Cambridge Walking And Punting Tours
Walking and punting tours are the perfect way to make the most of your trip to Cambridge. Whether you’re a first time visitor or a resident looking to learn more about the history of this stunning university city, these tours are the perfect choice.
If you’re new to the city, then the combination of a punting and walking tour has been designed to give you the very best introduction to the city with all the Cambridge highlights on and off the river.
This Cambridge tour is ideal for first-timers, curious travellers, prospective students, staycationers or day-trippers wanting to make the most of their time during their stay, but it can also be great for residents. Our team can help you learn more about the city and see things you’ve never noticed before by both walking and punting.
Your punting tour will be led on the river by your Rose Marque Punting Guide, with your walking tour taking you through the heart of the city led by your qualified Green or Blue Badge Guide.
Our expert tour guides will make sure you know who to believe and can sort the fact from the fiction, covering all the city centre’s must-see sights. You’ll have the opportunity to soak up the very essence of Cambridge with its compelling atmosphere on and off the water.
Keep reading to find out more about our Cambridge punting and walking tours and how you can make the most of them.
Combine Walking With Our Traditional Cambridge Punting Tours
To offer the best experience possible, Rutherford’s has partnered with the official Cantab to ensure that our Punting and Walking Tours are the best way to see the city. You’ll travel back in time to discover how the city has become the wonder that you see today.
On your 45-minute punting experience, you’ll see the beautiful King’s College Chapel, the elegant Clare College, the decorative St John’s College with its majestic Bridge of Sighs and New Court, and more!
Then, on your 90-minute walking tour, you’ll walk through a thousand years of human history: from an Anglo-Saxon church tower to a novel and controversial clock that doesn’t keep the time! See the rooms where Newton wrote his theory of gravity and the pub where Watson & Crick announced one of the greatest discoveries of the twentieth century.
Of course, Cambridge is nothing without its students, and you’ll hear all about their escapades: both academic and otherwise. Explore the iconic sights of the city as you hear about the Cambridge people that changed our world.
Whether you’re punting or walking there’s gothic and neoclassical architecture everywhere and you’ll find Cambridge is overflowing with stories just waiting to be told.
Consider Private Chauffeured Punting Tours For The Ultimate Luxury Experience
While Rutherford’s offers shared punting tours of Cambridge, for many guests our private tours can be an ideal choice.
Your private tour experience means that you’ll have 100% of your guide’s attention! Choose how much you want to hear and ask as many questions as you like. Plus these bespoke city tours can be tailored further to your needs on request.
Whether you want to add picnics, drinks or even bring your dog along, you can with our range of private punting and walking tours of the River Cam and the surrounding area. While some of these options are available on our shared punting tours as well, a private tour will give you more freedom and make your trip a breeze.
Tours can be booked between 10.15 am and 4.45 pm Monday to Saturday, and between 12.15 pm and 4.45 pm on Sundays.
Tours run consecutively, meaning you our private punting tour is for 45 minutes and can be booked for your chosen time and date. Your personal guide will meet you at our Jesus Green Moorings to begin your private walking tour, 15 minutes after your punting tour finishes.
With private chauffeured punting tours and walking tours, you can see the most of the city and get an experience that suits you and your loved ones!
