Last update:
21 October 2004

Cambridge is a delightful city, surrounded by beautiful countryside. Weather you feel like a boat trip on the river were the famous Oxford and Cambridge boat race takes place or an amble around this historic city. Cambridge has many delights to offer.

Although famous as a university town Cambridge was important long before the university existed. From the first century BC when an Iron Age Belgic tribe built a settlement between the trackless forests in the south and the marshy Fens in the north, to the Romans and latter the Saxons to the Norman's under William the Conqueror. The motte of Williams Castle still stands and Ely Cathedral can be seen from the top on a clear day. Cambridge is rich in history and there is plenty to discover.

The countryside surrounding the city is also rich in history, culture and beauty. You can escape into the country for a peaceful experience and explore the compact villages and ancient churches. It is landscape of gently rolling ridges, valleys, trees and more ancient landscapes of moats, mysterious defensive ditches, and burial mounds.

Cambridge offers excellent shopping, museums and galleries, with a wide variety of restaurants and entertainment for the day or night. With so much to offer weather you want to relax in the countryside or enjoy the delights of Cambridge there is much to tickle anyone's fancy.