You can walk, cycle or punt down the river from Cambridge to Granchester. Whatever mode of transport you chose you will be following in the footsteps of Newton, Darwin, Cromwell, Milton, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Tennyson, Marlowe, Spenser and a whole lot more. The route is idyllic and there are lots of good spots for a picnic (beware of interested cows!) or you can go all the way to the pretty village of Granchester which has several pubs and, best of all, the Orchard Tea Garden. Famously frequented by the war poet Rupert Brooke and his friends including Virginia Woolf and EM Forster, a few years ago it was going to close down but instead they sold 'shares' in it - bought by Prince Charles amongst others (apparently!). Monty and I shared an ice cream - if you ask him he may say he didn't get a fair share.
@ottery09 I meant to say that I took all my pics wearing sunglasses today - I had no idea what I'd taken till I got home! They are prescription ones so I couldn't see with or without!
@barbsmith Yes - sorry - I thought that when I was writing it. I don't know how they KNOW that all those people went to Granchester but it seems to allow them to charge a lot for a scone!!
@helenmoss Funny you should say that! They are young and very keen on sticking together & managed to escape across into another field (over the fence & ditch and I have a photo of a loads of girls abandoning their bike & picnic! They ignored Monty though...
Fantastic shot - love the sunny-ness of this shot!! love the walk from Cambridge to Granchester - glorious in this weather. Love the composition of this
A delightful spot saturated in history! I love it. Such a wonderfully timeless photo. I'd pay twice the asking price for an ice cream if it could be enjoyed in a location once frequented by such scientific and literary royalty! :)