Experience Cambridge

EXPLORE CAMBRIDGE

Join us on a unique walking tour through the history of the old town of Cambridge and discover more than the university story.
May contain: revolts, beheadings and Vikings.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

By joining one of our experiences, you directly support people in Cambridge with experience of homelessness to gain and stay in employment.

ACCESSIBLE & FUN

Our tours are accessible for all ages and education. Expect more jokes, stories and historical maps than dates to remember!
Our route avoids steps and large ramps or curbs.

CURRENT TOUR

The (almost) Complete History of Cambridge Old Town

Come on a different walking tour through old Cambridge and discover the Town and colleges from the view of the townspeople through the centuries up to today.

We’ll start by handing you a 500-year-old map to help navigate us all around the historic old Town through over 1500 years of history to the City we live in today.

Expect fun facts, weird trivia, interesting stories to help you understand the journey from a small Anglo-Saxon settlement near Roman ruins, to a market town famous across the country and Europe, to the world-famous City of today.

If you’re new to Cambridge you’ll come away understanding the story of the Town in a way most visitors never will.

If you think you know Cambridge, you’re in for a surprise.

WARNING
May contain: Anglo-Saxons, Fires, Vikings, Normans, Town vs Gown drama, Fairs, Kings, Queens, Common Land, Churches, Charters, Chancellors, Monks, Mayors, Markets and a few beheadings.

We limit shared tour groups to 12 people or less to make sure you get to interact with your Leader, ask questions and hear everything that’s going on. You can book a place on one of our scheduled tours below or even book the whole availability as a private tour.

    
 
 
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   Chris T 
 
 
 
 Verified Thoughtful and deeply interesting walking tour
A very well planned walking tour of inner Cambridge. The guide was thoughtful, considerate, well-prepared. The tour emphasised the political, economic and social history of Cambridge within the wider history of Britain. There were a few 'fun facts', but they did not dominate, allowing the historical themes to emerge meaningfully. Not excessively academic, rather a good people-centred approach.
  
 
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   sue h 
 
 
 
 Verified A living history tour showing you a potted history of Cambridge.
Enjoyable tour of Cambridge by a friendly and knowledgeable guide. I thought I knew Cambridge, but I certainly learnt a lot more about it's origins and its past and present history. This tour is for Cambridge residents and visitors alike.
  
 
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   Julien S 
 
 
 
 Verified Not Just Another Cambridge Tour
I really enjoyed the Experience Cambridge tour. John was a very pleasant, timely, and professional guide. He's a great story-teller and good at making things funny, while staying informative the whole way through. I had a lot of fun chatting to him. As a local, I don't usually stop to look around when going about my day. I have my paths and most of the city feels like the "in-between-ness" between my destinations. By contrast, the tour made the city feel like an easter egg hunt and I got to see Cambridge from new perspectives (literally and figuratively!). I also learnt so much about the history of Cambridge townspeople themselves. The narrative was very unique for a tour and I liked how it was tied to the modern day at the end. Plus the whole tour's business model is for a really good cause (supporting excluded individuals by training and providing them with work). I've recommended the tour (and John) to my whole family here in Cambridge!
  
 
  
  
 
 
   Tripadvisor rating score: 5.0 of 5, based on 3 reviews 
 
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AVAILABILITIES

Want a private tour at another time? Contact us on the form below and we'll see what we can do!

Experience Leaders

Our Experience Leaders are all local people with experience of homelessness, leading our activities as paid, supported employment.

When not leading fun and informative walking tours, they're leading by experience to promote more inclusive employment in Cambridge.

Here are some of the activities they lead:

FINDHELPHERE.COM Information & Signposting Project
Peer-Led Research and Presentations
Peer Information Sessions
Cambridge Skills & Work Co-Production Group
Skills & Experience Recognition Programme

Say hello!

There are lots of reasons to contact us, and this the form to do it!

Here's a few we came up with:

To book a private tour at a time not listed
To ask us to talk at your company, school or community group
To find out about our work and skills activities for people experiencing homelessness or severe/multiple disadvantage
To enquire about you or someone you support joining us as an Experience Leader
To collaborate on an experience (we've got some exciting collaborations coming up in 2026!)
To talk about supporting or sponsoring our work
To tell us about employment opportunities or services that can benefit people in Cambridge with experience of homelessness
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