Best Route Walking Through Cambridge, Must Hit These 11 Points

King's College is the most central and most eye-catching college of Cambridge. It was founded in 1441 by King Henry VI and was therefore named the "King’s" college. The college's famous alumni include: economist Keynes, mathematician "father of the computation" Turing, the poet Xu Zhimo, among others. King's College is one of the most outstanding examples of Gothic architecture in the UK, especially the College Chapel. Normally, visits to King's College would view the buildings, courtyards, and the college chapel. The ceilings and glass windows of the chapel interior are particularly exquisite, with carved wooden screens. The choir of King’s College is also famous.

Trinity College is Cambridge's most famous, financially rich, and beautifully landscaped college. Founded in 1564, this college is among the top out of the 31 Cambridge colleges both academically and financially, and has cultivated a large number of famous leaders. Trinity College has a large number of famous alumni, including the philosopher Bacon, Russell, physicist Newton, poet Byron, Tennyson, King George VI, Prince Charles and so on. There are many statues of famous alumni lining the church corridors. It is worth mentioning that the apple tree that once dropped an apple on Newton’s head is said to be planted in the college garden.

The Fitzwilliam Museum is Cambridge's largest museum of art and archaeology. It was one of the first public art museums in the UK. Its appearance is that of a neoclassical building, mainly collecting artifacts from ancient Egypt and ancient Rome. It’s collection also includes some of the academicism school oil paintings dating from before the 18th century. The museum is divided into 3 floors, with floors 2 and 3 being display areas.

The Bridge of Sighs is a stone bridge located on the River Cam. It belongs to St. John's College and was built in 1831. The Gothic guardrail has become the signature of the Cambridge Bridge of Sighs, but the reason for the original construction of the guardrail was actually to prevent St. John’s students from accidentally falling into the water at night. When you are boating on the River Cam, you would also pass under the bridge.

The Mathematical Bridge is a wooden bridge located on the River Cam in Cambridge. It was built in 1749 and has a special shape. The official name is only as the “wooden bridge”. There is a famous legend here that says the bridge was designed and built by Newton and does not use any nail or screw. But in fact the bridge was designed by William Etheridge II and built by James Essex in 1749. The bridge is supported via triangular geometry, hence the name Mathematical Bridge.

The Corpus Clock, a large sculpture clock at the intersection of downtown Cambridge, is an iconic attraction in Cambridge and was unveiled in 2008 by Hawking. As a public art work, the grasshopper above the clock opens its mouth at the beginning of each minute, closing at the end of each minute, and the shape below the clock is of a coffin. The grasshopper devouring time reminds people of the passage of time.

Built in 1284, Peterhouse is the oldest and smallest college in Cambridge. Most of the college’s buildings have been renovated, and a beautiful chapel has been added to it. The chapel and old courtyard are the highlights of the college. In addition, 3 Nobel Prize winners and a prime minister have been produced here.

Queens' College has one of the most beautiful sceneries in Cambridge. It straddles the River Cam and is connected by the world-famous “Mathematical Bridge”. The Queen's Garden on the west side of River Cam is full of greenery and flowers. Other major sights in Queen's College include the mid-16th century Tudor-style atrium represented by the wooden corridor, the Erasmus Tower built in the 15th century, and the Old Hall.

St John's College is one of the most beautiful colleges in Cambridge, bounded by the River Cam and Bridge of Sighs, its size is second only to Trinity College. The college has 11 courtyards, the largest number in Cambridge. The second courtyard, built in 1589, is known as the most beautiful Tudor courtyard in England. The library of St. John's College contains many manuscripts or first editions of the world's most famous books. These books are hundreds of years old.

The Church of Our Lady is one of the few churches in the UK with a mobile pulpit that slides into the main altar on a track and is one of the few churches with two organs. The Church of Our Lady was rebuilt on the original site of an old church after 1478. The church is magnificent, the arcades are extremely high, set with vertical line windows in a late vertical Gothic style.

The Eagle Cambridge, built in 1667, is one of the oldest and most famous bars in Cambridge. It serves traditional British beer and snacks and is one of the favorite places for locals. It is worth mentioning that Nobel Prize winners Crick and Watson discussed "the mystery of life" (the study of DNA double helix structure) here. In addition, the wall of the bar has the signatures made by members of the World War II Air Force.