Parks and Rivers
Cambridge has many natural spaces to visit. Typically in Cambridge during the warm spring and summer months people hop on their bicycles and visit the river banks or local parks with a picnic and meet up with friends.
Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits - Nature Reserve
Cherry Hinton Pit is a 12.8 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the south-eastern outskirts of Cambridge. The site consists of East Pit and most of the smaller West Pit.
Address: Fulbourn Rd, Cambridge CB1 9JL, United Kingdom Map
Hours: Open 24 hours
Byron's Pool
The pool is within a nature reserve of 4.4 hectares, named after the English poet and peer Lord Byron who used to swim in the pool.
Address: 3 Woodend, Cambridge CB2 9LJ, United Kingdom
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 6PM
Parking: The pool is not far from a carpark
Christ's Pieces
Christ's Pieces or Christ's Piece is a Victorian park located to the east side of central Cambridge, with flower beds, ornamental trees and a memorial garden to Diana, Princess of Wales. The park is accessible from central Cambridge.
Address: 15 Emmanuel Rd, Cambridge CB1 1JW, United Kingdom
Hours: Open 24 hours
Cambridge University Botanical Gardens
The Cambridge University Botanic Garden is a botanical garden located in Cambridge, England, associated with the university Department of Plant Sciences. It lies between Trumpington Road to the west, Bateman Street to the north and Hills Road to the east. Website
Address: 1 Brookside, Cambridge CB2 1JE, United Kingdom
November - January 10:00am - 4:00pm
January, November, December: 10.00am – 4.00pm
February, March, October: 10.00am – 5.00pm
April – September: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Area: 16 hectares
Created: 1831
Number of visitors: 334,461 (2019)