Free things to do in Cambridge

6 free-entry places in and around Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Check parking, opening hours and other costs before you go.

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King's College Chapel seen across the River Cam from the Backs
King's College from the Backs, CambridgePhoto: Jean-Christophe BENOIST · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Museum

Fitzwilliam Museum

University art and antiquities museum on Trumpington Street — free entry, world-class without a ticket desk.

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Fitzwilliam Museum

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

University art and antiquities museum on Trumpington Street — free entry, world-class without a ticket desk.

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Parker's Piece

Flat Victorian common where football rules were first codified — cricket, picnics and the skyline of spires.

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Parker's Piece

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Flat Victorian common where football rules were first codified — cricket, picnics and the skyline of spires.

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City centre ~£4/hr (limited)

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Jesus Green

Riverside park with a lido (paid swim) and open lawns along the Cam — the grass and towpath are free.

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Jesus Green

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Riverside park with a lido (paid swim) and open lawns along the Cam — the grass and towpath are free.

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Victoria Avenue or city centre ~£4/hr

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Kettle's Yard

Intimate house-gallery of modern art on Castle Street — free entry to the collection (book timed slots online).

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Kettle's Yard

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Intimate house-gallery of modern art on Castle Street — free entry to the collection (book timed slots online).

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Grantchester Meadows

Riverside meadow walk south of the city — punts, cows and Rupert Brooke country on public footpaths.

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Grantchester Meadows

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Riverside meadow walk south of the city — punts, cows and Rupert Brooke country on public footpaths.

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Grantchester village lay-bys

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Snowy Farr Sculpture

A quietly brilliant piece of public art outside the Guildhall commemorating 'Snowy' Farr, a beloved local charity fundraiser who performed for…

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Snowy Farr Sculpture

Guildhall, Market Hill, Cambridge, CB2 3QJ

A quietly brilliant piece of public art outside the Guildhall commemorating 'Snowy' Farr, a beloved local charity fundraiser who performed for decades with a menagerie of trained cats, mice and pigeons perched all over him. Free, permanent, easy to miss.

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Cambridge city-centre car parks (Park Street, Grand Arcade); central streets are largely pedestrianised

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