🇬🇧 Cambridge Day Trip Guide | Itinerary & Pitfalls to Avoid 🛶

📍 Day trip from London to Cambridge 🚇 Transportation 🚆 From any London station → King’s Cross 🎫 Buy a return ticket to Cambridge at the station. ⚠️ Big pitfall alert! 🕳️ • Some trains are express (~45 mins), others are slow (~1.5 hrs)—check your route in advance! • Harry Potter 9¾ Platform is near Platforms 9/10—free scarves for photos (printing costs extra). 🗺️ Itinerary 1️⃣ Fitzwilliam Museum 🏛️ 🚶 25-min walk from the station. 🚌 Bus U to "City Centre" if heading straight to King’s College. 2️⃣ Mathematical Bridge 🌉 • Seen during punting (skip if short on time). • Legend: Newton built it without nails—students dismantled it and couldn’t reassemble it! (Current version has screws.) 3️⃣ Corpus Clock ⏳ • A golden disc + creepy grasshopper—the "Time Eater." 4️⃣ Jack’s Gelato 🍦 • Two locations, rotating daily flavors. 5️⃣ King’s College 🏰 • Usually open (💰 ticket required), but closed for student events when I went! 😱 • Xu Zhimo’s poem plaque inside. 📌 Book ahead! 6️⃣ Trinity College Apple Tree � 📍 Navigate to "Newton’s Apple Tree" (not just "Trinity College"). 🍎 Pro tip: Buy an apple at M&S (train station exit)—no need for Tesco! 7️⃣ Punting 🛶 • Two boarding points: Near Mathematical Bridge or Route 7 (more companies). • Haggle! I got £76 → £40 for two. Don’t overpay! 🎥 Drama spotted: A girl fell in, and a guy jumped after his drowned phone! 😂 8️⃣ Round Church ⛪️ • £3.50 entry—covers Cambridge’s history. 🍎 Apple Buying • M&S at the station sells apples—skip Tesco. 🔖 Tags #UK #UKTravel #CambridgeUniversity #Cambridge #Punting #CambridgeBoatTour #CambridgeGuide