Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 3.5 km
Ascend 37 m
Descend 30 m

Explore Cambridge in United Kingdom with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in CambridgeIndividual Sights in Cambridge

Sight 1: Leper Chapel of St Mary Magdalene

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The Leper Chapel, also known as the Leper Chapel of St Mary Magdalene, is a chapel on the east side of Cambridge, England, off Newmarket Road close to the railway crossing at Barnwell Junction. It dates from about 1125.

Wikipedia: Leper Chapel, Cambridge (EN), Heritage Website

1864 meters / 22 minutes

Sight 2: Midsummer Common

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Midsummer Common The original uploader was Richard Taylor at English Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 2.5

Midsummer Common is an area of common land in Cambridge, England. It lies northeast of the city centre on the south bank of the River Cam.

Wikipedia: Midsummer Common (EN)

653 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Jesus Green

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Jesus Green is a park in the north of central Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, north of Jesus College. Jesus Ditch runs along the southern edge Jesus Green. On the northern edge of Jesus Green is the River Cam, with Chesterton Road on the opposite side. To the east is Victoria Avenue and beyond that Midsummer Common, common land that is still used for grazing. Victoria Avenue crosses the Cam at Victoria Bridge, connecting to Chesterton Road, at the northeastern corner of Jesus Green.

Wikipedia: Jesus Green (EN)

789 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: The Museum of Cambridge

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The Museum of Cambridge, formerly known as the Cambridge & County Folk Museum, is a museum located in Castle Street in central Cambridge, England.

Wikipedia: Museum of Cambridge (EN), Website

29 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 5: Saint Giles

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The Church of St Giles is a Grade II*-listed church in Cambridge, England. It is a Church of England parish church in the Parish of the Ascension of the Diocese of Ely, located on the junction of Castle Street and Chesterton Road. It was completed and consecrated by the Bishop of Ely in 1875, to replace an earlier church founded in 1092. The church, which added "with St Peter" to its appellation when the neighbouring St Peter's Church became redundant, is home to both an Anglican and a Romanian Orthodox congregation and is used as a venue for concerts and other events. The church is kept open daily for visitors.

Wikipedia: St Giles' Church, Cambridge (EN)

30 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: St Peter's

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The Church of St Peter is a redundant Church of England (Anglican) church in Cambridge, in the Parish of the Ascension of the Diocese of Ely, located on Castle Street between Honey Hill and Kettle's Yard. The church is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Wikipedia: St Peter's Church, Cambridge (EN)

48 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Kettle's Yard Gallery

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Kettle's Yard is an art gallery and house in Cambridge, England. The director of the art gallery is Andrew Nairne. Both the house and gallery reopened in February 2018 after an expansion of the facilities.

Wikipedia: Kettle's Yard (EN), Website

122 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Castle Street Methodist Church

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Castle Street Methodist Church is a Methodist church located on Castle Street, Cambridge, England.

Wikipedia: Castle Street Methodist Church (EN), Website

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