampers any more it's well worth calling into their place for afternoon tea where they specialise in their own brand of Chelsea bun. So well known in Cambridge that a lot of the foreign students have them shipped overseas long after they have graduated.
Good luck have a great time
Thank you for a detailed reply.Remember trip advisor is your friend so search on Cambridge click on what to do and view the list which will be sorted by feedback ratings and tick them off in order.
For eating I would definitely recommend:
Smoke works (already mentioned above)
Cau
the pint shop
the Chop house
The pint shop has a limited selection of food on the menu but I have always found it to be very good and if you like beer or gin they have probably the most extensive selection available in the city. The quality of service at all four of these restaurants is great.
All four restaurants above are pretty much on the same street and close together, all the stones throw from the arts Theatre and the corn exchange. Both of these venues often show very good events and you can sometimes get tickets at short notice so check out their websites for what is on.
If it's rainy you fancy a bit of culture I would definitely head for the Fitzwilliam Museum. The architecture of the building itself is amazing and it contains everything from fine art through to ancient Greek and Egyptian artefacts. You could easily spend several days wandering around here and it's free.
I can't think of anything particularly car related but most car enthusiasts also like planes. So why not head for Duxford Museum which is only a short distance from Cambridge and has a fantastic collection of very well displayed planes and helicopters.
Glad you are going punting - if the weather is good it is great fun. The tradition used to be for ordering hamper preprepared by Fitzbillies. Check them out online to see if they still do it although I know the place is under new management so they might have dropped that bit of their business. Even if they don't do hampers any more it's well worth calling into their place for afternoon tea where they specialise in their own brand of Chelsea bun. So well known in Cambridge that a lot of the foreign students have them shipped overseas long after they have graduated.
Good luck have a great time
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