Cambridge Museums - Cambridge Travel Guide
A guide to Cambridge and Cambridgeshire, England, highlighting attractions, history, and visitor information.
The folk museum is housed in a delightful half-timbered building that once served as an inn. The collections show in detail the everyday life of Cambridge people over the past 400 years. more...
2/3 Castle Street,
Cambridge,
Cambridgeshire,
England, CB3 0AQ
A combination research facility and zoological collection, the museum is a part of the Department of Zoology at Cambridge University. Both fossil and currently living species are represented in the collection on display. In addition, the museum shows temporary exhibits, made to illustrate a particular scientific or zoological theme. more...
Downing Street,
Cambridge,
Cambridgeshire,
England, CB2 3EJ
One of Europe's great art museums. The imposing neoclassical Fitzwilliam Museum building was built in 1848 to house the art collections of Viscount Fitzwilliam, which he had bequeathed to Cambridge University. more...
Trumpington Street,
Cambridge,
Cambridgeshire,
England, CB2 1RB
Part of the Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge University, the museum collections total over 750,000 artifacts of historic and anthropological interest, including over 70,000 photographs. The collections are especially strong in the areas of Oriental and African studies, visual arts, and classics. more...
Downing Street,
Cambridge,
Cambridgeshire,
England, CB2 3DZ
Located just around the corner from the Fitzwilliam Museum, the Scott Institute houses the most important and highly respected library and archive of polar studies in the world. The museum was founded in 1920 as a memorial to Robert Falcon Scott, who died while leading an expedition to the South Pole. The museum showcases artefacts from polar exploration, including diaries, sleds, and displays on life in arctic regions. more...
Lensfield Road,
Cambridge,
Cambridgeshire,
England, CB2 1ER
The museum holds over 1 million samples of rocks, fossils, minerals, soft sediments, building and decorative stones. more...
Cambridge,
Cambridgeshire,
England, CB2 3EQ
Founded in 1944, the Whipple Museum covers all branches of scientific endeavour - a tall order indeed! The museum disaplays scientific instruments, models, photographs, and artifacts relating to scientific exploration and discovery, including instruments used at the University as far back as the 16th century. more...
Free School Lane,
Cambridge,
Cambridgeshire,
England, CB2 3RH
This exceptional property is full of original features and able to sleep four people in two double rooms in the Gloucestershire village of Cambridge. more >> Sleeps 4
Wyboston Lakes, nestling on the Bedfordshire/Cambridgeshire border is set in 350 acres of picturesque countryside among lakes and alongside the banks of the River Great Ouse. Easily accessible by road, rail and adjacent to the A1, it is the ideal venue for a midweek stay or a relaxing weekend break. … more >>
A highly regarded 4-star hotel, the Huntingdon Marriott Hotel meets guests' expectations for attentive service, supreme comfort and thoughtful amenities. A fully equipped leisure club with gymnasium and pool will revive and relax. Located on the outskirts of Huntingdon it is close to the major motorways, Cambridge, horse racing at … more >>
