Cambridge - Punting on the Cam
Cambridge - Punting on the Cam

Punting on the Cam

Cambridge

Glide down the River Cam past the college Backs in a punt, steered from the flat deck at the stern.

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AttractionTime here: 45 min – 1 h

On the map

Granta Place, Cambridge, CB2 1RS

Quick facts

Cambridge punters stand on the flat deck at the stern, while in Oxford they punt from inside the boat.

Thames-style punts reached Cambridge around 1902 to 1904 and soon became the most popular craft on the river.

Several companies on the Cam run tours and hire punts to visitors.

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