A highly recommended experience to see Cambridge from a different perspective!
I don’t remember the guide’s name, but he was incredible! He shared the history throughout the whole tour along with some interesting facts (give him a raise! 😉 )
Glide through the heart of Cambridge and experience the famous college backs from the best seat in the city. Our group punting tours combine beautiful scenery, fascinating history and a relaxed pace that’s perfect for groups of all kinds.
At the Cambridge Punt Company we can assist your group with our flexible approach to your booking. You can schedule a departure time that suits you from our conveniently located Boat Station (CB5 8AQ)
We can offer a good discount for large numbers coming during the week. We can fit into your group’s schedule. We can help to plan other activities. We can offer refreshments, picnics and walking tours. We do have some multi-lingual staff members too. All our staff are trained to give in-depth and interesting historical tours of the famous ‘Backs’. They will give your group a detailed account of many well researched anecdotes and stories of the riverside colleges.
We are fully equipped to take school parties – we can send you relevant documentation required by some authorities : risk assessments, public liability certificates etc.
You’ll find our boating station on the River Cam beside Jesus Green, next to Byron’s Bear, Cambridge. Look out for the Cambridge Punt Company sign by the riverside and our team in their distinctive striped uniforms, who will be happy to assist you. If you’re driving, Park Street Car Park is just a short walk away.
I don’t remember the guide’s name, but he was incredible! He shared the history throughout the whole tour along with some interesting facts (give him a raise! 😉 )
– who was a very personable young guy with plenty of knowledge about the local area and some stories to boot. The tour was about an hour as Jack expertly navigated around / past those steering themselves with less grace.
You get to see some sights you cannot otherwise see on foot, so a good trip to experience
Trip took about 50 minutes in total. Chap was very friendly and was full of useful info. You really get a view of Cambridge you can’t get from elsewhere.
He could answer any questions we had – whether it was the history of the University, famous alumni or how the colleges have been used in films. Thank you for a delightful trip! It was a cold and sunless morning at first – but we didn’t notice it, dressed up warmly and felt the trip was long enough, very good value and inspired us to visit some of the colleges we saw (another time).
We came here for my girlfriends 18th birthday, and we were given lots of interesting information and fun facts! He even matched us and wore a hat with us! We had the best time and he made our experience the best it could be.
Thank you!
I had mistakenly booked the wrong day for us to go but Joanna was able to sort it at short notice for me so that, when we arrived at the desk, we were expected. All the staff were cheerful and helpful and we were given lots of info about the history as we laid back and enjoyed the sights. We all had totally wonderful time, and my family from Australia said it was their favourite part of the trip!
Jack was brilliant, very friendly, knowledgable and made the trip for us really enjoyable. Very impressed at his language skills too!
It was an incredibly relaxing ride down the River Cam seeing 7 different colleges along the way. It was lovely seeing the sights from a different perspective and our punter Jake was very knowledgeable. He told us lots of information about Cambridge whilst expertly navigating his way through the obstacles along the way. We didn’t even brush past another boat (and there were many!). Very impressive. Thank you.
– he was knowledgeable, friendly, polite, and funny. I would highly recommend. Both the punting experience and Matteo
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