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1,000 years of history on the doorstep...

 

Theme and Adventure Parks

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Wicksteed Park

08700 621 193  

The attractions at Wicksteed Park are divided into 4 themed areas. Playground - Immediately on entering the park, there is a free playground
Fairground - Rides for children up to 13/14; also in this area is the Fun Palace Arcade. Lakeside - Predominantly features rides themed around water, such as the bumper-boats. It is also home to the 'Waterchute'. Arena - Contains many of the park's larger rides, like the Flying Chairs, Revolving Paratrooper, Ladybird Coaster, Roller Coaster and the latest ride, a log flume called 'Rocky River Falls'

 

Zoos Farms and Wildlife

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Linton Zoo

01223 891308

Cambridgeshire's Wildlife Breeding Centre has lots to offer for the whole family, with animals including: Tigers, Lions, Snow Leopards, Lynx, Porcupines, Giant Tortoises, Eagle Owls, Tarantula Spiders and many others. The Zoo is set in 16 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds and is the perfect place to bring a picnic and spend the day

Grafham Water

0845 634 6022

A haven for wildlife and a popular leisure area. The team of qualified and experienced instructors and superb facilities ensure the provision of a range of excellent courses

Wimpole Hall & Home Farm

01223 206000

Offers visitors the chance to visit: a house built mainly in the 18th Century; landscaped park; gardens and Home Farm

Woburn Safari Park

01525 290407

Woburn Safari Park is an action packed day for all the family. From the Road Safari where you can go round as many times as you like to the Foot Safari where you can mingle with the animals, grab lunch before watching the keeper demonstrations. Our staff are here to help you so please do ask them for information during your visit. They know all the animals' personalities and can give you insights into their working day

 

shopping

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Grand Arcade

01223 302601

Grand Arcade’s 52 shops, restaurants and cafés benefit from an attractive, vibrant, modern and high-quality environment that attracts consumers back time and time again. The two-level arcade, with wide glass-roofed malls and a central atrium, creates a light and airy shopping experience and meeting point, as well as providing an essential covered thoroughfare between John Lewis, St Andrew’s Street, Lion Yard and the car/cycle parks

 

Houses Gardens and Parks

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Burghley House

01780 752451

One of the largest and grandest houses of the first Elizabethan Age. Visitor facilities include the Orangery Restaurant, Gift Shop, Gardens of Surprise and beautiful walks around the historic parkland laid out by Capability Brown and still occupied by a herd of fallow deer

Botanic Gardens

01223 336265

The Garden has a collection of over 10,000 labelled plant species in beautifully landscaped settings, including Rock Garden, Lake, Glasshouses, Winter Garden, Woodland Walk, and nine National Collections

Audley End House & Gardens

0870 333 1182

Spend a day at Audley End House, Service Wing and Gardens and marvel at the splendour enjoyed by royalty and aristocracy in this spectacular Jacobean mansion set in an outstanding landscaped park

 

Theatres shows and concerts

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Audley End Picnic Concernts

0870 333 1182

There is no better way to spend a perfect summer’s evening than at one of Audley End Picnic Concerts. Gather a group of friends and family and enjoy the world class music, relaxed atmosphere and breathtaking setting of Audley End. It is a unique way to spend a summer’s evening. We look forward to welcoming you to Audley End this summer

Newmarket Nights

01638 675300

For an evening out with a difference choose one of their famous Newmarket Nights. The racing gets underway early evening and concludes as night falls, immediately followed by the post racing, open air concert. The bars remain open until the conclusion of the concert

The Cambridge Corn Exchange

01223 357 851

The City’s Centre for Arts & Threatre

 

Galleries and museums

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Cambridge & County Folk Museum

01223 355159

One of the oldest private dwellings in Cambridge, The Museum is housed in a superb late 15th century timber-framed building near the River Cam. The Museum's collections are unique and wide-ranging, reflecting the history of the city and county of Cambridge

Farmland Museum & Denny Abbey

01223 860988

Discover farming through the ages at the Farmland Museum and learn about the rural history of Cambridgeshire with visits to a village shop and pub, kitchen and dairy. Other features include a stunning 17th century stone barn and the workshops, which include a wheelwright and cooper. The Museum also has specially designed activities for children. Denny Abbey is a lovely abbey still featuring superb Norman interiors and displays of its history through the ages

Fitzwilliam Museum

01223 332900

Founded in 1816, the Fitzwilliam Museum has outstanding collections of paintings, drawings, sculpture, decorative arts and antiquities. Important artists represented include Titian, Poussin, William Blake, Turner, Ingres and many French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists

 

Landmarks and Historical

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Kings College Chapel

01223 331250

King's College Chapel took over a century to build and was completed in 1547

Audley End

 

Once the extensive cultivated estate of an Abbey during the Middle Ages the landscape of Audley End has seen many changes reflecting the various tastes of its owners and the fashion of their time. After being converted into a private home the Abbey was replaced by a vast mansion of which the present house is only a part

 

Boat Trips and Cruises

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Punting on the River Cam

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Punting is one of Cambridge’s chief attractions. Punts are flat-bottomed boats which, because they don’t have a keel, are usually steered with a long pole (about 10 foot long)

 

tours and guided walks

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City Sightseeing, Cambridge

01223 362444

Circular tours of central Cambridge (also taking in the American Cemetery) operate every 20 minutes all day during the summer months, half-hourly in spring, autumn and winter

 

Sports and Recreation

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Racing at Newmarket

 

Newmarket is both the historical home and the current powerhouse of British horseracing

Racing at Huntingdon

 

Huntingdon Racecourse is a flat, right-handed circuit of approximately 1 mile 3 furlongs which provides excellent viewing. There are nine fences to a circuit, the open ditch in front of the grandstand providing a real spectacle

With so many must-see attractions around all our hotels, there’s no better break than a QHotels break at The Cambridge Belfry.

Contact The Cambridge Belfry

The Cambridge Belfry
Cambourne
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB23 6BW

Tel: 01954 714600
Fax: 01954 714610

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