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Traditional punting in Cambridge, England. College 'backs' river tours chauffeured by experienced local guides. Don't miss the best bits of Cambridge!
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Walking tours of Cambridge, led by experienced guides. A punt ride along the 'backs' of the Cambridge Colleges is the only way to experience the hidden magic of our beautiful city. With a wealth of local knowledge and many years experience of Cambridge punting we can ensure that your trip along the backs is an experience that you will remember forever. Whilst every river tour covers as much (or as

little) of the history as you require, each chauffeur offers their personal take on the history and background information and every tour is unique.

12/08/2024

It looks like we have a clear winner for August in the 2025 Cambridge Diary calendar - both Facebook and Twitter voted for St John's Chapel - thank you everyone!

12/08/2024

08/08/2024

Making hay while the sun shines 🌞

02/08/2024

12/07/2024

24/06/2024

23rd June 2024
'Singing on the River' at King's College, Cambridge tonight with The King's Men.

19/06/2024

It's that time of year again...

19th June 2024
Today at King's College there is a 40 tonne lorry where normally only fellows lightly tread.

18/06/2024

17th June 2024
Punts squeeze under Kitchen Bridge at St John's College on their way back from watching Trinity May Ball fireworks tonight.

10/06/2024

What do you know about Peterhouse, Cambridge? Here are 3 intriguing facts about Cambridge's oldest College 👇

1️⃣ Peterhouse was founded in 1284 by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely, and granted its charter by King Edward I 📜

2️⃣ It’s called ‘Peterhouse’, not ‘Peterhouse College’. Peterhouse was actually known as St Peter’s College until late in the 19th century, after which (nobody seems sure why), it began to be known as Peterhouse, which had perhaps previously been a pet name 🏛️

3️⃣ Today, the College has a diverse student body with about 80 students in each undergraduate year and about 475 students in total 👩🏽‍🎓

📷 Lloyd Mann

09/06/2024

9th June 2024
'Singing from the Towers' at Trinity today. Trinity College choir made its traditional May Week appearance atop the towers of Trinity College’s Great Court. Steven Grahl conducted members of the choir who were on both the Clock Tower and the Great Gate Tower. The Cambridge University Brass Ensemble played from the top of Queen's Tower to complete the surround-sound experience for the audience below.

04/06/2024

Get your own giraffe 🦒

3rd June 2024
As the 'Cambridge Standing Tall' sculpture trail comes to an end, participants are being rounded up and held safely before being auctioned later in the month. If you'd like to own a giraffe go to:
https://break-charity.org/break-trails/cambridge-standing-tall/auction/

Love Cambridge

28/05/2024

Cambridge cows 🐮

Have you seen the cows on Laundress Green recently? Here are three facts for you to digest 🐄

1️⃣ Cows have been grazing on green spaces across Cambridge for hundreds of years.

2️⃣ Across the Green and behind the cows stands The Old Granary, a Grade II listed building at Darwin College Cambridge.

3️⃣ Laundress Green's name originates from its use by University washerwomen centuries ago, who would spread out their washing to dry on the grass.

📷 Lloyd Mann

22/05/2024

Do you know these three wonderful facts about The Great Gate of St John's College?🚪

1️⃣ The Great Gate, completed in 1516, bears a carving of Lady Margaret Beaufort’s coat of arms. Lady Margaret Beaufort was the Founder of the College, and one of the most powerful women of her age.

2️⃣ The curious animals on either side of the coat of arms are ‘yales’ – mythical beasts with elephants’ tails, antelopes’ bodies, goats’ heads and horns that swivel.

3️⃣ The statue of St John the Evangelist stands above the carving and at his feet is an eagle, the traditional symbol of the saint.

📷 Lloyd Mann

21/05/2024

21st May 2024
The Visitor Guide.

16/05/2024

Cambridge, 16 May 2024.

13/05/2024

All shades of pink and purple met in the Cambridge sky at the weekend, and so many gathered on the Back Lawn and The Backs to try to capture it on camera. 😍

Thank you to all who shared their images with us, like this stunning one where the meets the , taken by Jamie Clarkson (Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge).

12/05/2024

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🌟 We can't get enough of the Northern Lights over Cambridge!

📸 Engineering PhD student Jamie Clarkson took this beautiful shot on Friday night: "Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d see the Aurora this well in Cambridge! A once in a lifetime event."

11/05/2024

We love to see it

It's in parts and parcels of Trinity's gardens with cow parsley and red campion in bloom.

11/05/2024

Some early fireworks over Cambridge last night...

16/04/2024

16th April 2019
Five years ago at Trinity College.

01/04/2024

The night climbers of Cambridge?

In the long vacation term of 1957 James Anderson (Law 1955) and his friend Neville Gunther (Medicine 1956) scaled the most prominent feature of Gonville & Caius College’s Waterhouse Building under cover of darkness.

There are many other examples of Cambridge night climbing antics, none of which are encouraged due to genuine safety concerns, but this escapade is perhaps less well known.

James, a retired Vicar now in his late eighties, recalled the night in question, and his own part in completing the planned deed, to adorn the spire above the Great Gate with an old umbrella.

Full story on the College website.

📰: https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/news/caian-night-climbers-long-vacation-1957 | Link in bio

Address

La Mimosa Punt Station, Thompson's Lane
Cambridge
CB58AQ

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 7pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 6pm
Wednesday	10am - 7pm
Thursday	10am - 7pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	9:30am - 7pm
Sunday	9:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+441223927331

Website

https://www.puntcambridge.co.uk/

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Where better to roam to than beautiful Cambridge this bank holiday weekend? If you're planning your visit and want to include a punt tour, book ahead! It's cheaper, and you're guaranteed to go rather than wait in long queues, hoping for availability. Check out the live status of time slots via our website - right now it's looking like this 👇 (Remember it's a live system so changes minute-by-minute and slots are selling out fast!) Sunday Shared tours: SOLD OUT Private tours: Limited availability Monday: Shared tours: Limited availability Private tours: Limited availability Things to note: 1) When booking a shared tour the minimum booking is a 3-seat section 2) For 4+ passengers, you need a private section (up to 6 passengers) 3) 'Babes in arms' (Children under 1yo) don't count towards passenger numbers 4) No more than one medium-sized dog per group (optional - you don't have to bring a dog to travel) https://www.puntcambridge.co.uk/

Our top 10 pics from February

We made a short video from our top 10 Instragram posts from February. Unsurprisingly, the snow makes an appearance. Surprisingly, none of our pictures from E-luminate made the cut

Cambridge in the snow

The moment when the 'Beast from the East' arrived in Cambridge. It didn't stop people from punting!

E-luminate 2018

Here's a short compilation of some of the displays from this year's fantastic Love Light 2018 festival. It's on every night from 6pm until next Weds 14th Feb so you still have time to check it out. Wrap up warm and get down there. Maybe grab a delicious burger from Steak and Honour while you're at it!

St John's Wedding Cake

Make a video Facebook said. Ok then, here's a quick video showing the New Court (aka Wedding Cake) building

The Mathematical Bridge

We take lots of photos throughout the year and through the years. Often we will have lots of photos of the same place, for example the Mathematical Bridge at Queens' college. Here's a short video we put together from a series of photos taken over the last couple of years.

Top down punting

Kind of like a live action version of the photo we posted yesterday. Just some punts going up and down the river, from above. Can you spot the cows (clue - they aren't on the punts!)? How many can you see?

Rising up

Coming up over the University of Cambridge

An aerial view of the Backs

A bird's eye view of the Cambridge Backs

A taste of things to come

Apparently video is the future... the word on the street is that square video is the future. Well, this is a video but it's not square.

Could this be the best time of year to go punting? Autumn colours, great light and much quieter on the river. What's not to love?

Autumn is quite possibly our favourite season in Cambridge. The river is generally quieter and the weather often delights with unexpectedly clement temperatures. Here’s a capture from October 15th last year - a stunning day...

If you're ever in any doubt about who really owns the river Cam in Cambridge, it's these guys. By all means feed them, but don't mess with them, they've got connections...

If you stand on a bridge over the Cam for long enough you'll almost certainly witness some dodgy punting. The guy in the blue ferry really should have done better and could have easily avoided getting as close as he did

The mark of a true punter is not that you never lose your pole - it's an occupational hazard - how you recover afterwards is the real test...

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Don't miss the best bits of Cambridge! A punt ride along the 'backs' of the Cambridge Colleges is the only way to experience the hidden magic of our beautiful city.

With a wealth of local knowledge and many years experience of Cambridge punting we can ensure that your trip along the backs is an experience that you will remember forever. Whilst every river tour covers as much (or as little) of the history as you require, each chauffeur offers their personal take on the history and background information and every tour is unique. You won't ever get a robotic recitation of facts