Hi All. Husband and I are heading to England (our 2nd time in the UK) in September and this time we'll be visiting Cambridge (3 nights) for the first time. After 5 days in London (Sept 14-19), we train to Cambridge arrive Saturday Sep 19 around 10am. After dropping bags at the Lensfield Hotel, we plan to do:
- The Saturday 11am or Noon 2 Hour Tour of King's College (which may also include Queen's college);
- Grab some lunch at the Fitzwilliam cafe and tour the Fitzwilliam on our own;
- Hoping for Dinner at the Eagle Pub (husband's birthday that day!) but tried to reserve & was told they were booked and we should just get in line. Anyone done this?
- Sunday, we plan to attend 8 or 9:30am Mass at Our Lady & the English Martyrs,
- then possibly train to ELY for lunch and to see the Cathedral, returning to Cambridge that evening.... Alternatively we may do our day trip to ELY on Monday (which would mean skipping the Wren). Any comments about this option?
- Monday we'd like to see Trinity College and visit the Wren Library which is only open Mon-Fri Noon to 2pm. We're wondering if it's worth planning our whole day around the Wren's narrow window of time or perhaps doing ELY on Monday instead?
- Other things we'd like to do (Kings College Chapel, Great St Mary's Church, Holy Sepulchre/Round Church, do some shopping and just walking around Cambridge) and, weather & time permitting we may also do a Punting on the Cam.
Tuesday morning we head to Durham for 2 nights, then on to Edinburgh (4 nights), Rabbies Isle of Skye tour (2 nights), end in Glasglow (3 nights) before flying home October 4.
Any suggestions or recommendations would be really appreciated.
Many thanks,
JanB