2010 Social Sciences Conference – Tours of Cambridge

We are pleased to announce that 2010 Social Sciences Tours are now available for registration.

A Tour of Cambridge on Foot and by Punt – Sunday, 1 August – 18:30 (6:30 pm)

The guide will meet you at Murray Edwards College and take you on a walking tour through the historic streets of Cambridge, followed by a river trip in chauffeured punts along the Backs. At the end you can either walk back to college with the guide, or stay on in town at one of the historic hostelries.
Length of tour approx. 2 hours

Evening Coach Tour of Cambridge Including Pub Stop – Monday, 2 August -18:30 (6:30 pm)

The tour will start from Murray Edwards College. You will be escorted on the coach by a guide who will entertain you with fascinating information about Cambridge and the surrounding region. In the historic village of Grantchester, famed for its connection with Rupert Brooke the poet and Jeffrey Archer the author, you will stop for a drink at the historic thatch-roofed pub, the Red Lion.
Length of tour approx 2.5 hours.

Ghost Tour of Cambridge – Wednesday, 4 August – 18:30 (6:30 pm)

The guide will take you on a walking tour of haunted Cambridge and regale you with tales of ghosts and strange happenings.
Length of tour 1.5 hours.

Walking Tour of Cambridge – Wednesday, 4 August – 18:30 (6:30 pm)

This tour will take you to different parts of Cambridge from those you may have seen if you went on the Sunday walking and punting tour. Narrow streets and quaint houses, colleges and university buildings abound.
Length of tour 1.5 hours.

Literary Tour of Cambridge – Wednesday, 4 August – 18:30 (6:30 pm)

This tour will introduce you to the Literary side of Cambridge. Wordsworth, Pepys, Byron and Tennyson are just a few of the many famous names emanating from both University and town. Both ancient and modern authors, you will hear about them, see where they worked and what inspired them.
Length of tour 1.5 hours.

For more information please visit the conference web-site.