Cambridgeshire

Properties and events in Cambridgeshire

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500 Years of Science in Print

Whipple Library, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Free School Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3RH
In person
Pre-booking required

A guided tour of some of the Whipple Library's historic treasures.

A lifetime’s work: the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue

Religious Society of Friends, Quaker Meeting House, 12 Jesus Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 8BA
In person
Pre-booking required

Dr Steinar Bryn, lecturer at Nansen Academy (Nansenskolen) in Lillehammer Norway, talks about his lifetime’s work as head of Dialogue at the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue.

Abbey and Chesterton Community Heritage Day

Cambridge Museum of Technology, Cheddars Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 8LD
In person
Pre-booking not required

Celebrate Abbey and Chesterton with free activities, stalls, and more. Whether you're a lifelong local or new to the area, this is your chance to explore what makes our neighbourhoods special.

After Hours:Behind the Scenes

Chatteris Museum, 2 Park Street, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, PE16 6AE
In person
Pre-booking not required

Chatteris Museum will open its doors for a Behind the Scenes evening opening

Alconbury Weald | Cold War Avionics Building Tour

The Club, The Boulevard, Enterprise Campus, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 4XA
In person
Pre-booking required

Discover the history of the unique Cold-War-era military bunker at Alconbury Weald.

All Saints Cottenham Open Day

All Saints Church, High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 8SA
In person
Pre-booking not required

An opportunity to look around and learn about All Saints Church, and to go up the tower to see the amazing view (weather permitting).

Anglesey Abbey

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

Visit the house and gardens at Anglesey Abbey. Spanning across 46 hectares, the property offers something for everyone; from the stunning Jacobean-style house full of rich history, to the formal gardens filled with statues, and the woodland areas.

Anne Docwra

Religious Society of Friends, Quaker Meeting House, 12 Jesus Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 8BA
In person
Pre-booking required

Anne Docwra was self-taught in law, a feisty participant in the seventeenth-century pamphlet wars, and above all a prolific preacher of Quakerism in Cambridge.

Art in the Barn - Landbeach Tithe Barn

2A Waterbeach Road, Landbeach, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9FA
In person
Pre-booking not required

Explore an exhibit of local artists against the backdrop of the medieval Tithe Barn in Landbeach! Learn about the long history of the barn, chat with artists and maybe pick up a new masterpiece to take home!

AudaTours Cambridge Audio Tour: Bedders, Bargees and Booksellers

Magdalene Bridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AG
Online & In person
Book on day

Hear Cambridge’s working town behind the colleges: bedders lighting staircases, bargees on the river, booksellers, brewers, printers, market traders and carriers on a self-guided walk from Magdalene Bridge to The Mill.

Becoming Elizabeth Fry: a family perspective

Religious Society of Friends, Quaker Meeting House, 12 Jesus Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 8BA
In person
Pre-booking required

Cathy Maxwell’s talk draws on family archives to present a portrait of England’s celebrated social reformer. She has stories about Elizabeth Fry’s childhood in Norfolk, the evolution of her thinking about Quakerism, and Elizabeth’s later life.

Behind the Scenes Tours at the Sedgwick Museum Collections Research Centre

Sedgwick Museum Collections Research Centre, A.G Brighton & Colin Forbes Building, Department of Earth Sciences, Madingley Rise, Madingley Road,, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0UD
In person
Pre-booking required

Discover our Earth Science collections and historic archive on our curator-led tour.

Behind the walls: Samaritans and the Prison Listener scheme

The Samaritans, 4 Emmanuel Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1JW
In person
Pre-booking required

Prison can be an intensely isolating place, with those in custody at high risk of suicide. Through the Samaritans Listener scheme, prisoners are trained to offer emotional support to their peers at some of their darkest moments.

Buckden Towers

1 The Towers, High Street, Buckden, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5TA
In person
Pre-booking not required

Buckden Towers Open Day with plenty to enjoy, including... Tours, craft fair, refreshments, Knot garden & open grounds

Burwell Museum and Windmill

Burwell Museums, Mill Close, Burwell, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0HL
In person
Pre-booking not required

- Free Entry (Last Entry at 3pm) - Special Treats Available in the New Tea Room - Living Demonstrations by Our Blacksmiths and Spinner - Free Mill Tours (Subject to Availability)

Bygone Littleport

The Littleport Society, The Barn, Main Street, Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1PH
In person
Pre-booking not required

Join The Littleport Society as we explore every day life of the residents of the fenland town of Littleport. We'll introduce you to the shirt factory supervisor, the mole catcher, the milkman, the school teacher, the chemist, and many more.

Cambridge ‘Artworkmen’

Little St. Marys Church, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1QG
In person
Pre-booking required

Meet the skilled Cambridge workers whose job it was to design buildings and decorate the interiors in colleges and churches in the nineteenth century.

Cambridge Death Cafe

Religious Society of Friends, Quaker Meeting House, 12 Jesus Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 8BA
In person
Pre-booking required

We meet simply as people, who one day are going to die. Tea, cake and conversation about death in an open, respectful and confidential space.

CAMYOGA Open Day

Cam Yoga, Thomas House, 14 George IV Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1HH
In person
Pre-booking required

An open day featuring the opportunity to explore the CAMYOGA studios, talk to staff and volunteers, try free taster sessions of different class styles.

Casting New Light

Museum of Classical Archaeology, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 9DA
In person
Pre-booking required

Join us at the Museum of Classical Archaeology for this tour to look beyond the replica and find out some of the stories behind our statues.