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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