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The columned portico of the Fitzwilliam Museum, on Trumpington StreetOxyman · CC BY 2.5

What to do · Cambridge

Fitzwilliam Museum

Art and antiquities museum · 1–2 h · free · closed Mondays

InformationFree
Price
Free
Duration
1 h 30
Season
All year · Tuesday to Sunday
Who it's for
All ages

The university's great museum, in a columned building on Trumpington Street: Egyptian, Greek and Roman antiquities, European painting, Chinese ceramics and modern art. It is free and opens Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 to 17:00, and Sunday from 12:00 to 17:00; on Mondays it is closed. Until 3 May 2027 there is an exhibition on William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites.

From the station it is about a 20-minute walk, or the U bus, which stops outside. Next door you have Fitzbillies for coffee.

As a familyWith teenagers

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The shop window of Fitzbillies on Trumpington Street© FitzbilliesChelsea buns since 1920

Fitzbillies (Trumpington Street)

Bakery · Cambridge · €€€€

What to order: a Chelsea bun, the spiral roll of cinnamon and syrup, to take away or with a coffee.

It also has branches on Bridge Street and King's Parade, for takeaway
The DNA pub

The Eagle

Bar · Cambridge · €€€€

What to order: a pie or fish and chips, and a pint in the courtyard if the weather is good.

Open every day; on Sundays food is served from 12:00 to 21:00 · book online
Canvas deckchairs under the apple trees of the Orchard Tea Garden© The Orchard Tea GardenTea under the apple trees

The Orchard Tea Garden

Café · Grantchester · €€€€

What to order: the cream tea, with homemade scones, jam and cream, in a deckchair in the orchard.

No booking for coffee, light lunches or cream tea · may close earlier in bad weather

To stay nearby

The façade of the Hotel du Vin on Trumpington Street© Hotel du VinSmall hotel

Hotel du Vin Cambridge

Trumpington Street · 41 rooms · Bistro and wine cellar

Why we like it: A 41-room boutique hotel in Victorian houses on Trumpington Street, next to the Fitzwilliam, with a French bistro and wine cellar.

The University Arms, a historic hotel facing Parker's Piece© University ArmsHotel

University Arms

Facing Parker's Piece · Historic hotel since 1834 · Library and restaurant

Why we like it: A historic 1834 hotel facing Parker's Piece park, with 189 rooms and suites, a library, restaurant and bar, ten minutes from King's.

Aerial view of the Varsity Hotel beside the River Cam© The Varsity Hotel & SpaSpa hotel

The Varsity Hotel & Spa

Riverside · Rooftop terrace · Spa and gym

Why we like it: A hotel beside the Cam, on Thompson's Lane, with a spa, gym, sixth-floor brasserie and rooftop terrace above the Cambridge roofs.

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