What to do in Cambridge?

Stompa

Annando wrote:

Can anyone living in Cambridge or around Cambridge tell me a bit more about it? how nice is it? How expensive is it property-wise? Is it better living in Cambridge itself or are surrounding villages less expensive? What sort of facilities are there etc? What are nice areas to live in? Which ones would you not recommend and why?

I'd suggest posting your questions to the cam.misc newsgroup (which is a Cambridge newsgroup). They should be able to answer any questions that you might have.

herman2811

Annando wrote:

I don't mean to highjack this thread... I really want some info on what it is like living in Cambridge. OH has had some good job offers from Cambridge, nothing definite at the moment, we will only know for sure in March or April.
At the moment we live in Portsmouth, which I don't particularly like, although it has some positive aspects (university, seaside).
Can anyone living in Cambridge or around Cambridge tell me a bit more about it? how nice is it? How expensive is it property-wise? Is it better living in Cambridge itself or are surrounding villages less expensive? What sort of facilities are there etc? What are nice areas to live in? Which ones would you not recommend and why?
Thank You!

Cambridge is really nice to live in, but the properties are really expensive! Almost London prices. So a lot of people rent in Cambridge. And a lot of people end up moving to surrounding villages as you obviously get a lot more for your money.

As for the orginal post, you're a little limited with what you can do with a 1 year old, especially with it being winter.

PS - yes, watch out for all the crazy cyclists!

snookerloopy_3

I'm off to Cambridge soon as well, with my wife and 2 year old. Has anyone got any more suggestions please?

spaggy

How about the Botanical Gardens?
http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/