Cambridge Town and Gown - Private City Tour with Local Guide

I would like to make this a memorable day on your visit to Cambridge, with a programme packed full of facts and anecdotes, bringing the visits alive in an entertaining way as we travel in space and time across the historic city centre. Discover some home truths like how Cambridge, a market town in the Fens became a university centre of excellence by sheer chance ! And how a king dealt a blow to the heart of the town's vital river trade, creating a divide between town and gown that survives to this day ! Discover the story of how scholars, always dressed in gowns, became disliked by the townsfolk and how the wealthy colleges built high walls to protect scholars and keep the envious townsfolk out. Cambridge has some unique accolades: The oldest Publishing house and the only annual boat race with rival Oxford. Relish different viewpoints, strolling along the Backs of the river Cam, watching the punts or climbing up Great St. Mary's Tower for a birds eye view of the old city.