Visit Cambridgeshire Places

Welcome to Visit Cambridgeshire Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Cambridgeshire

  

Cambridgeshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Cambridgeshire

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Cambridgeshire history

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Cambridgeshire was recorded in the Domesday Book as Grant Bridgeshire (or rather Grentebrigescire) Covering a large part of East Anglia, the county is the result of several local government unifications. Flag Fen in Fengate is one of the earliest-known Neolithic permanent settlements in the United Kingdom, compared in importance to Balbridie in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Cambridgeshire culture & places

Sports

Various forms of football have been popular in Cambridgeshire since medieval times . In 1579 one match between townspeople and Cambridge University students ended in a violent brawl that led the Vice-Chancellor to issue a decree forbidding them to play “footeball” outside of college grounds . Cambridge rules were created by students at the University of Cambridge in 1863 . Great Britain Bandy Association is based in the county .

Contemporary art

Cambridge is home to the Kettle’s Yard gallery and the artist-run Aid and Abet project space . Wysing Arts Centre is the region’s largest arts organisation with over 500 members .

Cambridgeshire geography / climate

Large areas of the county are extremely low-lying and Holme Fen is notable for being the UK’s lowest physical point at 2.75 m (9 ft) below sea level. The highest point of the modern administrative county is in the village of Great Chishill at 146 m (480 ft) above sea level, but this parish was historically a part of Essex.

You can visit Cambridgeshire places with Walkfo Cambridgeshire to hear history at Cambridgeshire’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Cambridgeshire has 18 places to visit in our interactive Cambridgeshire map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Cambridgeshire, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Cambridgeshire places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Cambridgeshire & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 18 audio facts unique to Cambridgeshire places in an interactive Cambridgeshire map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Cambridgeshire Places Map
18 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Cambridgeshire historic spots	Cambridgeshire tourist destinations	Cambridgeshire plaques	Cambridgeshire geographic features
Walkfo Cambridgeshire tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Cambridgeshire

  

Best Cambridgeshire places to visit

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Cambridgeshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Cambridgeshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Cambridgeshire’s information audio spots:

List of local nature reserves in Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire is a county in eastern England, with a population of 708,719 . It is crossed by two major rivers, the Nene and the Great Ouse . The foundation of the University of Cambridge in the thirteenth century made the county one of the country’s most important intellectual centres .

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Visit Cambridgeshire plaques