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 …
Here is a round-up of some of the popular toddler groups in Cambridge. There are many more however, so feel free to contact if you’d like to add yours to the list: Monkey Music – Music baby and toddler classes. Click here for website. Buggyfit – Exercise classes are out in the fresh air with …
Facebook Group and Website for Bilingual Toddler Groups in Cambridge https://www.facebook.com/cam.bilingualgroups/ They have a good list of the available language groups in the Cambridge area.
See exotic animals like tarantulas, giant tortoises, hornbills, toucans, parrots and snow leopard, Sumatran tigers and zebra. Getting there: Bus – 45 minutes. Bus X13 to Linton, walk 15 mins. Car – 23 minutes (10 miles)
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 …
Luckily Cambridge is very flat! Which is great to wheel a buggy around. The buses also all have access for buggies, as long as there aren’t too many on board already (which always seems to happen when it’s raining or need to get the kids home soon… ). So some walks can be good to …
This is a great museum, and one to the favourites. See the Finback Whale skeleton which now hangs above the entrance. There is plenty to amuse the kids on a rainy day. It has close links with Darwin’s work from the HMS Beagle bound for South America. Here are skeletons of a Killer Whale, Elephant and …
A fantastic place to take the kids. The suits of armour, for horses and their knights, impres- sive staircase and artefacts from around the world really inspire the imagination. It was founded in 1848. There are 30 galleries on two main levels. The ancient world is a favourite with my kids. See engraved fantastical animals …
Fantastic place in the city to take the kids. There are frogs and toads which eat the snails and slugs that would otherwise eat the flowers. The only reptile is the grass snake which you can sometimes see swimming in the lake. There is one grass snake which seems to like the Glasshouse Palm House …
Alexander Gardens Carlyle Road This has a climb net for older children, and a play area for under 6s. Arbury Court play area Older and younger children’s play area. Brooks Rd play area Springy’s, a slide and swings suitable for all ages. Cherry Hinton Rec Two football pitches, a skateboard ramp and play- ground. Chesterton …
