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Event Date On: 11 April, 2012

 

Wednesday 11 April 2012   (134 events)  

ART & EXHIBITIONS See all 21 events for Wed 11 Apr  

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Fri 26 Apr Kettle's Yard (Cambridge) Katie Paterson

 

Sun 16 Jun Curwen Print Study Centre (Linton) From Paper to Print to Book

ArtCell (Cambridge)
Three Men on the Road   10:00 - 17:00, Free
An exhibition of street photography by Paul Bowman, Martin Spott & Bruce Stuart. From...

Babylon Gallery (Ely)

Chris Wood: Light   12:00 - 16:00, Free
An exhibition of the work of glass and installation artist, Chris Wood. She works with gla...

Byard Art (Cambridge)
East Anglia Revealed   09:30 - 17:30, Free entry
Contemporary images of Cambridge and East Anglia by Lucy Jones, Lee Madgwick, Davi...

Cambridge Contemporary Art (Cambridge)
Waterlands   09:00 - 17:30, Free entry
This month´s exhibition focuses on the East Anglian landscape. Gail Brodholt, Lara C...

Cambridge Contemporary Crafts (Cambridge)
Mary McFadden and Rachel Jane Holland   Free entry
Spring is here! During April Cambridge Contemporary Crafts will have beautiful new collect...

Cambridge University Library (Cambridge)

Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books
  Free entry
With more than 8 million items on its shelves, Cambridge University Library is one of the ...

Cambridge and County Folk Museum (Cambridge)
In the Frame   10:30 - 17:00, £3.50-£1
Choosing from its extensive range of prints, paintings, posters, needlework, crafts and ph...

Churchill College (Cambridge)
London Calling: An Exhibition of Paintings by Vic Stedman
  09:00 - 17:00, FREE
An exhibition of paitings for sale by local artist Vic Stedman.

Clare Hall (Cambridge)

Swimmers by Quentin Blake   09:00 - 18:00, Free entry
The Art Committee is proud to present new work by Quentin Blake who has chosen to show dra...

Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge)

Exhibitions at The Fitzwilliam   10:00 - 17:00, Free
Quentin Blake: Drawn by Hand. Book illustrations, etchings, lithographs, drawings a...

Sculpture Promenade   Free
Showcase for contemporary and modern sculpture on the lawns of the Fitzwilliam Museum. Th...

More Events Haddenham Galleries Craft Centre (Ely)
The Owl & The Pussycat   10:00 - 17:00, Free entry
paintings - prints - ceramics - jewellery - sculptures - pea green boats - honey - and may...

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Kettle's Yard (Cambridge)

Alfred Wallis: ships and boats   13:30 - 16:30, Free entry
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942) is one of the most original and inspiring British artists of the...

Makers Gallery (Cambridge)
Exhibitions   11:00 - 19:00, Free entry
25th May - 3rd June: Vessels & Visions - paintings and studio porcelain works by Gail...

Michaelhouse Centre (Cambridge)
The new Partners for Change Exhibition   08:00 - 17:00, Free entry
Frederic Corbet´s stunning photographs of life in urban communities in Ethiopia show...

Murray Edwards College (Cambridge)
Nikoo Tarkhani   10:00 - 18:00, Free entry
Artist´s Statement: ´There are some traditions in any culture that are supp...

Old Fire Engine House (Ely)
Spring Exhibitions   Free entry
4 May - 3 June: Robin Stemp - `A View with a Room´ Photographs Bill Evere...

Ruskin Gallery (Cambridge)
Searle Award for Creativity Exhibition   10:00 - 17:00, Free
The annual Searle Award for Creativity recognises excellence in any artistic discipline an...

Saffron Walden Museum
Embroideries from the East   10:00 - 17:00, £1.50-free
Exhibition of Embroidered Textiles and Costume from India, China and Asia.

Scott Polar Museum (Cambridge)
These Rough Notes: Captain Scott´s last expedition
  10:00 - 16:00, Free
This exhibition brings together the last volume of Scott´s diary, on loan from the B...

Williams Art (Cambridge)
The Craft of Photography   11:00 - 18:00, Free entry
An exhibition of mixed works by Cambridge photographers. Co-organised by Cambridge Darkroom

BUSINESS See all 1 events for Wed 11 Apr  

Friends Meeting House (Cambridge)
Cambridge City Communicators   19:30 - 21:30, £varies
Encouraging and relaxed atmosphere, so that every member can feel comfortable practicing t...

CINEMA See all 78 events for Wed 11 Apr  

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Thu 16 May Cambridge Arts Picturehouse (Cambridge) The Great Gatsby 3D (12a)

 

Thu 30 May Haverhill Arts Centre (Haverhill) Oz: The Great And The Powerful 2D (PG)

Abbeygate Picturehouse (Bury St Edmunds)
Headhunters   11:15, 14:30, 18:00, 20:30,
Hot on the heels of Stieg Larsson´s Millennium adaptations comes this riveting film ...

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel   17:30, £5 / £6
An incredible and familiar cast includes Judy Dench, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wil...

More Events Cambridge Arts Picturehouse (Cambridge)
A Cat in Paris   11:00, 12:30,
This delightful Oscar-nominated animation from acclaimed French studio Folimage tells the ...

A Man´s Story   21:20,
With fashion biopics in vogue - THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE, BILL CUNNINGHAM IN NEW YORK and COCO ...

A Man´s Story   20:00,
Varon Bonicos´ documentary about renowned British tailor Ozwald Boateng, the younges...

Jo Nesbo´s Jackpot   11:00, 16:00, 18:30, 21:00,
Based on a story by Scandinavian literary sensation Jo Nesbø, this tense Norwegian crime c...

Le Havre   17:00, 19:10,
Set in the eponymous Normandy port town, LE HAVRE is a sweet comedy about an elderly shoe-...

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia   14:00,
This supremely intelligent, elegantly crafted noir policier from acclaimed Turkish directo...

The Artist   16:00, £5 / £6
Beautiful in every way imaginable and wholly deserving of an academy award, The Artist is ...

The Kid with a Bike   11:00, 21:15,
Cyril (Thomas Doret), almost 12, has only one plan: to find the father (Jérémie Renier) wh...

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists 3D
  13:00, 15:00, 17:00, 19:00,
Aardman Animations (CHICKEN RUN, WALLACE AND GROMIT) invites you to set sail with the Pira...

This Must Be The Place  
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino and starring Sean Penn, this film was received at Cannes with...

Cineworld (Huntingdon)
Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists 2D
  11:40, 13:50, 16:05,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant animated adventure from the...

21 Jump Street   18:30, 21:00,
21 Jump Street is a nutty knockabout cop movie with a difference. When Jenko (Channing Tat...

2D - Streetdance 2   10:45, 15:05,
A spectacular sequel to the British dance movie sensation - with a sultry Latin twist! Ha...

2D - Wrath Of The Titans   21:30,
Perseus descends into the underworld for a thrilling battle to overthrow the Titans and sa...

3D - Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists
  10:30, 12:40, 14:50, 17:05, 19:10,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant 3D animated adventure...

3D - Streetdance 2   12:50, 17:20,
A spectacular sequel to the British 3D dance movie sensation - with a sultry Latin twist! ...

Anna Karenina   15:10,
Keira Knightley and Jude Law star in a spectacular new adaptation of Tolstoy´s epic love s...

Battleship   10:30, 12:15, 13:15, 15:00, 16:00, 17:45, 18:45, 20:30, 21:25,
Based on Hasbro´s classic naval combat game, Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch as Hoppe...

Mirror Mirror   10:40, 13:10, 15:40, 18:15, 20:45,
Mirror Mirror is a smart and funny update on the classic story of Snow White and the Seven...

The Cold Light Of Day   12:00, 14:10, 16:40, 19:00, 21:15,
The Cold Light of Day is classic thriller material with a high-class feel. Will Shaw (Henr...

The Hunger Games   11:00, 14:05, 17:15, 20:20,
The Hunger Games is a fantasy set in the future where young people have to fight to the de...

Titanic 2D   19:30,
Titanic is a legendary movie of love and disaster now given the full 3D treatment. Rose (K...

Titanic 3D   12:45, 16:30, 20:15,
Titanic is a legendary movie of love and disaster now given the full 3D treatment. Rose (K...

Wrath Of The Titans 3D   10:50, 13:15, 15:50, 18:10, 20:40,
Wrath of the Titans is the visually explosive sequel to the highly successful Clash of the...

Cineworld (Cambridge)
Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists 2D
  11:40, 13:45, 15:45,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant animated adventure from the...

21 Jump Street   18:25, 20:50,
21 Jump Street is a nutty knockabout cop movie with a difference. When Jenko (Channing Tat...

2D - Streetdance 2   11:55,
A spectacular sequel to the British dance movie sensation - with a sultry Latin twist! Ha...

2D - Streetdance 2   10:30,
A spectacular sequel to the British dance movie sensation - with a sultry Latin twist! Ha...

2D - Wrath Of The Titans   14:05, 18:45,
Perseus descends into the underworld for a thrilling battle to overthrow the Titans and sa...

3D - Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists
  12:40, 14:45, 16:45, 18:45,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant 3D animated adventure...

3D - Streetdance 2   14:10,
A spectacular sequel to the British 3D dance movie sensation - with a sultry Latin twist! ...

Battleship   10:25, 13:10, 15:55, 18:40, 20:30, 21:25,
Based on Hasbro´s classic naval combat game, Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch as Hoppe...

Gambit [12A]   11:30, 13:40, 16:10, 18:20, 20:50,
Colin Firth leads an all-star cast in this hilarious Coen brothers-scripted remake of a cl...

Mirror Mirror   10:40, 13:05, 15:50, 18:10, 20:40,
Mirror Mirror is a smart and funny update on the classic story of Snow White and the Seven...

The Cold Light Of Day   12:05, 14:20, 16:40, 19:00, 21:20,
The Cold Light of Day is classic thriller material with a high-class feel. Will Shaw (Henr...

The Hunger Games   11:50, 15:00, 18:00, 20:30, 21:00,
The Hunger Games is a fantasy set in the future where young people have to fight to the de...

Titanic 2D   16:30,
Titanic is a legendary movie of love and disaster now given the full 3D treatment. Rose (K...

Titanic 3D   12:00, 15:45, 19:30,
Titanic is a legendary movie of love and disaster now given the full 3D treatment. Rose (K...

Wrath Of The Titans 3D   11:45, 16:25, 21:20,
Wrath of the Titans is the visually explosive sequel to the highly successful Clash of the...

Cineworld (Bury St Edmunds)
Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists 2D
  11:10, 13:20, 15:45,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant animated adventure from the...

21 Jump Street   20:50,
21 Jump Street is a nutty knockabout cop movie with a difference. When Jenko (Channing Tat...

2D - Wrath Of The Titans   11:00, 21:10,
Perseus descends into the underworld for a thrilling battle to overthrow the Titans and sa...

3D - Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists
  10:20, 12:30, 14:45, 17:00, 19:20,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant 3D animated adventure...

3D - Streetdance 2   12:40, 14:50, 16:50, 19:10,
A spectacular sequel to the British 3D dance movie sensation - with a sultry Latin twist! ...

Battleship   17:50, 20:30, 21:30,
Based on Hasbro´s classic naval combat game, Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch as Hoppe...

Mirror Mirror   10:40, 13:10, 15:40, 18:10,
Mirror Mirror is a smart and funny update on the classic story of Snow White and the Seven...

The Cold Light Of Day   12:00, 14:20, 16:40, 19:00, 21:20,
The Cold Light of Day is classic thriller material with a high-class feel. Will Shaw (Henr...

The Hunger Games   14:15, 17:10, 20:20,
The Hunger Games is a fantasy set in the future where young people have to fight to the de...

The Muppets   11:50,
On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world´s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (...

Titanic 3D   11:50, 15:50, 19:45,
Titanic is a legendary movie of love and disaster now given the full 3D treatment. Rose (K...

Wrath Of The Titans 3D   13:30, 16:00, 18:30, 21:00,
Wrath of the Titans is the visually explosive sequel to the highly successful Clash of the...

Cineworld (Haverhill)
Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists 2D
  10:40, 12:50, 15:00, 17:10,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant animated adventure from the...

2D - Streetdance 2   10:30, 12:30, 14:30, 16:30,
A spectacular sequel to the British dance movie sensation - with a sultry Latin twist! Ha...

3D - Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists
  11:40, 13:50, 16:10, 18:30,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant 3D animated adventure...

Battleship   11:15, 14:15, 17:15, 20:20,
Based on Hasbro´s classic naval combat game, Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch as Hoppe...

The Cold Light Of Day   18:30, 20:50,
The Cold Light of Day is classic thriller material with a high-class feel. Will Shaw (Henr...

The Croods 3D (U)   10:20, 10:30, 12:50, 15:10, 17:50,
The Croods 3D is a spectacular 3D animated adventure that is as inspirational as it is enj...

The Hunger Games   19:45,
The Hunger Games is a fantasy set in the future where young people have to fight to the de...

Titanic 3D   20:00,
Titanic is a legendary movie of love and disaster now given the full 3D treatment. Rose (K...

Wrath Of The Titans 3D   11:00, 13:15, 15:30, 17:45, 20:40,
Wrath of the Titans is the visually explosive sequel to the highly successful Clash of the...

Saffron Screen (Saffron Walden)

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel   20:00, £5 / £6
An incredible and familiar cast includes Judy Dench, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wil...

VUE Cinema (Cambridge)
Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists 2D
  09:50, 12:00, 14:20, 16:40, 19:10,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant animated adventure from the...

21 Jump Street   12:05,
21 Jump Street is a nutty knockabout cop movie with a difference. When Jenko (Channing Tat...

3D - Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists
  09:10, 11:20,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant 3D animated adventure...

3D - Streetdance 2   13:30,
A spectacular sequel to the British 3D dance movie sensation - with a sultry Latin twist! ...

A Monster In Paris 2D   10:00,
A wacky inventor, his camera crazy best friend and a madcap monkey make a BIG mistake when...

A Monster In Paris 3D   10:20,
A wacky inventor, his camera crazy best friend and a madcap monkey make a BIG mistake when...

Battleship   12:10, 15:10, 18:00, 18:30, 20:50, 21:30, 23:40,
Based on Hasbro´s classic naval combat game, Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch as Hoppe...

Mirror Mirror   09:00, 11:20, 13:50, 16:20, 19:00,
Mirror Mirror is a smart and funny update on the classic story of Snow White and the Seven...

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel   09:00, 21:20, £5 / £6
An incredible and familiar cast includes Judy Dench, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wil...

The Cold Light Of Day   11:50, 14:10, 16:30, 18:50, 21:10, 23:30,
The Cold Light of Day is classic thriller material with a high-class feel. Will Shaw (Henr...

The Hunger Games   10:40, 11:30, 13:45, 16:50, 20:00, 23:10,
The Hunger Games is a fantasy set in the future where young people have to fight to the de...

The Muppets   09:20,
On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world´s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (...

Titanic 2D   14:30,
Titanic is a legendary movie of love and disaster now given the full 3D treatment. Rose (K...

Titanic 3D   15:30, 19:30, 22:30,
Titanic is a legendary movie of love and disaster now given the full 3D treatment. Rose (K...

Wrath Of The Titans 3D   12:40, 15:00, 17:20, 19:50, 23:30,
Wrath of the Titans is the visually explosive sequel to the highly successful Clash of the...

CLASSICAL MUSIC See all 2 events for Wed 11 Apr  

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Sun 16 Jun Haverhill Arts Centre (Haverhill) Haverhill Choral Society

Emmanuel URC (Cambridge)
FREE lunchtime concert   13:00, Free/Donations
Violaine Delmas (violin). Patrick Hemmerlé (piano). Programme includes Brahms - secon...

West Road Concert Hall (Cambridge)
John Stewart Memorial Concert   19:30, £25/£15
A Musical Evening with Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Lorna Anderson (soprano), David Hill (...

COMMUNITY See all 1 events for Wed 11 Apr  

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Sat 18 May Red Cow (Chrishall) Car Breakfast Club

 

Sat 08 Jun Malthouse Project - Kiln Café (Bury St Edmunds) Malthouse Fete

Addenbrooke's Clinic (Cambridge)

Blood Doning   08:00 - 16:30, Free
Please make an appointment! Times can vary, please see website for details.

DANCE See all 4 events for Wed 11 Apr  

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Thu 30 May Cambridge Junction (Cambridge) Ours Was The Fen Country

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Ballet Central   19:45, £12/£10
Ballet Central´s 2012 tour features new works from Mikaela Polley (Rambert Dance Com...

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Cambridge Junction (Cambridge)

Sinstitute of HipHop Arts   20:00,
Workshops cater for the complete beginner through to professional master classes & inc...

Centre at St Paul's (Cambridge)

Lindy Hop Classes   19:30, £4-£6
Beginner and intermediate dance classes in the original and best Swing Dance Lindy Hop! Wi...

University Sports and Social Club (Cambridge)
Salsa Classes   19:30, £8-£2
Choose your level with three teachers from the Latin Collective. Social dancing follow...

FAMILY & CHILDREN See all 7 events for Wed 11 Apr  

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Sun 26 May Cambridge Junction (Cambridge) Trestle Theatre: The Snow Queen

 

Tue 28 May Wood Green The Animals Charity (Godmanchester) Behind The Scenes Tours

Audley End House & Gardens (Saffron Walden)
Easter Family Fun Trail   11:00 - 16:00, £13-£7.80
Can you crack our clues to complete this `egg-citing´ trail? Find the missing eggs a...

Burwash Manor (Barton)
AccessArt Holiday Workshops For Children   10:00 - 12:30, £20
Art School Morning for ages 5 to 8 and 9 to 13: Sculpture and Drawing A great opportuni...

Cambridge and County Folk Museum (Cambridge)
Mad Hatters Tea Trail   10:30 - 17:00, Normal admission
Hunt down the tea and hat related objects in this self-guided Museum trail. Normal admiss...

Duxford Imperial War Museum (IWM) (Duxford)
Whizz, Bang, Wallop!   Children free
It´s all going whizz, bang, wallop at IWM Duxford this Easter! We´ll be racing...

Wandlebury Country Park (Cambridge)
Easter Holiday Activity Days   10:00 - 12:30, £6.50
10 Apr: If you go down to the woods today - story led nature discovery especially for chil...

More Events Wood Green The Animals Charity (Godmanchester)
Easter Hands On Tours   13:00, £4
A behind the scenes workshop. Find out more about dog, cat, small animal and field animal ...

Family Hands On Fun   10:00, £5
Drop in pet toy making activities suitable for all ages from toddlers upwards. Plus have f...

GIGS See all 2 events for Wed 11 Apr  

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Tue 28 May Cambridge Junction (Cambridge) The Christians

 

Thu 13 Jun Haverhill Arts Centre (Haverhill) The Searchers

Man on the Moon (Cambridge)
Me Gustour!   £7
Bound By Exile´s tour with Frozen Affliction. Some of the best Death Metal and Death...

Portland Arms (Cambridge)
Pure Graft   £6
Badass hardcore northerners Pure Graft, plus Oliver John Ward in full band form, It´...

OUTDOOR See all 3 events for Wed 11 Apr  

Cambridge University Botanic Gardens (Cambridge)

Botanic Gardens   10:00 - 18:00, £4 (£3.50conc)/Free
The Garden has a collection of over 10,000 plant species in beautifully landscaped setting...

East Town Park (Haverhill)
Conservation Volunteers   09:30 - 12:30, Free
Join the rangers to help carry out conservation tasks, as part of a friendly team. Trainin...

Grafham Water Centre (Huntingdon)

Rock climbing sessions   19:00 - 21:30, £5 membership +£4
In Perry lies the picturesque Grafham Water reservoir, and their Centre houses an excellen...

SHOPPING & MARKETS See all 1 events for Wed 11 Apr  

Primavera (Cambridge)
Personal Shopper tours at Primavera   10:00 - 17:30,
View over 5000 items of the finest contemporary jewellery, artwork and craft displayed ove...

TALKS, WORKSHOPS & COURSES See all 3 events for Wed 11 Apr  

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Thu 30 May Wood Green The Animals Charity (Godmanchester) Rescue Worker for a Day

Alliance Française (Cambridge)
French Exam Preparation   10:00 - 13:00, £30
Come along to our special half-term GCSE and AS/A level support groups and improve your g...

Cambridge Central Library (Cambridge)
Italian Conversation Classes   18:00 - 19:00,
Step into Italy - no need to fly . Italian conversation classes at the Central Library. En...

Heffers (Cambridge)
Author Event: Tom Holland   18:30, £2
Join us for an evening with Tom Holland, author of Rubicon and Persian Fire as he gives a ...

THEATRE See all 6 events for Wed 11 Apr  

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Today ADC Theatre (Cambridge) Hamlet

 

Thu 23 May Theatre Royal Charley´s Aunt

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Esio Trot   23:00, £6-£4
Mr Hoppy has two great loves in his life: the flowers that grow on his balcony, and his ne...

Cambridge Arts Theatre (Cambridge)
Avenue Q   17:30, 20:30, £35-£15
The Tony Award-winning Avenue Q is the irresistibly charming musical about the lovably ho...

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Mumford Theatre (Cambridge)

What Would Helen Mirren Do?   19:30, £12 (£10conc)
Written by Josie Melia, Directed by Peter Ellis, Starring Anita Parry. Susan is a l...

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The Crowstarver   14:00, 19:30, £20/£12
One moonlit night on Outoverdown Farm, just before the outbreak of the Second World War, a...

TOURS, TRAVEL & EXPLORING See all 5 events for Wed 11 Apr  

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Wed 29 May Riverboat Georgina (Cambridge) River Cam Cruise & Fish & Chips

 

Wed 05 Jun Theatre Royal Backstage Past Tours

Cambridge (Cambridge)

Cambridge Bike Tours   10:30, 13:30, £20 (£18conc)
Every day except Tuesdays. Morning City Tour, meet at the lamp-post in the middle of Par...

Guided Walking Tours of Cambridge   £16-£7.50
Our Historic University and College Tours leave the Visitor Information Centre every day (...

Newmarket (Newmarket)

Newmarket Classic & All-Day Stud Tours
  09:30, £27 (£25conc)
Thur-Sat: See horses at close quarters and meet stable staff in this 2 hour behind the sc...

Scudamore's Punting (Cambridge)

Daily Punt Tours with Scudamore´s   £various
We offer bespoke services alongside a range of options created for based around common req...

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