Fitzwilliam Museum Museums
The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art museum of the University of Cambridge. It was founded in 1816 by the bequest of the VIIth Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion and contains magnificent collections of works of art and antiquities of national importance.
The Fitzwilliam Museum collections are world-renowned, and span civilizations and millennia. They consist of half a million objects of national and international importance, including antiquities from Ancient Egypt, Sudan, Greece and Rome, Roman and Romano-Egyptian, Western Asiatic and Cypriot Art; applied arts, including sculpture, furniture, clocks and rugs; coins and medals; illuminated manuscripts and printed books; paintings, drawings and prints. .
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AddressTrumpington Street, Cambs, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1RB
Opening times10am - 5pm
Entry costs
Attraction typeMuseums
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Royal Cambridge Hotel
With a restaurant and bar, Royal Cambridge Hotel has limited on-site parking and free Wi-Fi. The hotel is in Cambridges centre, just a 5-minute walk from the historic Cambridge University Colleges. Cambridge Railway Station is 20 minutes walk away.
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Cambridge City Hotel
Cambridge City Hotel is located 600 metres from the city centre, with many of the citys attractions, shopping areas, cobbled streets, architecture, the River Cam and historic colleges within walking distance..
Regent Hotel
This fine listed building is situated in the heart of Cambridge. As a privately owned hotel they take pride in offering a personal, efficient and competitive service at all times..
Regent Apartment
Set in Cambridge, Regent Apartment is 800 metres from Kings College. University of Cambridge is 900 metres from the property. Free WiFi is provided .
The Castle B&B
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