Churchill College
The U1/U2 bus goes between Churchill College (in Madingley Road), the city centre, and the railway station.
Founded by Royal Charter in 1960, Churchill College is the national and Commonwealth memorial to Sir Winston Churchill,
Britain’s great wartime Prime Minister — the embodiment of his vision for how higher education can benefit society in the modern
age.
Today, Churchill College typically has around 485 undergraduates, 390 postgraduates, 245 Fellows and 160 staff with a community
that extends to 9800 alumni worldwide.
The
campus is situated in 42 acres of landscaped grounds and is home to a
large collection of scupltures by leading UK artists of the 20th
Century,
a guide to the artworks and their locations can be found here
Cambridge
Cambridge is an old English university town. The renowned University still makes it famous today. Before it became known for its university it was used as a crossing place over the river Cam.
An Iron Age Belgic tribe built a settlement there in 1st century BC, this area is now known as Castle Hill. The Romans then took over the town in AD40 followed by the Saxons’s and then in 11th Century, The Normans. Under the rule of William the Conqueror the Normans built a Castle in the fight against the Saxon rebel.
The University was formed due to scholars arriving from Oxford in 1209. The first College in Cambridge, Peterhouse,was founded in 1284 and was soon followed by many others. Clare (1326), Pembroke (1347) Gonville and Caius (1348) Trinity Hall (1350) and Christi in 1352. Ten more colleges were founded during the 15th and 16th Centuries. In total there are now 31 colleges.
In the 20th Century the city became a high tech centre for computer and bioscience innovation. Many important scientific research took place in the city including the splitting of the atom and much of the human genome as been mapped in Cambridge.
Many Famous scholars have been educated in Cambridge including Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, William Wordsworth, Stephen Hawkins, J M Keynes and Oliver Cromwell. In total 90 nobel prizes have been awarded to scholars of the University.
There are plenty of ways to explore and Cambridge, from taking a gentle stroll by yourself or as part of a guided tour, to bus tours, and, if you're feeling more energetic, you can always hire a punt and enjoy beautiful views of many of the city's historic
colleges from the river as you glide down the river.
Further information about Cambridge and it's many delightful places to visit can be found here.
Bridge of Sighs photoby Jean-Luc Benazet on Unsplash