England · SELF-GUIDED TOURS IN CAMBRIDGE
Good self-guided tours in Cambridge fill up weeks ahead; the great ones go first. Below: the 9 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Find Cambridge’s Dinky Doors with an online map of coordinates, short video backstories, and a mostly self-guided city walk.
“Really long distance between them, not walkable to all doors. Not recommended sadly. Did spot one door after downloading a different tour and it looked good”
Former Student’s Cambridge Colleges outdoor audio tour: GPS-guided walk past King’s, Trinity and more, $8.99, in English. Offline on your phone.
“Very easy to follow , pleasant enthusiastic voice “Town &Gown” felt like I had someone with me on my adventure around Cambridge”
Solve GPS riddle puzzles across Cambridge colleges, from the Corpus Clock to the Round Church. Self-guided, offline, private group.
“Good way to appreciate the buildings, clues a little scatalogical at times ( yellow and red arrows at Clare college pointing to the sky!?!) But good fun all the same and got our 15 year old engaged”
Self-guided Cambridge walking tour with offline audio, GPS map, and Instagram photo stops, plus stories of the university and the Corpus Clock.
“Really great way to explore Cambridge! The tours are very funny and engaging and give you a great insight into Cambridge! Highly recommend for anyone wanting to spend an afternoon exploring the city.”
Explore Cambridge with a self-guided, escape-room style walking quest via an app, solving puzzles along historic college streets.
“Impossible clues, mistakes in the questions (Sydney is NOT the capital of Australia!!). A really badly designed experience”
A self-guided Cambridge walking route with app audio by Helen, scenic college sights, and museum stops, priced at $12.22.
“We did the Cambridge Walking Tour Guide and if you're reading the reviews to decide if you should download it, just do it. It was brilliant. Although we had the option to use the audio version, we actually used the text one. We could take our time, the app pings you when to stop and read, the information is really interesting and nicely written, it's all nicely paced. And for that price, we considered it excellent value. So stop thinking, and download it.”
A self-guided medieval mystery walk in Bury St Edmunds, playing a 1327 townsperson. Explore by phone, flexible pace, low-cost fun.
“Learned a lot about the town. The only down side was that we didn’t know how to pause the game so we could take a lunch break. Because of this we were slow in completing the game.”
Self-guided Cambridge treasure hunt starting at Great St Mary’s, solve clue puzzles on foot, earn points, and learn university secrets.
“This was an expensive waste of time. The clues are really hard to find. You do not learn very much about Cambridge Some of the games are incomprehensible. Far too expensive.”
Self-guided Cambridge Instagram photo route with GPS, offline audio, and college highlights from King’s College to Magdalene Bridge.
“The instructions from Vidi Guides were sorely lacking. I didn’t know how to download the audio guide as they never sent me a link. When we got to the “meeting place,” I was hoping to see a representative, a store front, or a booth, but there’s Read more”
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