Date spot in Cambridge
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Explore the city's grand free museum, from Egyptian coffins to paintings by Titian, Monet and Picasso, in galleries that feel like a palace.
Trumpington Street
Address: Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RB- Culture
- Rain-proof ☔
- Free
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.
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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)
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Bateman Street, south of the city centre
Address: 1 Brookside, Cambridge CB2 1JE- Outdoors
- Cheap and cheerful
- Romantic
Wander forty acres of gardens and glasshouses, from the lake and the rock garden to the winter garden's bright stems.
Why it's a good date: Peaceful at any time of year, and the glasshouses are a warm place to duck into when it's cold. Bring a book and find a bench.
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