Magdalene Bridge

Back to sights award-winning tours from let’s go punting Contact Us Prefer to talk? Magdalene Bridge Magdalene Bridge belongs to Magdalene College. The “Great Bridge” (as they used to call it) was designed by Norwich architect Arthur Browne and it was built in 1823. It was repaired and strengthened in 1982. Magdalene Bridge known as […]
Clare Bridge

Back to sights award-winning tours from let’s go punting Contact Us Prefer to talk? Clare Bridge Clare Bridge (of course, belonging to Clare College) is the oldest of Cambridge’s bridges, originally built in 1639–40 by Thomas Grumbold. This bridge is one of those two which left standing by the Parliamentarian forces during the Civil War. […]
New Court St Johns

Back to sights award-winning tours from let’s go punting Contact Us Prefer to talk? New Court, St John’s New Court, belongs to St John’s College, and it was designed by Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson was completed in 1831. It was the first major college building that has been placed on the west side of […]
The Mathematical Bridge

Back to sights award-winning tours from let’s go punting Contact Us Prefer to talk? Mathematical Bridge The Wooden Bridge, or the so-called ‘Mathematical Bridge’ is the popular footbridge just near Queen’s College. It was designed by William Etheridge, and built by James Essex in 1749. It belongs to the Queen’s College and has been rebuilt on two occasions in […]
Kings College Chapel

Back to sights award-winning tours from let’s go punting Contact Us Prefer to talk? King’s College Chapel King’s College Chapel belongs to King’s College, one of the most popular colleges in Cambridge. It is the largest stone-vaulted chapel in the world. The building work commenced in 1446 and they thought it would take them 11 […]
The Wren Library

Back to sights award-winning tours from let’s go punting Contact Us Prefer to talk? The Wren Library The Wren Library is located at the grounds of the Trinity College, which is one of Cambridge’s wealthiest colleges. The building was designed by Christopher Wren in 1676 and was completed in 1695. The library is famous from […]
The Bridge of Sighs

Back to sights award-winning tours from let’s go punting Contact Us Prefer to talk? The Bridge of Sighs Located at St Johns College, the Bridge of Sighs crosses the river between the college’s Third Court and New Court. It was built in 1831 by Architect Henry Hutchinson and was named after the Bridge of Signs […]