
Grantchester and the Orchard
Mill Way, Grantchester, two miles south of the city
Address: The Orchard Tea Garden, 47 Mill Way, Grantchester, Cambridge CB3 9ND- Outdoors
- Cheap and cheerful
- Best in Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Cosy
Walk or cycle across Grantchester Meadows beside the Cam to the Orchard Tea Garden, and have tea and scones in a deckchair under the apple trees.
Why it's a good date: The classic Cambridge afternoon, done the same way for over a hundred years. Go on a sunny day, and walk back along the river as the light goes.
Photo: Marathon, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)