Date spot in Cambridge
A walk along the Backs
Walk the lawns and paths behind the colleges on the west bank of the Cam, crossing to look at Clare Bridge and the wooden Mathematical Bridge at Queens'.
Queen's Road and Garret Hostel Lane
Address: Queen's Road, Cambridge CB3 9AJ- Outdoors
- Free
- Romantic
Why it's a good date: Postcard views of the colleges without paying to go in. Come in spring for the crocuses and daffodils, or on an autumn afternoon when the trees turn.
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington Street
Address: Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RB- Culture
- Rain-proof ☔
- Free
Explore the city's grand free museum, from Egyptian coffins to paintings by Titian, Monet and Picasso, in galleries that feel like a palace.
Why it's a good date: Free, quiet and gorgeous, so you can pop in for an hour without planning. Fitzbillies is just down the road for a bun after.
Photo: Kim Fyson, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)
Kettle's Yard
Castle Street, just north of the river
Address: Castle Street, Cambridge CB3 0AQ- Culture
- Rain-proof ☔
- Free
- Cosy
Look round the cottages where the collector Jim Ede lived with his modern art, set out among pebbles, plants and light exactly as he left them.
Why it's a good date: More like visiting a friend's beautiful home than a gallery, and it'll have you rethinking your own shelves. The house is free but busy, so book a slot.
Photo: David Hallam-Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)
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)
