Cambridge Museum of Technology
The Old Pumping Station, Cheddars Ln, Cambridge, CB5 8LD
Family-friendly industrial heritage museum chronicling the progression of power technology from steam through internal combustion to electricity. Features a broad range of exhibits and interactive displays, plus popular coffee shop and plenty of green spaces for a picnic.
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
1 Brookside, Cambridge, CB2 1JE
Botanic garden housing more than 8000 plant species from all around the world; provides a vital facility for teaching and research as well as a beautifully-landscaped and tranquil green space for the public to enjoy.
Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
Downing St, Cambridge, CB2 3BZ
Fascinating, free-to-enter museum located on the University’s Downing site; features one-million artefacts charting two-million years of human history across three thoughtfully-organised floors. Amongst the highlights include striking Japanese Samurai armour and a 45-foot Haida totem pole.
Museum of Classical Archaeology
Sidgwick Av, Cambridge, CB3 9DA
Free-to-enter museum located on the first floor of the University’s faculty of classics. Features one of the world’s largest plaster cast collections of Greek and Roman sculpture; also hosts a variety of events and a series of contemporary art exhibitions throughout the year.
The Centre for Computing History
Rene Ct, Coldham’s Rd, Cambridge, CB1 3EW
Popular, interactive museum tracing the evolution of information technology with a nostalgic collection of some 40,000 items including early counting machines, 1980’s home computers, retro gaming consoles and mobile phones. Unlike the ‘no touch’ policies employed by traditional museum’s, visitors here are encouraged to try out the exhibits.
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington St, Cambridge, CB2 1RB
Internationally-renowned museum housing a diverse core collection of half a million plus artworks and antiquities from ancient Egyptian coffins and medieval manuscripts to renaissance sculptures and masterworks by Rembrandt, Van Gogh and Monet. Also hosts a programme of temporary exhibitions throughout the year.
The Gog Magog Golf Club
Shelford Bottom, Cambridge, CB22 3AB
Premium golf complex a few miles south-east of the city centre; boasts two outstanding 18-hole courses providing appropriate challenge for all abilities, plus well-stocked pro-shop, inviting clubhouse and some of the most comprehensive practice facilities in the country. Known for its panoramic views of the Cambridgeshire countryside.
The Polar Museum
Lensfield Rd, Cambridge, CB2 1ER
The United Kingdom’s only museum dedicated to the history, science and culture of the polar regions; features a broad range of exhibits including personal artefacts belonging to famous explorers, modern equipment used to study climate change and everyday objects that document life in the Arctic / Antarctic.
The Sedgewick Museum of Earth Sciences
Downing St, Cambridge, CB2 3EQ
Centrally-located, free-to-enter museum named for the pioneering geologist Adam Sedgwick; features an extensive collection of more than two-million rocks, minerals, fossils and iconic dinosaur skeletons. Also hosts a range of temporary exhibitions and public activities throughout the year.
University Museum of Zoology
David Attenborough Bldg, Downing St, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ
Popular, free-to-enter museum featuring more than two-million specimens across two levels, including Charles Darwin’s famous finches and beetle box, one of the most complete dodo skeletons in the world, and a 21-metre long fin whale! There’s also a well-regarded gift shop and cafe serving a selection of drinks and snacks.
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Free School Ln, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
Fascinating, intimately-organised museum showcasing centuries of scientific innovation; features a vast collection of exhibits including the Grand Orrery - an ornate model of the solar system from the mid-eighteenth century - and a pocket microscope owned by Charles Darwin.