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Cambridge On Foot
Cambridge On Foot
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City ToursHistorical & Heritage ToursWalking ToursSightseeing ToursPrivate Tours
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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Fun and friendly private walking tours of the city of Cambridge. We are qualified Cambridge guides, the only guides permitted to lead groups into the University colleges. Every tour can be personalised to suit you and your group starting and finishing at a convenient location. Each tour will feature highlights of the town, University and its colleges.
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Melanie F
2 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
If you want to learn all about Cambridge, it’s rich history and famous alumna with fun facts thrown in too then Dick Matthews is perfect! 5 mums on a weekend break spent almost 2 hours walking, talking and learning from Dicks vast knowledge. He’s a very interesting man and our wander round Cambridge was fantastic. We would highly recommend him!
Written 19 November 2023
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Dick M
Melanie
I am so pleased you enjoyed our walk. So did I, it was fun to meet you all.
I hope to see you again if you come back to Cambridge.
Written 23 November 2023
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Caroline L
1 contribution
We had a wonderful and very interesting tour with Lizzie Griggs - she was so informative - she brought history alive - such a beautiful city -
Written 14 November 2023
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Dick M
Thank you.
We are delighted you enjoyed your tour with Lizzie, she really is excellent.
We hope you can visit again one day.
Written 23 November 2023
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Erica W
1 contribution
Oct 2023 • Friends
I have just experienced the most amazing walking tour of Cambridge with tour guide Lizzie.
Having lived in this area for a number of years I figured that I had a fairly good grasp of local history, architecture and culture. But how wrong was I!
Lizzie’s tour was not only insightful and incredibly interesting but she delivered it in a relaxed, conversational style. The result being I wanted the tour to continue all day! I thoroughly recommend a walking tour of Cambridge with Lizzie.
Having lived in this area for a number of years I figured that I had a fairly good grasp of local history, architecture and culture. But how wrong was I!
Lizzie’s tour was not only insightful and incredibly interesting but she delivered it in a relaxed, conversational style. The result being I wanted the tour to continue all day! I thoroughly recommend a walking tour of Cambridge with Lizzie.
Written 22 October 2023
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147jo
Thank you for your review. Lizzie is a fabulous guide and it sounds like you all had a great time together.
Written 5 November 2023
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Jo M
1 contribution
Oct 2023 • Friends
Wonderful tour of Cambridge this week with the lovely eloquent and knowledgeable Lizzie. I have actually in lived in Cambridge for quite some time but saw parts again with new eyes when accompanied by Lizzie's historical background and quirky nuggets of information. So many little things pointed out that made the tour so interesting.Highly recommended. Thank you Lizzie!
Written 21 October 2023
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147jo
So pleased to hear that you enjoyed your tour with Lizzie. She is a fantastic guide and knows Cambridge incredibly well. It's always a joy to guide locals around our wonderful city.
Written 5 November 2023
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PeterC
Buffalo, NY104 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
We were fortunate to meet Dick; he provided us with an excellent introduction to Cambridge! We highly recommend booking this tour if you plan to visit this beautiful and historic city.
Written 18 October 2023
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PS B
3 contributions
Sep 2023 • Family
Amazing tour of Cambridge including the colleges that make up the University. Engaging guide who is really knowledgeable and prepared with stories & pictures. Felt like we were n the set of Harry Potter and even saw a Rubens!
Written 17 October 2023
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147jo
Thanks for your review, so pleased you enjoyed the tour.
Written 23 October 2023
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Laura K
2 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
Our guide, Dick Matthews, was amazing. He met us after we arrived by train and took us to several colleges and other spots around the town. He shared so much history with us, answered all our questions and tailored the tour towards what we wanted to see. It was a lovely afternoon and highly recommend exploring Cambridge with Dick.
Written 11 October 2023
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Armando Zubillaga
New York City, NY1 contribution
Oct 2023 • Family
Jo gave us an excellent tour of both the city of Cambridge and the university. We went to visit some of the colleges and she told us very interesting facts about Cambridge. I highly recommend booking a walking tour with them!
Written 8 October 2023
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147jo
Thank you for your review. It was lovely to meet you all. Jo
Written 12 October 2023
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Scott8147
The Villages, FL3,537 contributions
This was a great tour. It started before we even got there, as we emailed with Jo about what we'd like to do and see. She always responded promptly and with great detail.
She met us at our hotel (on time). We opted for a four hour tour as we had a lot we wanted to see. Jo made sure we saw everything we had on our list and provided excellent and extremely informative commentary along the way. Couldn't believe how fast the time went.
Jo can tailor the tour to your interests as well as the time you want to spend. This is one of the best tours we've done. If you want a tour of Cambridge, you should write Jo and start planning.
She met us at our hotel (on time). We opted for a four hour tour as we had a lot we wanted to see. Jo made sure we saw everything we had on our list and provided excellent and extremely informative commentary along the way. Couldn't believe how fast the time went.
Jo can tailor the tour to your interests as well as the time you want to spend. This is one of the best tours we've done. If you want a tour of Cambridge, you should write Jo and start planning.
Written 2 October 2023
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147jo
It was an absolute pleasure to spend the afternoon exploring the delights of Cambridge with you. I hope the rest of your UK tour went well and that you had a smooth journey home. Jo
Written 12 October 2023
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crocodilehunters
Essex, England4 contributions
Sep 2023 • Family
Fabulous tour with Jo. Highly organised and easy to book in advance. On the day she managed to keep our family including two teenagers and a 75 year old actively engaged and interested! She was incredibly flexible with our needs, was fascinating and passionate, passing on so much information on Cambridge, we learnt a lot and Jo patiently answered all our questions. Would highly recommend, really bought the city to life for us and we all learnt a lot. Lovely to have a private tour to take at our own pace and be tailored to our own interests.
Written 24 September 2023
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147jo
Thank you for your review. It was lovely to meet your family. I hope you all enjoyed punting and your visit to King's in the afternoon. Jo
Written 26 September 2023
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NuritGeller
Israel16 contributions
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147jo
Cambridgeshire, UK7 contributions
Hello, I'm sorry I don't speak Hebrew but if you plan to visit Cambridge please contact us via our website or email us directly. We can arrange a tour to suit your needs. We charge £90 for two hours - this price is for the group not per person. we look forward to hearing from you, Jo