Day trips
Day trips from Cambridge
The trips worth the ticket from Cambridge — with honest travel times.
Photos for Cambridge are still on their way. Every listing below is real.
London (~100 km)
Getting there: Train (~50 min–1h20).
The capital: the fast train makes it the easy big day.
Ely (~25 km)
Getting there: Train (~20 min).
The cathedral city in the Fens: the 'ship of the Fens', the stained-glass museum.
Duxford (IWM) (~15 km)
Getting there: Bus/tour (~30 min).
The Imperial War Museum's airfield: Concorde, the flying legends.
Audley End House (~25 km)
Getting there: Train + walk.
The great Jacobean house and Capability Brown gardens.
Common questions
What's the single best day trip from Cambridge?
The first one above — it's the trip the town is known for.
Can I do these without a car?
The entries say how: trains and tours cover most; a couple need wheels.
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