Cambridgeshire most famous attraction to date has to be its university. Cambridge University has a long and illustrious history and picturesque grounds to match the statue of the university. Take a stroll around the grounds and marvel at its beauty.
The city of Cambridge not only offers its University, it also has many museums and art galleries to be explored in its small walkways set in the market place and colleges. Not only that, it also has a shopping environment worthy of any city with a mixture of high street brands to independant stores. With many bar, restuarants and cafes plotted round the city, you could find yourself relaxing the day away watching the world go by.
Enjoying guided tours of the city you can take in every bit of history the city has to offer. Outside the main city, many attractions can be found. With historical monuments, museums and houses set in rural chalk hills of countryside, South Cambridgeshire offers wide open countryside for adventurous people to easy going people who just want to relax and unwind.
Wimpole Hall and Home Farm are Cambridgeshire’s 18th century stately home with ample grounds for leisurely walking also on the site is a functional farm where visitors can take party in the daily chores of the farm itself like donkey grooming, egg collecting etc whilst experiencing animals that you wouldnt get the chance to experience in the cities such as cattle, sheep and pigs.
The Imperial War Museum Duxford is an aviation musuem displaying the finest exibits of flying machines of historical value and in the summer months the museum is known for lighting up the sky with air shows.
Should you be a fan of wines, why not take a tour of the working vineyards at Chilford Hall. A short drive from Chilford Hall id the Linton Zoo offering people the chance to see rare and exotic animals whilst futher south of Cambridge is the Shepreth Wildlife Park housing a vast collection of wild and domestic animals alike.
The Orchard Tea Gardens can be found in the north of Cambridgeshire area in Grantchester, famous for its warm welcome and pleasent water meadows. Cambridgeshire offers a relaxing region to unwind be it on a short weekend break or a lengthy 2 week stay, there would be lots to do that could fill up all the days of your stay.
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