After a look around Anstey Hall this morning we returned to the City for our last day in Cambridge. We followed a walking tour which was printed in the Tourist map we had acquired.
The walk took us passed the oldest building in Cambridgeshire, St Bene't's church
then passed the Old Cavendish Laboratory, then Peterhouse (the oldest college) and across the road from that college Pembroke College which we spent some time exploring - like most of the colleges it is strikingly beautiful with well maintained buildings and gardens
Onwards we walked passed St Catherine's College, Corpus Christi College, the Corpus Clock, and King's College. The University is in the middle of their graduation week and there were numerous ceremonies being held in the various Colleges
Opposite King's College is Great St Mary's Church and for a few quid one can climb the 123 steps to the tower of this building which has stood since the 13th century. The view was very impressive!
Our walk finished after passing various other Colleges and Churches.
After lunch we went to the Backs and had a tour of "the back of the colleges" which back onto the Cam in a punt - a very relaxing way to travel I have to say and the information provided by the "punter" was well worth hearing
We finished our day back in the City centre and arrived back at the Hall having clocked up another 17.8kms on our feet.
Tomorrow we move further south before crossing to France on the 27th.
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