Royal Cambridge College Walking Tour

During this fascinating tour of my two favourite colleges, we'll spend about half the time at each. At King's College, founded by Henry VI, we'll enter the beautiful Chapel, celebrated for its Choir and annual Christmas Eve Carol Concert. We'll marvel at its awe-inspiring fan-vaulted ceiling and medieval stained glass windows, completed by King Henry VIII, famous for his six wives! Then we can wander down to the River Cam and read the famous Memorial Stone to a famous Chinese poet, Xu Zhimo who loved Cambridge. At Queens' College, founded firstly by Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI in the 15th Century, and later by Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward VI , we can stroll through beautiful medieval courtyards, with Elizabethan timbered architecture, to see the famous Mathematical Bridge. Here we may watch flat-bottomed punts travelling along the river. I'll be happy to tell you stories about these two colleges, including the ancient student traditions and modern-day student pranks!

• Start at Market Square, Peas Hill, suggested starting point. • Stop at Great St Mary's University Church and the Senate House, where graduation ceremonies take place. • Visit King's College and Chapel, including walk to the river and the Backs. • Continue through the city past the Corpus Clock, an amazing modern clock, with its strange grasshopper. • Visit Queens' College including Chapel, Riverside Building and Mathematical Bridge • Return to Market Square along King's Parade.