Day out in Cambridge
Aug 19th 2004, 7:50 pm
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Day out in Cambridge
The girlfriend and I are staying at Mildenhall which next weekend which is
about 25 miles outside of Cambridge. Since we don't have anything planned
for the Saturday, we thought a day out in Cambridge would be in order.
But what are the practicalities? We have a car should would like to drive
into the centre and park up somewhere if possible (we did this in Edinburgh
and found it was very convenient). Or is car parking anywhere near the
centre pretty much impossible?
Also any advice on what to see while we are there would be useful. I assume
there is an open top bus tour?
Thanks
about 25 miles outside of Cambridge. Since we don't have anything planned
for the Saturday, we thought a day out in Cambridge would be in order.
But what are the practicalities? We have a car should would like to drive
into the centre and park up somewhere if possible (we did this in Edinburgh
and found it was very convenient). Or is car parking anywhere near the
centre pretty much impossible?
Also any advice on what to see while we are there would be useful. I assume
there is an open top bus tour?
Thanks
Aug 19th 2004, 8:41 pm
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Re: Day out in Cambridge
>Also any advice on what to see while we are there would be useful. I assume
>there is an open top bus tour?
To tell you the truth I don't recall seeing any open top buses during the month
I spent there, but that was a number of years ago. I have some travel tips on
the following site that might help you plan some things to do and see:
http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/71f79/4d1c5/
Enjoy your trip. Cambridge is a beautiful little city.
>there is an open top bus tour?
To tell you the truth I don't recall seeing any open top buses during the month
I spent there, but that was a number of years ago. I have some travel tips on
the following site that might help you plan some things to do and see:
http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/71f79/4d1c5/
Enjoy your trip. Cambridge is a beautiful little city.
Aug 19th 2004, 8:48 pm
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Re: Day out in Cambridge
"Mark Hewitt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> The girlfriend and I are staying at Mildenhall which next weekend which is
> about 25 miles outside of Cambridge. Since we don't have anything planned
> for the Saturday, we thought a day out in Cambridge would be in order.
> But what are the practicalities? We have a car should would like to drive
> into the centre and park up somewhere if possible (we did this in
Edinburgh
> and found it was very convenient). Or is car parking anywhere near the
> centre pretty much impossible?
Itts very expensive (£18 for the full day) BUT the good news is there's
an excellent park and ride scheme. You can leave your car at the Newmarket
road
Park and Ride site. Parking is free and the bus which runs every 10 minutes
costs £1.80 return
> Also any advice on what to see while we are there would be useful. I
assume
> there is an open top bus tour?
The colleges are mostly open to visitors at present (for a fee) , the
walk along the backs (The green area between colleges and river
Cam ) is delightful and if the weather is bad the Fitzwilliam museum
is worth a trip.
There is an open top bus tour
http://www.guidefriday.com
http://www.mushroompublishing.com/ma...e/camtour.html
Keith
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> The girlfriend and I are staying at Mildenhall which next weekend which is
> about 25 miles outside of Cambridge. Since we don't have anything planned
> for the Saturday, we thought a day out in Cambridge would be in order.
> But what are the practicalities? We have a car should would like to drive
> into the centre and park up somewhere if possible (we did this in
Edinburgh
> and found it was very convenient). Or is car parking anywhere near the
> centre pretty much impossible?
Itts very expensive (£18 for the full day) BUT the good news is there's
an excellent park and ride scheme. You can leave your car at the Newmarket
road
Park and Ride site. Parking is free and the bus which runs every 10 minutes
costs £1.80 return
> Also any advice on what to see while we are there would be useful. I
assume
> there is an open top bus tour?
The colleges are mostly open to visitors at present (for a fee) , the
walk along the backs (The green area between colleges and river
Cam ) is delightful and if the weather is bad the Fitzwilliam museum
is worth a trip.
There is an open top bus tour
http://www.guidefriday.com
http://www.mushroompublishing.com/ma...e/camtour.html
Keith
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Aug 19th 2004, 9:42 pm
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"Mark Hewitt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> The girlfriend and I are staying at Mildenhall which next weekend which is
> about 25 miles outside of Cambridge. Since we don't have anything planned
> for the Saturday, we thought a day out in Cambridge would be in order.
> But what are the practicalities? We have a car should would like to drive
> into the centre and park up somewhere if possible (we did this in
Edinburgh
> and found it was very convenient). Or is car parking anywhere near the
> centre pretty much impossible?
Don't drive and park in Cambridge, it is very expensive, use the park and
ride. When I lived there it used to cost me GBP 5 for just a couple of hours
and this was 5 years ago. God knows what a whole day would cost now.
As for things to see, take a walk along the 'backs' and visit the museum of
Archeology and Ethonology. both free and excellent.
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> The girlfriend and I are staying at Mildenhall which next weekend which is
> about 25 miles outside of Cambridge. Since we don't have anything planned
> for the Saturday, we thought a day out in Cambridge would be in order.
> But what are the practicalities? We have a car should would like to drive
> into the centre and park up somewhere if possible (we did this in
Edinburgh
> and found it was very convenient). Or is car parking anywhere near the
> centre pretty much impossible?
Don't drive and park in Cambridge, it is very expensive, use the park and
ride. When I lived there it used to cost me GBP 5 for just a couple of hours
and this was 5 years ago. God knows what a whole day would cost now.
As for things to see, take a walk along the 'backs' and visit the museum of
Archeology and Ethonology. both free and excellent.
Aug 19th 2004, 10:11 pm
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Re: Day out in Cambridge
In article <[email protected]>,
"Mark Hewitt" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Also any advice on what to see while we are there would be useful. I
> assume there is an open top bus tour?
There is a tourist bus, but I don't see much point given the small size
of the town. Be obsessively local by renting a bike instead, at the
shop next to the railway station, and marvel at the seven trillion
signs telling you not to park it anywhere (that still leaves twenty-six
trillion places to park, though).
Top 15 pics on the below page, for inspiration:
<http://davidj.richardson.name/eurotrip/catalog_31.html>
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"Mark Hewitt" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Also any advice on what to see while we are there would be useful. I
> assume there is an open top bus tour?
There is a tourist bus, but I don't see much point given the small size
of the town. Be obsessively local by renting a bike instead, at the
shop next to the railway station, and marvel at the seven trillion
signs telling you not to park it anywhere (that still leaves twenty-six
trillion places to park, though).
Top 15 pics on the below page, for inspiration:
<http://davidj.richardson.name/eurotrip/catalog_31.html>
--
David J Richardson -- [email protected]
http://davidj.richardson.name/ -- Dr Who articles/interviews/reviews
http://www.boomerang.org.au/ -- Boomerang Association of Australia
Aug 19th 2004, 10:49 pm
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Re: Day out in Cambridge
Mark Hewitt <[email protected]> wrote:
> Since we don't have anything planned
> for the Saturday, we thought a day out in Cambridge would be in order.
I did something similar in 1979. :-)
I recall being impressed by a sign I saw in one of the shopping streets
near the university. It said something like 'There has been a bookshop
on this spot since 1xxx'. No recollection now if it was 15xx or 16xx or
what, but I remember that it was a _long_ time ago.
Does anyone here know (a) if that sign is still there and/or (b) what
the exact wording is?
cheers,
Henry
> Since we don't have anything planned
> for the Saturday, we thought a day out in Cambridge would be in order.
I did something similar in 1979. :-)
I recall being impressed by a sign I saw in one of the shopping streets
near the university. It said something like 'There has been a bookshop
on this spot since 1xxx'. No recollection now if it was 15xx or 16xx or
what, but I remember that it was a _long_ time ago.
Does anyone here know (a) if that sign is still there and/or (b) what
the exact wording is?
cheers,
Henry
Aug 19th 2004, 11:03 pm
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Re: Day out in Cambridge
"Henry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Mark Hewitt <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Since we don't have anything planned
> > for the Saturday, we thought a day out in Cambridge would be in order.
> I did something similar in 1979. :-)
> I recall being impressed by a sign I saw in one of the shopping streets
> near the university. It said something like 'There has been a bookshop
> on this spot since 1xxx'. No recollection now if it was 15xx or 16xx or
> what, but I remember that it was a _long_ time ago.
> Does anyone here know (a) if that sign is still there and/or (b) what
> the exact wording is?
That would be the Cambridge University Press bookshop which
was opened in 1584 IRC and is not only the oldest bookshop in
Cambridge but the oldest extant publishing house in the world
having been an active publisher since it was granted a charter
by Henry VIII in 1534.
Keith
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> Mark Hewitt <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Since we don't have anything planned
> > for the Saturday, we thought a day out in Cambridge would be in order.
> I did something similar in 1979. :-)
> I recall being impressed by a sign I saw in one of the shopping streets
> near the university. It said something like 'There has been a bookshop
> on this spot since 1xxx'. No recollection now if it was 15xx or 16xx or
> what, but I remember that it was a _long_ time ago.
> Does anyone here know (a) if that sign is still there and/or (b) what
> the exact wording is?
That would be the Cambridge University Press bookshop which
was opened in 1584 IRC and is not only the oldest bookshop in
Cambridge but the oldest extant publishing house in the world
having been an active publisher since it was granted a charter
by Henry VIII in 1534.
Keith
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Aug 20th 2004, 12:03 am
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Re: Day out in Cambridge
"Mark Hewitt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> The girlfriend and I are staying at Mildenhall which next weekend which is
> about 25 miles outside of Cambridge. Since we don't have anything planned
> for the Saturday, we thought a day out in Cambridge would be in order.
> But what are the practicalities? We have a car should would like to drive
> into the centre and park up somewhere if possible (we did this in
Edinburgh
> and found it was very convenient). Or is car parking anywhere near the
> centre pretty much impossible?
> Also any advice on what to see while we are there would be useful. I
assume
> there is an open top bus tour?
I suppose I regard Cambridge as someone's quote about New York - 'Everyone
should go there, but never for the first time'! I must confess I was not
over-impressed. The best part of my few visits there (when my lad was in
uni) was a side trip to Ely!
Surreyman
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> The girlfriend and I are staying at Mildenhall which next weekend which is
> about 25 miles outside of Cambridge. Since we don't have anything planned
> for the Saturday, we thought a day out in Cambridge would be in order.
> But what are the practicalities? We have a car should would like to drive
> into the centre and park up somewhere if possible (we did this in
Edinburgh
> and found it was very convenient). Or is car parking anywhere near the
> centre pretty much impossible?
> Also any advice on what to see while we are there would be useful. I
assume
> there is an open top bus tour?
I suppose I regard Cambridge as someone's quote about New York - 'Everyone
should go there, but never for the first time'! I must confess I was not
over-impressed. The best part of my few visits there (when my lad was in
uni) was a side trip to Ely!
Surreyman
Aug 20th 2004, 4:58 am
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In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (Keith
Willshaw) wrote:
> That would be the Cambridge University Press bookshop which
> was opened in 1584 IRC and is not only the oldest bookshop in
> Cambridge but the oldest extant publishing house in the world
> having been an active publisher since it was granted a charter
> by Henry VIII in 1534.
Is that the one more or less on the corner of Trinity Street and the
market place, which used to be a general academic bookshop under a
different name (ie not a CUP outlet)?
Willshaw) wrote:
> That would be the Cambridge University Press bookshop which
> was opened in 1584 IRC and is not only the oldest bookshop in
> Cambridge but the oldest extant publishing house in the world
> having been an active publisher since it was granted a charter
> by Henry VIII in 1534.
Is that the one more or less on the corner of Trinity Street and the
market place, which used to be a general academic bookshop under a
different name (ie not a CUP outlet)?
Aug 20th 2004, 7:40 am
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On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 08:50:17 +0100, Mark Hewitt wrote:
> The girlfriend and I are staying at Mildenhall which next weekend which is
> about 25 miles outside of Cambridge. Since we don't have anything planned
> for the Saturday, we thought a day out in Cambridge would be in order.
>
> But what are the practicalities? We have a car should would like to drive
> into the centre and park up somewhere if possible (we did this in Edinburgh
> and found it was very convenient). Or is car parking anywhere near the
> centre pretty much impossible?
I went to Cambridge for a day trip a few weeks ago. You can see the
results of that trip on the web site in my signature including parking
information. It is a lovely little city and worth a visit in my opinion.
Don't think about parking in the city centre unless you have money to
waste.
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http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk - The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain
> The girlfriend and I are staying at Mildenhall which next weekend which is
> about 25 miles outside of Cambridge. Since we don't have anything planned
> for the Saturday, we thought a day out in Cambridge would be in order.
>
> But what are the practicalities? We have a car should would like to drive
> into the centre and park up somewhere if possible (we did this in Edinburgh
> and found it was very convenient). Or is car parking anywhere near the
> centre pretty much impossible?
I went to Cambridge for a day trip a few weeks ago. You can see the
results of that trip on the web site in my signature including parking
information. It is a lovely little city and worth a visit in my opinion.
Don't think about parking in the city centre unless you have money to
waste.
--
Barry Samuels
http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk - The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain
