King's College Tours and Activities

Experience one of the world’s most famous universities on a walking tour of the prestigious Cambridge University. Follow your guide, a University of Cambridge student, around architectural highlights like Trinity College, King’s College, and Corpus Christi College; see the halls where alumni like Sir Isaac Newton, C.S. Lewis, and John Harvard once walked; and peek into student haunts like The Eagle Pub. This small-group tour is limited to 20 people for a personal experience.

Combine two classic Cambridge experiences into one tour—a walking tour of Cambridge University and a punting cruise along the Cam River. First, embark on a tour of the prestigious university colleges and get an insight into student life from your Cambridge University graduate guide. After admiring architectural highlights like King’s College, Trinity College, and The Senate House, hop aboard a traditional punt for a cruise. As you glide along the river banks, enjoy unbeatable views of The Backs, the picturesque parks, and colleges that line the waterfront.

Looking for an independent and flexible way to see Cambridge? This self-led audio tour via smartphone app offers a convenient, budget-friendly sightseeing option. Upon booking, download the app to your phone, and enjoy lifetime access to the recording. When you’re ready, make your own way to 9 King's Parade, pop in your headphones, and let the tour—recorded by a former Cambridge student and resident—guide you around the city.

Inject your sightseeing experience of Cambridge with fun and intrigue by opting for an interactive smartphone experience. While still allowing you to explore at your own pace, this experience leads you to top Cambridge attractions using riddles and GPS technology. This experience provides a great introduction to Cambridge for first-time visitors and families.

Customers can purchase tickets for up to 3 or 6 people on a shared tour. Enjoy the College Backs of Cambridge on a guided punt tour. Up to 3 people will have an entire row, up to 6 people will have an entire section. These tickets comply with the government guidelines on social distancing. To avoid a long wait time please ensure you call us in advance to secure your booking time.

Discover Cambridge the way you want, at the pace you want, on a private 2-hour walking tour. Use the flexible itinerary to tailor your sightseeing to your interests, and learn about the city’s history and university from your private guide. Choose to visit famous colleges like Trinity and Queens’, admire King’s College Chapel, or just absorb the atmosphere and architecture on a stroll through the medieval streets. Entrance fees at own expense.

Take to the water for a quintessential Cambridge experience on this punting tour. Step aboard a traditional punt and drift downstream on the Cam River, past the famous college ‘Backs’. Glide beneath the Mathematical Bridge and Bridge of Sighs; admire views of landmarks like the King's College Chapel and Trinity Hall; and listen as your guide unveils fascinating facts about the legendary university city. You can even have a go at ‘driving’ the punt yourself!

Float along the River Cam on a private punt just for you and your travel companions. You'll have the whole punt to yourselves, and will receive personalized attention from your guide. Pass the beautiful landmarks of Cambridge University and learn about their history while relaxing on this chilled-out river tour.

Cambridge Tour Guides are ranked 1st out of 99 Cambridge tours on Trip Advisor. Our guides are all accredited Cambridge Green Badge guides. Some are graduates of Cambridge University. Others townspeople steeped in the life and ways of Cambridge. All are passionate about this amazing city and want to tell you its story. Our tours are informative but are also fun and family-friendly.

Learn about the secrets of Cambridge University on this private guided walking tour. Explore the colleges with a knowledgeable insider—a former student. By going on a student-guided tour, you’ll be able to ask questions about what life at Cambridge was like, and hear fascinating anecdotes. You won’t have to worry about navigating as your guide will lead the way and take you to multiple colleges, chapels, and libraries.

A shared punting experience is a cost-effective alternative to hiring a private punt for just your group, and this tour has been specially adapted to meet COVID-19 safety and sanitation measures. Get assigned a private seating area (for up to three or six travelers) on a shared punt with perspex screens to separate you from other parties. Along the way, see the backs of seven Cambridge Colleges and learn fun facts about the city.

See the best of Cambridge on a 90-minute Cambridge Highlights Tour with Cantab Tours! Fully qualified guides will ensure that you have an entertaining and informative tour that covers all the city centre’s must-see sights. From the famous historic colleges to Senate House, the Corpus Clock and the Cavendish Laboratory - there is plenty to see! While you’re here, spot students heading to class, retrace the steps of your favourite alumni, and take in the enchanting atmosphere. Perfect for short visits or as an introduction to Cambridge. The Cambridge Highlights Tour is ideal for first-time visitors wanting to make the most of their time during their stay. All Cantab Tours' guides are professionally trained and hold either a Blue or Green Badge awarded by the Institute of Tourist Guiding and are members of the Society of Cambridge Tourist Guides.

We regularly provide private tours for organizations and assorted schools from around the world. Having shown tens of thousands of students around Cambridge, we have the diverse skill set needed to ensure that students both understand the tour and genuinely enjoy it. Our student guides have a great insight into Cambridge. They have detailed knowledge of the University's incredible history combined with personal experiences about how this ancient institution really works. While there are plenty of details to cover, we are committed to providing interesting and enjoyable tours rather than reducing the city’s fascinating history to a dry collection of dates that puts people to sleep. As this is a private tour, we can completely tailor the experience to the needs of your group. You can specify convenient meeting points and themes you'd like covered. If requested, tours can also include special features, like quizzes and competitions, to entertain younger people and keep them engaged.

Follow in the footsteps of legends like Sir Isaac Newton, C.S.Lewis and John Harvard on a full-day tour of the university city of Cambridge from London. Kick off your visit with a guided sightseeing tour and a view of the city from the Tower of Saint Mary the Great, then head off on your own to explore further. Tour the prestigious university colleges and Botanic Garden, visit the Fitzwilliam Museum or sample regional specialties at the Cambridge Market, before traveling back to London.

We know that there is so much for you to see and do in our beautiful city so our standard tour is just 60 minutes long to leave you plenty of time to explore. Here at Remember Cambridge our experienced guides specialise in giving informative and concise introductions to the fascinating history of Cambridge.

Your 90-minute private walking tour is led by a current student or graduate of Cambridge University and you will see all the most famous colleges and landmarks along with an authentic insight into student life. Your 50-minute private punting tour gives you the opportunity to see eight of the most famous Cambridge Colleges from Darwin College to Magdelene College and nine bridges from the Mathematical Bridge to the Bridge of Sighs while being punted by a professionally trained local student-guide.

This 50-minutes private punting tour gives you the opportunity to see eight of the most famous Cambridge Colleges from Darwin College to Magdelene College and nine bridges from the Mathematical Bridge to the Bridge of Sighs all while being punted by a professionally trained local student-guide.

Gain an insider’s knowledge of the sights of Cambridge on a full-day tour from London. Luxury round-trip transportation and a group size of maximum eight people ensure a comfortable and personalized experience. Your immersive and detailed tours of the Backs, King’s College, and more go far beyond what you get in a guidebook. Enjoy free time to poke around on your own, before you continue to Ely Cathedral.

If you are in London, Cambridge could be a perfect cultural day trip. It’s about 90 minutes only by private car from Hyde Park. Historic Cambridge city offers an immaculate British and Tudor experience. On the eastern bank of the Cam River, the town is mostly built round the Ouse tributary. Suburbs span the river, but modern development towards the west has largely been confined to university growth. You will walk and glide through the shady courts of the second oldest university in England. There are wonderfully plump raspberries leading down to the Cam River. Over the river is King's College Chapel, an imposing mass, a gemstone box that, on sunny mornings, shines in the colours of its remarkable glass windows, one of the great surviving Gothic buildings in Europe. By the Cam is one of Europe's finest library buildings, Trinity College Wren Library and many more. Let us take you to the heart of a real English tradition. Join us!

English + Medicine Pre-University Program in London is a massive opportunity for international students. Because London is an academic centre of excellence, more than 70 Nobel Prize winners have studied or worked at a university in London. Who knows you’ve got a secret talent that can be revealed? The English and Medicine program would be the right program if you are willing to be a doctor in the future. Our English + Medicine Programme is designed for groups and individuals wishing to enhance their educational opportunities and career by studying English and Medicine in English in London’s charming cosmopolitan atmosphere. Our English and Medicine curriculum includes grammar, medicine focused vocabulary in reading, writing, listening and speaking in an English and medicine oriented academic fields. The program also aims at learning skills and introduce you to student life. In this teen’s University Taster course, our students also can focus on English and medicine topics.

Take an introductory tour around the highlights of the city as you walk the historic streets, past magnificent university buildings. This is the perfect tour for first-time visitors to Cambridge or those who are only here for a short time. See all the central, iconic sights in just 3 hours. The Corpus Clock, the Senate House and many of the beautiful central colleges including Corpus Christi, King’s, Gonville & Caius and Trinity. Designed as an introduction to Cambridge.

Designed as an introduction to Cambridge. Take an introductory tour around the highlights of the city as you walk the historic streets, past magnificent university buildings. This is the perfect tour for first-time visitors to Cambridge or those who are only here for a short time. See all the central, iconic sights in just 3 hours. The Corpus Clock, the Senate House and many of the beautiful central colleges including Corpus Christi, King’s, Gonville & Caius and Trinity.

Along with Oxford, Cambridge is our other world renowned centre of university education and what an inspiring place it is.  History seeps outs of every stone as you wonder around this beautiful centre of learning and walking from one college to another through courtyards and into ornate chapels.  Like Oxford instantly recognisable from numerous television series and films. Why not walk over the famous bridges that span the River Cam or better still have a trip on the river by one of the boaters. Cambridge also has its fair share of churches and museums and a great historic market square as well as quaint old shops selling pastries, chocolates and sweets that are just divine. We will travel from your hotel in London to Cambridge by private car and complete the final mile or so using the Park and Ride system as cars are generally not allowed in the old city centre but this all adds to its charm.

Private experience  - tailored to your interests.   • Visit Cambridge University, dating from the 13th Century and one of the most prestigious academic institutions in world  • Enter Ely Cathedral, dating from 7th Century, outstanding Romanesque style and scale All with the services of a fun and entertaining guide from Cambridge University, to bring out the drama of these sites - strictly no boring tours!