An insight into Victorian life. The house has elaborately decorated rooms, stables and an art collection. See the service wing with kitchen and laundries showing Victorian life below stairs. The house was originally adapted from a medieval Benedictine monastery. At one time the house and gardens were amongst the largest and most opulent in Jacobean …
This has rare breed animals and is a nice day out with the kids. See the pigs, goats, Shire horses, Shetland ponies, donkeys, rabbits, geese, cattle and sheep around the farm. You can also look around the Estate and Gardens which are impressive. Wimpole Hall has a rich history. It is a complex house with …
Lovely park just outside of Cambridge to the North. It has a playground, lakes, visitor centre and cafe. Be careful with small children as the edges of the lakes can be steep and they are deep. A great place to take the kids though and there are lots of events here throughout the year including …
This animal park includes lemurs, meerkats, a tiger, a waterworld, nocturnal house, farm animals, wolvess and a bunny land. There are regular feeding sessions and a birds of prey display. There is also a cafe, playground with a pirate ship, and a bug city world. It is very handy to get to by train to …
The club has reopened for use in line with current covid restrictions. There are beginners kayak and canoe sessions, look at the website to confirm. The Kids Starter Award is the basic introduction to paddling which we offer to 8-14 year olds. It lasts 3 hours in which we will play games, introduce the different …
Join the Wildlife Trust on a Bat Safari punt for adventures at dusk towards Grantchester Meadows. 90 minutes long. Grab this chance to see our fantastic local bat population as they emerge from hibernation in May and follow their activities until their return to a snug hideout for winter. The tours are led by knowledgeable …
This is also located in High Lodge Thetford Forest. It has 50,000 acres of pine and is the UK’s largest man made lowland forest. Enjoy two to three hours in the trees taking on Zip Wires, Tarzan Swings, Rope Ladders and a variety of obstacles and crossings – an adventure to test all the family. …
Lovely forest with wild play area and cafe. It has a Den building area and a Sound trail taking you on a musical journey through the forest. There is a Gruffalo trail, an interactive trail with augmented reality app. Go into the deep dark wood. It’s worth getting the activity kit with the magnifying glass, …
The Institute was established in 1920 by Frank Debenham as a memorial to Scott and his companions. It holds a unique collection of paint- ings, photographs, maps, equipment and journals from the Arctic and Antarctic. It has exhibitions of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his Trans-Antarctic Endurance Expedition in 1914. It also houses artefacts from Captain …
Look out for the dinosaurs carved above the door, and the world’s biggest spider inside. This is the oldest of the University museums, established in 1728. There are over 2 million fossils, minerals and rocks from 4.5 billion years ago. Spot the bronze statue of Adam Sedgwick inside. He holds his geological hammer in one hand, and in another a fossil. …
