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Explore our beautiful city, see its magnificent buildings and find out the amazing stories of the famous people and achievements that changed the world and shaped this city - the home of one of the world’s leading universities.
The prices listed for our tours are the costs for the entire group of up to 12 people. However please note that the admission fees levied by many of the colleges are payable in addition to the basic tour fee.
Also, please note that the colleges are independent private institutions which may close at short notice. In such an event, I will try to arrange to visit a different college. All colleges close to the public during the annual examination period which runs from late April to late June. King’s College Chapel remains open during this period, but the college grounds may be closed to visitors.
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This tour tells the surprising, shocking - and sometimes funny - story of how women have made their mark on the University and City of Cambridge, from the medieval founders to today’s senior academics, heads of colleges, and influential alumnae.
Denied an education at the university for the first 650 years of its existence, women - backed by their male supporters - faced extraordinary challenges to gain access and equality.
Florence Ada Keynes
Birthday Sparks
Agnata Ramsey Punch cartoon
Early enthusiasm for change put Cambridge in the vanguard of Victorian educational reform, and with their fighting spirit, alumnae of the first women’s colleges made an indelible mark on the city and country, through pioneering civic and social activism.
But the promising start for women turned into resistance and violent protest, making the university the last in Britain to award women full degrees when it finally did so in 1948.
So, who did what along a long and rocky road to ensure that today’s Cambridge women take it for granted that they have as much right to be here as the men?
And why did it take so long?
This tour can last 1½ hours or 2 hours, depending on your preference. It will change the way you see Cambridge, by shining a light on some remarkable characters, key events and significant places in a gripping and illuminating tale that is not over yet.
£120 for 1½ hours or £135 for 2 hours, for a group of up to 12 people