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Visitors to Cambridge can enjoy guided tours of the famous colleges, punting along the river Cam, shopping, museums, eating out and lots more. Around Cambridge the countryside is gently and quietly dramatic, with medieval towns and cities - for example, Ely, with it's magnificent Cathedral, and pretty villages with charming pubs, gardens, and historic houses. The region is ideal for touring, walking or cycling holidays.
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View the beautiful gardens along the Backs by hiring a boat on the river. Don't miss Clare College Fellows gardens and Clare Bridge. Try your skills punting! Watch out for lunatics testing their own skills - particularly young language students. The easiest option is to take one of the chauffeur-punts, where in half an hour the chauffeur (usually a Cambridge student) will whisk you from Silver Street Bridge to Magdalene Bridge and back again.
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Cambridge is located about 60 miles (100 Km) from London. Its university was founded in the eleventh century by disaffected academics from Oxford University. The oldest building from that time is in St John's College but the oldest surviving college is Peterhouse. Cambridge and Oxford are similar distances from London: Oxford lies to the west and Cambridge to the north. The distance was sufficiently great that the ruling monarch could not travel from London to either town in mediaeval times in one day.
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Within the city of Cambridge you'll find some of the best shopping in the region. Whether you're after department stores or designer shops, DIY or delicatessens you'll find them here. The bustling city centre market square, with a market every day of the week is at the heart of Cambridge's shopping district, the Grafton Centre shopping mall is just a few minutes away and between them is a wealth of individual and national outlets to meet every need.
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| Many of the city's greatest pleasures belong to the evening hours. After dark the landscape transforms from that of punts, shops and sunny views to one of candlelit restaurants, traditional pubs and sophisticated clubs and bars. |
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