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Early Cambridge play-grounds: walking tour

2:30pm-4:30pm on Saturday 7 September
10:00am-12:00pm on Thursday 12 September

Porch to Church, St Andrew’s, Chesterton, Church Street, , CB4 1DT

We will walk about 2.5 miles over 2 hours and visit 10 play-grounds, whose origins go back 150 to 1,000+ years featuring 16th century football/hooliganism, 12th century wrestling, 19th century golf, medieval archery, 19th century cricket etc and on our journey explore the origins of play. We will finish on a play ground where a player who used it is now buried.

Booking Information

Telephone number:
07850496314

Pre-book

Numbers are limited to 20 individuals per tour.
Each walker must come prepared to walk 2.5 miles over 2 hours, including wearing suitable footwear and waterproofs ( - please check the weather forecast)

Accessibility

Partial access - please contact us for details

Additional Information

Adults, Tour, In person
Event capacity: 20

This is the starting point for this walking tour, which ends at Mill Road Cemetery after a 2.5 mile walk

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