university of cambridge

夏日的剑桥阴雨连绵，即使天气恼人也不致扫了此行的兴趣。由于考试期间，剑桥大学内只有少数的学院向公众开放。由亨利八世投建的国王学院有着宏伟壮观的教堂，走在里面看着那些古老沉寂却不失华美的装饰感慨莘莘学子有幸在此刻苦，死而无憾。

国王学院成立于1441年，建于亨利六世，完成于亨利八世，整个建筑前后落成花了近一百年时间！三一学院大门牛顿的苹果树圣约翰学院圣约翰学院中被誉为是“英格兰最漂亮的都铎式庭院”。叹息桥吃饭的地方艺术市场我们的船夫数学桥

There are so many colleges to visit in Cambridge - we managed to visit several of them. Some of the buildings are very old and interesting to explore.

The college tours are most informative and extremely interesting. Combine it with a punt on the Cam.

The University of Cambridge is not one building, rather mixture of over 30 colleges, plus departments, libraries and museums.Some of the reviews complain about college entrance fees; these are limited to a few of the larger and more famous colleges and many more are completely free. The colleges are all semi-independent of the University and therefore set their own individual rules, so there is a lot of variance from college to college. Bear in mind that each college is home to hundreds of people and should be treated as such, rather than as a relic or a museum. The architecture of the colleges is vast and varied, spanning a period over 800 years.As a tip, you ordinarily have to pay to see King's College's world-renowned chapel, but it is free if you go to choral evensong (plus you get to enjoy a free concert by a world renowned choir) - check tourist information or the sign at the college entrance for times.The museums are also free - highlights include the Fitzwilliam Museum (huge collection of art and antiquities), the newly revamped Museum of Archeology and Anthropology and the Scott Polar Museum. The Museum of Zoology will also be good once it reopens after its refurb. It is also often possible to attend exhibitions at the University Library, which is one of three copyright libraries housing every single book published in the UK, as well as some rarities.Some reviews mention punt touts - these are independent operators and in no way affiliated with the University - don't allow yourself to be harassed by them or ripped off - guided punt tours are often the best way to see some of the colleges you would have to pay to get into as a lot of the nice architecture is along the river and there are no public paths for many stretches, but be prepared to haggle significantly with the prices they offer as they are mainly motivated by filling the boats, especially in suboptimal weather or low season.NOTE: Exams occur between Easter and the end of June and the colleges are very strict about not allowing anyone other than their students inside so as not to disrupt revision. It is therefore strongly recommended that visitors wishing to go inside colleges visit outside of this period.

You'd have to be a philistine or a snotty Mainland European snob to dislike Cambridge. The whole city is drenched in architectural glory and the colleges are beautiful,and certainly not 'shabby' as one reviewer puts. The centre is clean and there is plenty to see. It's far nicer than any city I've visited in other European countries,with friendlier people too

Well worth a view but may take several days to explore everything. Start by taking an open top bus tour or punt on the river.

The colleges are small and shabby, they scattered everywhere so the whole thing is a bit messy, at least in my eyes.Everything including the chapels is charged, I know nothing about university's history after touring a round of its campus.And I am the most pissed off by the staff there, they were persuading me to go on punting, but when I refused them, they gave me a bad face immediately without saying anything else, I want to say this is really rude and upsetting.The only good thing about Cambridge is that River Cam and the greens are pretty, this is undoubtable. But overall, I am just not impressed by anything I saw in Cambridge, nothing really engaged me like when I was in other cities.

Many colleges here in a college town atmosphere. Worth visiting as every place is convenient walking distance away.

Cambridge is one of Britain's most beautiful cities, thanks to its glorious university buildings and inspired architecture. Former students at university colleges include Sir Isaac Newton and Stephen Hawking, plus a host of other hallowed names. It is fascinating to wander around these historic buildings, dreaming of the past and observing modern-day students following in the footsteps of the famous

Go here every Christmas, stroll round the town, great regular shops as well as the College stuff. It is a shame that most of the attraction now charge admission after years of not doing so, was kind of put off by that...

You can only sense the feeling that city blows. Perhaps the most traditional, academic historic, and beautiful city in England.

Food well presented. Good service for a banquet style meal. Building extra special. Only negative was the quality of the audio system

As you would expect from a university established in 1209, the University of Cambridge is a wonderful and historic place to visit. It is formed from over 31 different colleges and spans around a kilometre squared, with the majority of its more famous attractions falling along the River cam. It’s definitely a student town and unlike Oxford, I didn’t get the feeling of pretentiousness or like I was being looked down upon for being a tourist. I think the best way to explore it is to walk through the town and visit a couple of the larger colleges. I would recommend against trying walking down ‘the backs’, as this area has been largely segregated into segments by the colleges and people aren’t allowed along various segments anymore. It seems this is a ploy to try to get tourists to take the overpriced punts down the river which are run by students of the university.

The building structure felt brilliant to to watch.Unfortunately i was less intriguing after the first half hour of view the monuments.But is was still good for a good walk seeing the buildings.