Cambridge via Grantchester Circular
Length: 15km (9.3 miles) Toughness: 1/10
Starts with a City Centre tour of the University Colleges before you head out to Grantchester on a walk besides the River Cam. You stop for tea at the Orchard tearooms, and then you have a choice of a return walk to Cambridge, either via Trumpington or back beside the River Cam. Horticulturalists amongst you may like to visit the Cambridge University Botanic Gardens at walk end before taking the short walk which remains to Cambridge Railway Station.
Lunch may be taken at any of the numerous cafes and pubs in the city centre.
10:13 train from King's Cross arriving Cambridge at 11:02. Buy a Super Off-Peak Day Return. T=swc.105
Cambridge via Grantchester Circular walk
Cambridge and its Colleges, Grantchester, Trumpington and the University Botanic Gardens
History
This is a list of previous times this walk has been done by the club (since Jan 2010). For more recent events (since April 2015), full details are shown.
Date | Option | Post | # | Weather |
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Sat, 14-Dec-19 | Cambridge via Grantchester Circular | |||
Sun, 18-Feb-18 | Sunday walk: Cambridge Circular | 2 | sunny then cloudy | |
Sun, 27-Mar-16 | Free walk 105. A gentle Cambridge circular. | |||
Sun, 01-Mar-15 | Cambridge Circular | 0 | ||
Sat, 01-Feb-14 | Cambridge Circular | 0 | ||
Sat, 12-May-12 | Cambridge Circular | |||
Sun, 27-Mar-11 | Cambridge Circular | |||
Sat, 13-Feb-10 | Cambridge Circular | |||
Sun, 27-Sep-09 | Cambridge via Grantchester Circular | |||
Mon, 04-May-09 | Cambridge via Grantchester Circular | |||
Mon, 27-Aug-07 | Cambridge via Grantchester Circular |
Sat, 14-Dec-19 : Cambridge via Grantchester Circular
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DAC
Sun, 18-Feb-18 : Sunday walk: Cambridge Circular
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Chris L
Note: this walk replaces the Laindon Circular walk originally posted for 18th February, part of which is reported to be exceptionally muddy at present
Cambridge Circular
Length: 15km (9.3 miles) Toughness: 1/10
This walk starts with a City Centre tour of the University Colleges before heading out to Grantchester on a path beside the River Cam, stopping for tea at the famous Orchard tearooms, and then returning to Cambridge, either via Trumpington or alongside the Cam. A visit to Cambridge University Botanic Gardens is possible at the end of the walk. The walk is mostly on footpaths and paved paths and should be relatively free of mud.
Lunch can be taken at any of the numerous cafes and pubs in the city centre, followed later by tea at the Orchard Tea Rooms.
10:01 Kings Lynn train from Kings Cross arriving Cambridge at 11:01. Buy a Super Off-Peak Day Return.
Direct return trains to Kings Cross are at xx:20 and xx:28 (journey time about 57 mins), with some slower trains going to Liverpool Street.
You will need to download the
walk directions.
T=swc.105
Cambridge Circular
Length: 15km (9.3 miles) Toughness: 1/10
This walk starts with a City Centre tour of the University Colleges before heading out to Grantchester on a path beside the River Cam, stopping for tea at the famous Orchard tearooms, and then returning to Cambridge, either via Trumpington or alongside the Cam. A visit to Cambridge University Botanic Gardens is possible at the end of the walk. The walk is mostly on footpaths and paved paths and should be relatively free of mud.
Lunch can be taken at any of the numerous cafes and pubs in the city centre, followed later by tea at the Orchard Tea Rooms.
10:01 Kings Lynn train from Kings Cross arriving Cambridge at 11:01. Buy a Super Off-Peak Day Return.
Direct return trains to Kings Cross are at xx:20 and xx:28 (journey time about 57 mins), with some slower trains going to Liverpool Street.
You will need to download the
walk directions.
T=swc.105
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AnonymousSun, 18-Feb-18
2 sunny then cloudy
Sun, 27-Mar-16 : Free walk 105. A gentle Cambridge circular.
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PeteB
Free walk 105 Cambridge Circular via Grantchester
Length 15km (9.3m); toughness 1/10
Trains 09.52 London Kings Cross – Cambridge 10.55
There are 2 trains an hour from Cambridge to Kings Cross and 2 trains an hour to Liverpool Street but these take a bit longer.,
This is a gentle walk on mainly hard surfaces around Cambridge colleges and then a riverside path to Grantchester.
See here for more information about the walk and the refreshment options and scroll down to find the detailed walk instructions.