A rainy day in Cambridge

Chapels, galleries and warm glasshouses: the best of Cambridge with a roof over it.

Cambridge in the rain is still Cambridge: the stone glows, the crowds thin out, and some of the best things to see are indoors anyway.

This route keeps you dry for most of the day and never more than ten minutes' walk from the next roof.

Photo: Craig Whitehead / Unsplash

With the City Pass

5 of these stops are included, worth £47 if you paid separately. The pass is £50.

10:00
King's College Chapel
The chapel is at its most atmospheric on a grey day, when the light comes through the medieval glass.
Included in your pass · normally £17
11:30
Coffee and a bun
Duck into Fitzbillies for a hot drink and a Chelsea bun while the shower passes.
Included in your pass · normally £4.50
12:15
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Spend the middle of the day in the exhibition and the free galleries. It's easy to lose two hours here.
Included in your pass · normally £14
14:30
The Botanic Garden glasshouses
Make a dash down Trumpington Street to the glasshouses: tropical, warm and green whatever the weather outside.
Included in your pass · normally £8
16:00
Coffee off Mill Road
If you've still got energy, finish with a coffee at Hot Numbers in its big, bright café.
Included in your pass · normally £3.50

An umbrella beats a hood on narrow pavements.
The museum is busiest on wet weekend afternoons; go earlier.
Your pass doesn't start until your first check-in, so if the forecast is bad you can save it for another day.

£50 for the day. Buy now, use it whenever you visit.