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Properties and events in Cambridge

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500 years of Science in Print

Whipple Library, Free School Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3RQ
In person
Pre-booking preferred

The Whipple Library is the University of Cambridge's specialist library for the History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine.

A Cambridge Necropolis

The Ascension Burial Ground, All Souls Lane, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0EA
In person
Pre-booking required

The Ascension Burial Ground is one of Cambridge’s best kept secrets. There’s more IQ lying in this acre than most others. Explore the history of the University amid the academics’ gravestones.

A heritage tour of the Cledara Abbey Stadium, home to Cambridge United Football Club

Abbey Stadium, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 8LN
In person
Pre-booking required

Come on you U’s! We’re delighted to be partnering with Cambridge United Football Club to offer a heritage tour of the Cledara Abbey Stadium on Thursday 12 September.

A Spider’s Web of Airfields

Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7PH
In person
Pre-booking required

Perhaps you have heard the phrase, “thousand bomber raids.” But, did you ever stop to wonder where all the aircraft came from?

Abbey House Open Day

Abbey House, Abbey Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 8HQ
In person
Pre-booking not required

Built circa 1578 on the site of an 11th century priory, and now home to a community belonging to the Triratna Buddhist community, Abbey House has a rich history.

Anglesey Abbey

Anglesey Abbey, Quy Road, Lode, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9EJ
In person
Pre-booking required

Come and explore the beautiful gardens and house at Anglesey Abbey. See riots of colour in the Dahlia Border, plus explore the Artist's of East Anglia exhibition to unlock a collection rooted in East Anglia.

Arthur Eddington - Physicist, Astronomer and Quaker

Quaker Meeting House, 12 Jesus Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 8BA
In person
Pre-booking preferred

Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington was Director of The Cambridge Observatory from 1914 to his death in 1944, a fellow of Trinity College, and a Quaker.

Cambridge Buddhist Centre: Festival Theatre tours and Open Day

Cambridge Buddhist Centre, 38 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 8DT
In person
Pre-booking not required

Cambridge Buddhist Centre will be opening for visitors and for a look around our unique venue.

Come and see the West Hub

Shared Facilities Hub, J J Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0US
In person
Pre-booking required

Come and discover the wide range of facilities and services we offer. The West Hub brings together university members, businesses, and the wider community to study, learn, work, collaborate, stay fit, and socialize.

Dame Leah Manning: Echoes and Arrivals Exhibition

Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 8PH
In person
Pre-booking required

Explore the Echoes and Arrivals exhibition, where the enduring legacy of Dame Leah Manning intersects with the vibrant artistry of Coqué Martínez amidst stories on migration, rootedness, and social action.

Death Cafe

Quaker Meeting House, 12 Jesus Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 8BA
In person
Pre-booking preferred

You are welcome to join us for tea, cake and conversation about death in an open, respectful and confidential space.

Discover Histon Road Cemetery

Histon Road Cemetery, Histon Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 3LE
In person
Pre-booking not required

This event will showcase the importance and the beauty of Histon Road Cemetery.

Drop in Silence

Quaker Meeting House, 12 Jesus Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 8BA
In person
Pre-booking not required

Every Friday Cambridge Quakers offer a space to share silence together.

Electric Dreams 2024 - Hertha Ayrton A Shining Light

Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3RQ
In person
Pre-booking not required

Join the Women's Engineering Society in their Electric Dreams 2024 series of talks as they celebrate the forming of Electrical Association for Women 100 years ago. This talk by Dr Patricia Fara, is organised in conjunction with the Whipple Museum.

Energy walk': Cambridge's former gasworks

Cambridge Museum of Technology, The Old Pumping Station, Cheddars Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 8LD
In person
Pre-booking required

Cambridge Museum of Technology volunteers (in association with Cambridge Industrial Archaeology Group) invite you to explore the former Cambridge gasworks and its impact on local society, economy and the environment.

Frederick Leach: A Well-connected and Much-travelled Cambridge Artworkman

Ross Street Community Centre, Ross Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 3UZ
In person
Pre-booking not required

In this talk Shelley Lockwood will introduce you to the life and the beautiful and extensive work of Mr Leach of City Road.

From Darwin to Dodos: A guided tour of the Museum of Zoology

Downing Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3EJ
In person
Pre-booking required

Join our tour of the galleries of the Museum of Zoology, and uncover the history of the collections, from the fabulous fin whale that greets you, to the dodo skeleton, and specimens collected by Charles Darwin himself.

From Ely Cathedral to the Houses of Parliament: The Watson Building Stones Collection

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, The Watson Gallery Common Room, Downing Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3EQ
In person
Pre-booking not required

Drop into the Department of Earth Sciences and discover an impressive display of building stones, roofing slates, road stones, flagstones and decorative and ornamental stones that were used extensively throughout Britain and globally.

George Fox, The First Quaker

Quaker Meeting House, 12 Jesus Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 8BA
In person
Pre-booking preferred

A talk by Geoffrey Durham (author of 'What Do Quakers Believe?' and 'Being a Quaker') on the visionary whose heretical beliefs electrified the nation 370 years ago and who still inspires Quakers today.

Heritage, Sustainability and Education at Great St Mary's

Great St Mary's Church, Senate House Hill, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3PQ
In person
Pre-booking not required

Great St Mary’s has been at the heart of Cambridge for over 800 years, and was central to the founding of the University.