Shared | Cambridge Tour with Punt & King's Chapel By Alumni™
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Cambridge, England
- 2 hours 45 minutes to 3 hours 45 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Enjoy a perspective on Cambridge and its famous university that you wouldn't otherwise get, thanks to this alumnus- or student-led tour. Set off on foot to see iconic landmarks such as the Corpus Clock, the Mathematical Bridge, and more. Follow it up with a serene punting tour along the River Cam—then, upgrade to head inside the storied King's College Chapel.
- Enjoy an insider tour of Cambridge with a university graduate guide
- Optional entry to the magnificent King’s College Chapel
- This time-saving, two-in-one tour also includes a punting trip
- Discover many of Cambridge's top landmarks in a single day
What's Included
- Cambridge University Student or Graduate Guide
- Learn about Cambridge history and anecdotes
- Gain an insight into student life at an elite university
- Learn about the Oxbridge application process from a student
- Enjoy a chauffeured punting tour along the River Cam
- Exceptional access to college gardens (WHEN ACCESSIBLE)
- Enter King's College Chapel (WHEN YOU BOOK THIS OPTION)
- Gratuities
- Indoor access to structures unless booked in advance
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Cambridge Alumni ToursKing’s College, King's Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SJ, UK
Please meet outside the main entrance to King’s College, on King’s Parade. Your guide will be wearing an item of royal blue clothing—such as a jacket, scarf, cap, beanie, or polo shirt—with the heraldic symbol of Alumni Tours on it.
End point
- Scudamore's Mill Lane Punting StationMill Ln, Cambridge CB2 1RS, UK
Reach Mill Lane Scudamore's (postcode CB2 1RS) 3 hours after the start of your walking tour if you visit King’s College Chapel at the end. If you do not visit King’s College, arrive at Scudamore's 2 hours after the start of the walking tour.
Itinerary
Cambridge Alumni Tours (Pass By)
1
The Corpus Clock
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Eagle
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Old dsCavendish Laboratory
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Corpus Christi College (Pass By)
4
Queens' College
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
5
The Backs
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Trinity College
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
St. John's College
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
8
King's College Chapel
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
9
Senate House
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Scudamore's Mill Lane Punting Station (Pass By)
Mathematical Bridge (Pass By)
Darwin College (Pass By)
Gibbs' Building (Pass By)
Clare College (Pass By)
Trinity College (Pass By)
Bridge of Sighs (Pass By)
Magdalene College (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- ##IMPORTANT: Please ensure you have booked the King’s College option in advance, as it cannot be purchased during the tour—only before or after the walk
- The punting station can cater for wheelchair users providing they can communicate how best to assist them, or have a carer with them who can do so
- Not recommended for travellers who cannot complete a 90-minute walk
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 24 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.7
based on 712 reviews
Fernanda_M, Apr 2026
Excellent tour, very interesting experience.
Enjoyable for the whole family.
Interesting facts from Cambridge and the college experience.
Christine_L, Apr 2026
Rupert was knowledgeable, articulate and funny. He tiold
Great stories and interacted with the tour group. He was great!
Katie_G, Mar 2026
Traveled through Soho enjoying great food. Jaylin was very friendly and took her time at each spot. Food was very good at each restaurant.
Gaye_C, Mar 2026
Very good tour with and emphasis on the University and the student experience. A good overview of the city. AG was a very good guide.
Naveen_N, Mar 2026
Great tour with detailed insights provided by Shelby (hope i got the name right, law graduate). Highly recommended.
Jedh_T, Mar 2026
Great! The punting was great. The walking tour initiallly was confusing but the tour guide was able to pull it off eventually.
Carla_T, Mar 2026
Tour description said 10 min entrance to Old Cavendish Lab (10 min stop) free access. We stopped for 2 min and could not go in. We paid extra for Kings but the Tour guide just left us to go into the FREE Evensong. We did not go into any other colleges. Overall a wasted opportunity to see Cambridge. If you are only going once. Do not select Alumni Tours. Also, guide was only audible when facing us, so we missed half of what she said.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Dear Carla,
Thank you for your feedback, and we’re sorry to hear the experience did not meet your expectations.
We would like to clarify that our tour description explicitly states in the exclusions: “Guaranteed access inside university colleges or buildings beyond publicly open courtyards.” At no point do we advertise entry into restricted buildings. If this was unclear, we would always encourage checking with us before booking.
We do take your comments regarding timing and audibility seriously and will review these internally.
As the concerns raised relate to points clearly outlined in our description, we kindly ask that you reconsider or remove your review, as it does not accurately reflect the tour as advertised.
Kind regards
Jason_S, Feb 2026
Our tour guide's name was Niamh, current graduate student at Cambridge gave a great tour - would recommend her!! She did a good job of sharing some of the history of Cambridge along with how current day Cambridge is like as a student without going into too much detail (perfect amount of information). She was very knowledgable and gave great instructions as we went along. She did a great job of answering our questions and accomodating the hard of hearing people (myself and one other lady in our group). We were very happy to have done the tour - learned a lot!!
Kathy_H, Dec 2025
The trip is great! The alumni guide, Tommy told history about Cambridge which is interesting. Punting is a fabulous experience
Mona_S, Dec 2025
We had an incredible experience on our walking tour. The guide was friendly, funny, and had tons of information and fun facts to share. The time went by very quickly! I wish I could remember his name to mention it in the review, all I know is that he used to go to Oxford and now attends Cambridge! Anyway if you can request a guide who used to attend Oxford, do so!
Maggie_P, Nov 2025
Niamh the guide was very good and we learned a lot on the walk - the punting was also very enjoyable
Robin_D, Oct 2025
Cambridge was such a magical city. The tour of the university was better than one can imagine. An amazing place of education and history.
STEVEN_N, Oct 2025
The punting is very nice, great views and fun on boat, good tour guides. The walk is just ok, can only see exteriors and they look better on punt.
Gary_S, Sep 2025
Niamh was great! Good overview of the history of Cambridge University and at a good pace. Fun to see Trinity College where Newton studied, the Cavendish Lab building (home of more than 30 Nobel laureates), and the fen that changed the course of Darwin’s life. Of course all that other royal history is pretty cool, too!
Kirk_G, Sep 2025
They were actually students not alumni but this was a very informative walk full of information you would not likely find on your own. The punt trip was a must too.
Cindy_C, Aug 2025
It was raining when we got there. Still a lot of people. Took us a while to find the guide. You need clearer signs. No loan umbrella or even a cheap rain poncho provided. We were rain jackets, but it was no use. We’re drenched wet halfway of the tour. Later, we found out from another tour guide that we miss one of the scene that we want to see in Kings College, but it was too late. We cannot re-enter. It was a very unpleasant tour.
Response from Host, Aug 2025
We are sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your tour. Unfortunately, the weather is outside of our control, and while we do our best to make tours enjoyable in all conditions, it is the responsibility of guests to check the forecast and dress accordingly.
Our team is always available to help, and we do provide clear joining instructions to assist guests, but nowhere do we state that we provide umbrellas or waterproof equipment.
With regard to King’s College, access is managed by the College itself, and once visitors leave the grounds, re-entry is not permitted. Our guides always aim to include the key highlights, and we are sorry if you felt something was missed on this occasion.
We feel this review does not fairly reflect the efforts of our team, and we kindly ask that you consider removing it.
Jackie_W, Aug 2025
Alex was very friendly and informative. Loved our tour and punting with Dom. Beautiful buildings and fun history!
Can_C, Jul 2025
It was a great tour thanks to our guide Elliot.
Highly recommend to comnine guided walking tour with punting since it is very relaxing and a fine way to finish the day.
Christopher_T, Jul 2025
Our guide, Evelyn, was very knowledgeable and well-spoken. She gave excellent information, told amusing stories about Cambridge and the area, and managed to do this all during a rainstorm.
Martha_S, Jul 2025
Our guide, Joe, was very entertaining and shared a lot of cute stories about Cambridge. The punting experience was so, so nice!
Rita_M, Jul 2025
Peter, our guide for the walking tour was very poor. I know he had only been doing these walking tours for 2 months but he was not competent to take a group of 24 people and needed more training. He was not engaging and very limited on his general knowledge on the colleges and areas. It was very busy and he struggled to keep the group together and informed. We found it o disjointed, difficult to hear him and found him somewhat vague.
In contrast the young guy who took us punting on the river was excellent and we learnt so much more from him as we traversed up and back on the river. Would recommend Scudamore for the punting trips as that was very good value for money
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Dear Rita,
Thank you for your feedback, and we're very sorry to hear that your walking tour did not meet expectations. We take comments like yours seriously and will review this matter internally.
Please accept our apologies for the experience with the guide. If you're willing, we’d appreciate it if you could contact us directly at info@alumni.tours so we can follow up with you properly.
Kind regards
Nana_O, Jul 2025
The tour was wonderful. They were very accommodating when we got stuck on the train. Peter was very personal and knowledgeable.
Tracey_R, Jun 2025
Elliot & Harry were exceptional tour guides, they were very knowledgeable & personable. Both very happy to answer questions & they made the day very enjoyable. Would thoroughly recommend this tour.
Janet_B, Jun 2025
What a great tour! Jordy was our guide and did a fantastic job pointing out the sites and giving us tidbits of information. We happened to be in Cambridge during graduation time and he shared some of the peculiar traditions practiced. His pacing was spot on. Thoroughly enjoyed our time.
Natalie_W, Jun 2025
It was well worth the cost, which was very reasonable. We saw a great deal of the campus, and learned much more than we would have just by walking around ourselves. Annie was our tour guide, and she explained things very thoroughly - it was as if she knew everything about the university. Rave, rave!
Charles_H, Jun 2025
A lovely walking tour of Cambridge. Guide Anita was quite knowledgeable. Punting also nice if you don't fall in.
PeterJohn_T, May 2025
Highly recommend this tour as you get a very knowledgeable guided walk around all the main sights of Cambridge. Our tour guide David (a Cambridge alumni) was excellent and was a pleasure listening to his very detailed and interesting stories of the history of Cambridge. Thank you David!
Mark_S, May 2025
Lots of fun information. The guide was very knowledgeable and made it fun. Easy to get around and have ideas for after the tour.
Karen_P, May 2025
Had a wonderful time learning about the history of Cambridge University from the perspective of a former student. Rupert was very personable and knowledgeable.
Rick_M, May 2025
Elliott was amazing with his knowledge and funny stories. Such a great experience. Well worth the cost.
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