Event Recaps
Browse our reports from past events
What did the Romans do for us? at the British Museum
In this tour we explored ancient Rome, from early Greek settlements in Italy and the Etruscans to the height of the Roman Empire. We admires the statues, tomb paintings, ornaments, tableware, coins and lots and lots of vases that the Romans left behind and from these...
The Society’s Pall Mall Party 2019
Report to follow... Hosted by Richard Pearey
An Exploration of Sculpture at the V&A
Members of the Cambridge Society spent an interesting 2 hours in the V&A exploring all things sculptural, in a tour led by Blue Badge Guide Caroline Piper. This included the modern Chihuly Chandelier of lime green and turquoise glass that hangs in the museum...
An Evening of Cambridge Art and Wine in Fitzrovia
Report to follow... Organised by Dave Hughes
Christopher Wren’s 17th century London
On the last Friday of October, members of the Cambridge Society explored Christopher Wren's 17th century London on a tour led by Blue Badge Guide Caroline Piper. Christopher Wren is London's iconic architect, famous to everyone for St Paul's Cathedral, but he did so...
High-Level Networking Evening 2019
Report to follow... Organised by Richard Pearey
A walk around fashionable Notting Hill
Fashionable Notting Hill was the latest London neighbourhood to be explored by members of the Society, on a tour led by Blue Badge Guide Caroline Piper on Friday 27th September. Notting Hill as we know it today is a relatively new London neighbourhood, most of its...
Discussion Dinner: Sir Tim Waterstone – “Have Books Had Their Day?”
Our 4th July celebrations this year were a little different: Sir Tim Waterstone held literary court on the theme of "Have Books Had Their Day?” in the private Edward VII Room of the Oxford and Cambridge Club. We were 14 in total, meeting for pre-prandials after...
A weekend afternoon trip to historic maritime Greenwich
On Saturday 29th June members of the Cambridge Society of London explored historic maritime Greenwich, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on a tour led by Blue Badge Guide Caroline Piper. Greenwich is intimately connected with the navy and the sea so we started our tour...
Imagined Geographies
As Cambridge Geography hits a hundred, London Group steps out on the walk of the centuryGeographers’ ShopPhyllis Pearsall put geographers on the map with her easy to use way finder A – Z from the Geographers’ Map Co Ltd. Updated, they remain indispensable...
A walking tour of Bankside and Shakespeare’s London
Members of the Cambridge Society of London spent an enjoyable evening exploring Bankside and Shakespeare's London on a walking tour led by Blue Badge Guide Caroline Piper. From London Bridge we explored the inns and markets of Borough, before wandering west along the...
The 2019 Varsity Matches at our Society’s Suite
Well, we lost and we had a great day! The dark blues ended their 50 overs at 227 for 9, while our lads were all out for 171 some time before their allotted span. Disappointing yes, but did it affect our enjoyment? Not at all. Over 60 Cantabs and guests...
A walking tour of intellectual, literary, medical and children’s Bloomsbury
Members of the Cambridge Society explored beautiful Bloomsbury on a walking tour led by Blue Badge Guide Caroline Piper. The weather was perfect, a balmy spring evening, but the quiet, green garden squares were plagued with pollen blowing in the breeze so that at...
Explore the Evolving City of London
Members of the Cambridge Society explored the ever evolving and changing City of London on a walking tour led by Blue Badge Guide Caroline Piper. The tour started with post-war rebuilding in the Barbican and ended in the Eastern Cluster (the groups of skyscrapers...
The Boat Races 2019
Commencing with drinks and a delicious three-course lunch, we charged up for the afternoon of rowing action waiting to unfold before our eyes. Throwing open our windows, we gladly witnessed our women take an early lead, which developed into a length’s advantage by...