Cambridge University colleges
The university colleges, with their long history and wonderful architecture, are an essential part of the identity of Cambridge. See the chapel at Pembroke College, Sir Christopher Wren's first completed work, or the finest surviving medieval court in Cambridge, which can be found at Corpus Christi College. Or take in the wonderful panoramic views from the tower of Great St Mary's, the university church that overlooks the market square. Most impressive of all is King's College Chapel, which took over a century to build, was completed in 1547 and is the largest and most spectacular of the college chapels in Cambridge. The chapel choir sings daily services in the chapel during term time, and it is also famous for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, which is broadcast live across the world on Christmas Eve.

King's College
King's Parade
Tel: (01223) 331 100.
Website: www.kings.cam.ac.uk

The Fitzwilliam Museum
Housing a world-class art collection, the Fitzwilliam Museum has been described as the finest small museum in Europe and is known as the university's art museum. Its world-class collections of works of art and antiquities span both centuries and civilisations. Among the highlights are paintings from the 14th century to the present day, drawings and prints, sculpture, oriental art, illuminated manuscripts and coins and medals and antiquities from Egypt, the Ancient Near East, Greece, Rome and Cyprus.

Trumpington Street
Tel: (01223) 332 900.
Website: www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

Cambridge University Botanic Garden
The university's botanic garden is a beautifully landscaped 40-acre (16-hectare) garden located about 1.6km (1 mile) to the south of the city centre. The collection numbers more than 10,000 labelled plant species, and there are many different kinds of landscapes, from the alpine to woodlands, as well as several glasshouses, a lake, a winter garden and a rock garden. Guided tours can be pre-booked.

Cory Lodge, Bateman Street
Tel: (01223) 336 265.
Website: www.botanic.cam.ac.uk

Cambridge University Museums
The university has several museums, and they are all available for free. They include the Zoology Museum, where visitors can have a close look at materials collected by Charles Darwin during his voyage with the Beagle; the Archaeology and Anthropology Museum, which has exhibits from traditional cultures all over the world; the Classical Archaeology Museum, with the finest collection of plaster casts of Greek and Roman sculpture in the world; and the Whipple Museum of the History of Science, with its renowned collection of early scientific instruments dating from the 14th century. In addition there is the Scott Polar Research Institute, where visitors can learn about Captain Scott's and other polar explorers' expeditions, and the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, which houses a spectacular collection of fossil animals and plants of all geological ages from all over the world.

University Museum of Zoology
Downing Street
Tel: (01223) 336 650.
Website: www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/museum

University Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
Downing Street
Tel: (01223) 333 516.

Scott Polar Research Institute
Lensfield Road
Tel: (01223) 336 540.
Website: www.spri.cam.ac.uk

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Free School Lane
Tel: (01223) 330 906.
Website: www.hps.cam.ac.uk/whipple

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
Downing Street
Tel: (01223) 333 456.
Website: www.sedgwickmuseum.org

Museum of Classical Archaeology
Sidgwick Avenue
Tel: (01223) 335 153.
Website: www.classics.cam.ac.uk/ark.html

Kettle's Yard
This is both a collection of art in a stunning domestic setting and a gallery with regular exhibitions. For 16 years, Kettle's Yard was the home of Jim Ede, a former curator at the Tate Gallery in London, and his wife Helen, and it houses Ede's collection of art, including paintings by Ben and Winifred Nicholson, Alfred Wallis, Christopher Wood, David Jones and Joan Miró as well as sculpture by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Constantin Brancusi, Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth.

Castle Street
Tel: (01223) 352 124.
Website: www.kettlesyard.co.uk