Cambridge is home to the world-renowned University of Cambridge, which was founded in 1209. The university includes King's College Chapel, Cavendish Laboratory, and the Cambridge University Library, one of the largest legal deposit libraries in the world. The city's skyline is dominated by several college buildings, along with the spire of the Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church, the chimney of Addenbrooke's Hospital and St John's College Chapel tower. Anglia Ruskin University, evolved from the Cambridge School of Art and the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology, also has its main campus in the city.

Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology Silicon Fen with industries such as software and bioscience and many start-up companies born out of the university. More than 40% of the workforce has a higher education qualification, more than twice the national average. The Cambridge Biomedical Campus, one of the largest biomedical research clusters in the world, is soon to be home to AstraZeneca, a hotel and the relocated Papworth Hospital.

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

The University of Cambridge, located in Cambridge, England, was founded in 1209 and is the second oldest university in the English-speaking world. It is a public research university consisting of 31 constituent colleges and over 100 academic departments organized into six schools. Many of the buildings that the university occupies throughout town are of historical importance. There are eight museums operated by the museum which explore arts, culture, and science, as well as a botanical garden. The university libraries contain around 15 million books. 

Throughout history, the University of Cambridge has educated many well known scientists, mathematicians, authors, actors, musicians, athletes and more. Names include Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Stephen Hawking, Jane Goodall, Christopher Marlowe, John Milton, Hugh Laurie, John Cleese, Eric Idle, and many more. The university has also been featured in many works of literature and film. Wandering through the grounds and buildings of one of the most famous universities in the world will give you a glimpse into a rich cultural heritage and take you back in time through centuries of history.

CORPUS CLOCK

Made from 24-carat gold, the Corpus Clock displays the time through a series of concentric LED lights. A hideous-looking insect 'time-eater' crawls across the top. The clock is only accurate once every five minutes. At other times it slows or stops and then speeds up, which, according to its creator, JC Taylor, reflects life's irregularity.

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE BOTANIC GARDEN

Since its opening in 1846, Cambridge University Botanic Garden has been an inspiration for gardeners, an exciting introduction to the natural world for families and a refreshing oasis for all our visitors.  

The garden covers an area of 16 hectares (40 acres) and holds a collection of over 8,000 plant species from around the globe. The garden’s greenhouses alone contain over 3,000 species, brought to this location to display the world’s incredible diversity of plant life. Explore the site’s wide range of garden habitats, tree collections, and 144 island beds representing 80 families of flowering plants. Also included at this urban oasis of tranquility are important national collections of tulips, geraniums, alchemilla, bergenia, and lonicera, to name just a few notable plants. Make Cambridge University Botanic Garden a part of your Cambridge vacation plans using our Cambridge vacation planner.