Follow the cycle tour on the map to see Cambridge by bike. Below are a few of the sights you might see on the way if you take some minor detours.
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Clare Bridge
The oldest of Cambridge’s current bridges, this bridge in classical style was built in 1639 – 40 by Thomas Grumbold (d.1659) It survives as the oldest due to all its contemporaries being destroyed by the in the Civil War to make the town of Cambridge more defensible.
Bridge of Sighs
The Bridge of Sighs belongs to St John’s College.
It was built in 1831 and crosses the River Cam between the college’s Third Court and New Court. A common myth states that it was the students who named this bridge “bridge of sighs,” as the context of its existing within the college grounds means that the “sighs” are those of pre-exam students.
Kings College Chapel
King’s College Chapel is the chapel to King’s College of the University of Cambridge, and is one of the finest examples of late Gothic English architecture, England. The Chapel is actively used as a place of worship and also for some concerts and college events. Notable college events include the annual King’s College Music Society May Week Concert.
Wren Library
Completed in 1695 to the design of Sir Christopher Wren. Today it contains the manuscripts and printed books which were in the college library by 1820, together with various special collections given to the college during the last 180 years. Among the special collections are 1250 medieval manuscripts; the Capell collection of early Shakespeare editions as well as many books from Sir Isaac Newton’s own library.
Mathematical bridge
The Mathematical Bridge crosses the river between two parts of Queens’ College. Its official name is simply the Wooden Bridge. The bridge was designed by William Etheridge, and built by James Essex in 1749. It has been rebuilt on two occasions, in 1866 and in 1905, but has kept the same overall design.