Cambridge is a university city in Cambridgeshire in England. It's a city of crocuses and daffodils on the Backs, of green open spaces and cattle grazing only 500 yards from the market square... The Cambridge of Brooke, Byron, Newton and Rutherford, of the summer idyll of punts, 'bumps', cool willows and May Balls.

Cambridge brings many images to mind: the breathtaking view of King's College Chapel from across the river Cam, the rich intricacy of Gothic architecture, students cycling to lectures, and lazy summer punting on the River Cam.

Cambridge manages to combine its role as an historic city with a world-renowned University and, in more recent years, an internationally acknowledged center of excellence for technology and science. The University of Cambridge was founded in the 13th century by monks who wished to escape the hurly-burly of Oxford and chose the quiet town of Cambridge as a suitable location for study. In the 17th century Cambridge University educated many of the founders of a (then) minor American university called Harvard, also located in a place called Cambridge.

Cambridge University has been the home of many famous scientists, philosophers and mathematicians from Sir Isaac Newton to Stephen Hawking and was the site of Rutherford's pioneering work in nuclear physics as well as Crick and Watson's DNA work (see the Eagle pub below). Cambridge academics have won more Nobel Prizes than those of any other university in the world. The rumour that just one college - Trinity - had more Nobel prize winners than France, however, is not true.

The City is surrounded on all sides by heritage villages, towns and ancient monuments (such as Ely, Peterborough and Grantchester), all within easy travelling distance.

More than 3½ million visitors come to Cambridge every year to savour the delights of the historic city itself, as well as using it as an ideal base for exploring some of the gentlest and most unspoiled countryside in England..

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Anglesey Abbey

Anglesey Abbey is a Jacobean-style country house set in a formal and informal gardens with a working watermill. The abbey is a vision of the golden age of country house living. It was created by Lord Fairhaven and his brother from 1926 to 1966 and has around 98 acres of landscaped and wildlife gardens, plus a working 18th century watermill. The abbey is home to amazing furniture, books, works of art and a collection of French and English clocks. The outside of the abbey is decorated in 12th century gargoyles and over 100 pieces of classical sculpture in the formal gardens.

Fitzwilliam Museum

The most famous museum in Cambridge is the Fitzwilliam Museum in Trumpington Street, the museum is housed in a neo-classical building that was designed by architect, George Basevi. The main collection that the museum boasted was left by the seventh Viscount Fitzwilliam after he died in 1816. The museum is host to a amazing collection of English pottery and china, Greek, Roman and Egyptian antiquities, and illuminated manuscripts. The fine gallery has works by Hogarth, Gainsborough and Turner as well as the Impressionists and Dutch Masters of the Baroque including Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Rubens and Frans Hals.

Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory

The Mullard radio astronomy observatory is one of the largest observatories of its kind in the world. It uses an array of telescopes that are linked as a interferometer to produce a radio telescope that has a diameter of several kilometres. The closest observatory that is similar to the specification is in the Netherlands.

Newmarket Racecourse

The Newmarket race course is the mecca of English house racing and is 10 miles northeast of Cambridge. It is the largest cluster of training yards in the country and many key horse racing organisations. Racing in Newmarket dates back to 1174, there are more than 2,500 horses with most stables located in the centre of the town. The Newmarket racecourse consists of two courses, the Rowley Mile course and the July Course. Both courses are galloping tracks and are used for flat racing. The Rowley Mile is used for racing in the Spring and Autumn, while the July Course is used in Summer.

These attractions are ideal for people visiting the area of Cambridge or who are looking to rent property in Cambridge.

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