Hidden Cambridge

14/09/2024

It may not look incredibly exciting but I don't think this scaffolding will be up too much longer. For anyone walking past St John's college if you look closely you'll see that the most of the painting seems to have been finished and I think it's going to look very impressive when everything comes down!

15/08/2024

The tradition of the Cambridge Nightclimbers lives on! Perhaps not as challenging as the cones that appeared on King's College Chapel pinnacles (at least once in 2009), but impressive nonetheless!

20/07/2024

Hidden Cambridge are very pleased to be one of the featured events at this September's Cambridge University Alumni Festival where will be running 3 different walking tours.

https://www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/festival/events

BOOKINGS OPEN

22/06/2024

Hidden Cambridge have been busy this summer running their latest treasure hunt: The Quirky Side of Cambridge
If you're looking for an intriguing, challenging and fun group activity, this might be for you.

More details below:

19/06/2024

The Cambridge May Balls are well underway! This chap was waiting to get into Trinity Hall to be a feature in the Salvador Dali garden!

14/05/2024

This Saturday May 18th Hidden Cambridge will be running treasure hunts and a walking tour in support of CPSL Mind. See below for more details:

12/03/2024

Saturday March 23rd - Hidden Cambridge is going to be running our own unique, fun and informative city centre walking tour and also treasure hunts looking at the quirky side of Cambridge. We’re very pleased to say that we’ve teamed up with the charity Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire (CPSL) Mind and 15% of each booking will be donated to CPSL Mind. Whether you are already familiar with Cambridge or visiting for the first time, we are quietly confident you will discover numerous things you didn’t know about. The tour and the treasure hunts both aim to be fun and informative. For more details, please see below

08/03/2024

The perfect day to remember "Snowy" and a well-researched article.

Snowy could be spotted with a cat on his hat and a mouse in his mouth

26/02/2024

How do you feel about Brutalist architecture?
I really wasn't keen on the "Grad Pad" at first, but I'm now a fan.
They are now considering what to do with it and there's still time to have your say!

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/four-possible-futures-60-year-28705852

The 60-year-old building needs 'vital upgrades' to preserve its future

01/02/2024

A Banksy in Cambridge? Well, this hasn't been confirmed, but....
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/possible-banksy-like-artwork-spotted-28549073

If confirmed, it would be the mystery artist's latest image

27/01/2024

Cambridge gets its first "sculpture" to honour the life of Alan Turing. Historic England did not support the location of the sculpture in its place in King's College.
"The addition of such an eye-catching sculpture in a prominent location would erode the character which contributes to the significance of the college." I wonder what the general feeling will be.

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/new-alan-turing-statue-kings-28475585?utm_source=mynewsassistant.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=embedded_search_item_desktop

Concerns have been raised about the statue since it was first proposed

18/01/2024

Coming soon is the very first Cambridge Arts Festival and Hidden Cambridge, as part of the Society of Cambridge Tourist Guides, will be taking part in the art walking tours and introducing a variety of public art, some of which you may never have known existed!

Love Cambridge

10/01/2024

The Thomas Hobson mentioned in the article was the person credited with the phrase “Hobson’s Choice” who, when renting horses to students and professors etc., would only let the most rested horse be taken and so you took that one or nothing, leading to the phrase “Hobson’s Choice”
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/history/history-behind-strange-ditches-cambridge-28248037

Hobson’s Conduit is a key part of the city’s history which stretches back 400 years

01/01/2024

I agree that it's certainly an attractive street and I like some of the photos from the past!

From colourful front doors to fantastic flower displays, it's no wonder why this is such a beloved area of the city