Event Recaps

Browse our reports from past events

Highlights Tour of the British Museum

Highlights Tour of the British Museum

On Friday 21st October, members of the Society explored the world and expanded their minds with a highlights tour of the amazing British Museum, led by Blue Badge Tourist Guide Caroline Piper.   The British Museum explores the history of mankind under one roof, so it...

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London’s Lungs; Explore the Royal Parks

London’s Lungs; Explore the Royal Parks

On Friday 23rd September, members of the Society went for a leisurely walk through the royal parks, led by Blue Badge Tourist Guide Caroline Piper. The walking tour was particularly poignant as it overlapped with part of the processional route taken by HM The Queen's...

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Freshers’ Event 2022

Freshers’ Event 2022

The Society and the Development and Alumni Relations office held their first in person Freshers’ Event since 2019 on 12 September, hosting over 350 freshers. Having just left home and about embark on the biggest adventure at the University of Cambridge. With the help...

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Walking Tour of Historic Pubs on the River Thames

Walking Tour of Historic Pubs on the River Thames

On Saturday 13th August, members of the Society spent a very sunny afternoon exploring historic pubs on the river Thames with Blue Badge Tourist Guide Caroline Piper. The heatwave meant Caroline had to cut some of the pubs she had planned to include in order to adopt...

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Explore the Historic City of London walking tour

Explore the Historic City of London walking tour

July saw members of the Cambridge Society of London exploring the historic City of London with Blue Badge Tourist Guide Caroline Piper.  Despite having to be rearranged due to annoying Covid-19, the group made it and enjoyed wandering around some of the less well...

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An Evening of Wine, Nibbles and Art in Fitzrovia

An Evening of Wine, Nibbles and Art in Fitzrovia

A Wednesday evening in July saw the Society back at our favourite London art gallery, the Coningsby Gallery in Fitzrovia, for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic struck.  It was wonderful to be in such a delightful space, meeting old friends and new, mingling...

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The 2022 Varsity Matches at our Society’s Suite

The 2022 Varsity Matches at our Society’s Suite

In a gripping Varsity Cricket showdown, Cambridge tasted both victory and defeat. Led by Alex Moen, the men's team emerged triumphant, contrasting with the women's team's tough loss to Oxford. Despite adverse weather conditions that hampered picnic plans, the spirited...

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Walking tour of Fashionable Village Chelsea

Walking tour of Fashionable Village Chelsea

Members of the Cambridge Society of London went on an enjoyable wander down the King's Road, led by Blue Badge Tourist Guide Caroline Piper, to explore this posh, swinging neighbourhood.  From a private road laid out by Charles II and lined with market gardens,...

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Secret Gardens in the City of London

Secret Gardens in the City of London

On a gorgeous sunny Sunday, members of the Cambridge Society of London went in search of spring flowers in the City of London, led by Blue Badge Tourist Guide Caroline Piper.  We wandered through historic burial grounds, the modern gardens of the Barbican estate and...

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Walking tour of Chelsea (Part 1); bohemian village on the river

Walking tour of Chelsea (Part 1); bohemian village on the river

At the end of August, members of the Society took a wander through riverside Chelsea, led by Blue Badge Tourist Guide Caroline Piper.  We started at Christopher Wren's Royal Hospital Chelsea, arguably the most elegant retirement home in the country and with up-to-date...

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