Activities Programme
Here are some of the activities we do regularly, according to the season of the year. Some are in the afternoon, some in the evening. Some depend on the weather!
Prices correct at November 2011.
| Activity | Cost |
| Punting on the river We take a boat on the River Cam | £2-3 |
| Colleges Walk A walk around the famous colleges of the University | Free |
| Fitzwilliam Museum A visit to the world-class University museum and art gallery | Free |
| Cinema Visit Watch a film at one of 3 cinemas in Cambridge | £5-8 |
| St. Mary's Tower Climb up to the top of this tower for a fantastic view of Cambridge and the University | £2.60 |
| Indoor Games Play 'Pictionary', 'Boggle', 'Taboo' and other communication and word games - a good activity when it's cold and wet! | Free |
| Swimming Swim at the local swimming pool 5 minutes walk away | £4.00 |
| Botanic Gardens Beautiful gardens only 10 minutes away | £3.50-£4.00 |
| The University Observatory Observe the planet and stars and listen to talks given by local experts. On Wednesday evenings at certain times of year. | Free |
| International Lunch Bring some food typicalof your country to share with other students and taste their food too | £3-5 |
| Ten-pin Bowling At a nearby leisure centre, 20 minutes walk away or 10 minutes by bus. | £5 |
| Theatre visit Watch a play at one of the 4 theatres in Cambridge | £5-10 |
| Shakespeare Season Watch a Shakespeare play in a College garden in summer time. | £15 |
| Treasure Hunt A team game around Cambridge looking for information and solving puzzles | Free |
| Pub Lunch We have lunch in one of the many local pubs. You learn how to order food and taste traditional pub lunches. | From £7.50 |
| Picnic We take our lunch to one of the parks in Cambridge from 2-10 minutes away. Sometime we provide strawberries and cream | Free |
| Games and Musical evenings At the home of one of our teachers; socialise, enjoy games, play the piano! | Free |
| Walk or Cycle to Granchester A picturesque village on the river Cam, 2 miles away. We can also visit the Orchard Tea Gardens | Free plus £3-5 for tea and cake |
| Evensong at King's College Chapel We attend this traditional church service where you queue to hear the world-famous choir in the 600-year-old chapel. | Free |
| Train trip to Ely Cathedral city of the Fens, 20 minutes from Cambridge. Visit the Cathedral celebrating 900 years since its foundation in 2009 | Cost of train: £4-6 |
| Museum visits There are at least 12 museums in Cambridge to visit including Zoology, Archaeology and Anthropology, Scott Polar, Kettle’s Yard, Geology and Technology | Nearly all free |
| Castle Hill We walk to the highest point in Cambridge, only 37 metres above sea-level to the site of a Roman Castle | Free |
| Badminton We hire a court at the Sports’ Centre five minutes away | £8 |
| Volleyball We take our net onto Parker's Piece, a park 2 minutes walk away and get some exercise! | Free |
| Christmas Lunch Enjoy a typical English Christmas lunch – only available in the last week before Christmas! | Free |
