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🌅 Cambridge looks good in every season… but autumn has something special 🍂

Golden light over the colleges
Leaves drifting along the river
Crisp walks through the city
Cosy evenings in your favourite pub or café ☕️🍻

There’s nowhere quite like Cambridge when autumn arrives 🧡

📸 Have you got a favourite autumn view in Cambridge? Share it with us below! 👇

October has arrived! It's time for all things autumnal, cosy and pumpkin spiced 🎃🍂🧣

Let's see what's on this October:

📷 The Cambridge Photography Show hosted by Campkins Cameras, 17th - 18th
📝 Cambridge Poetry Festival, 10th - 11th
🎬 Cambridge Film Festival, 22nd Oct - 1st Nov
🍎 Apple Day at Cambridge University Botanic Garden, the biggest Apple Day in the region - 18th, 10am-4pm

What are you looking forward to this month? Tell us in the comments 👇

🍁 The perfect autumn day in Cambridge?

Start with a stroll through the historic city centre, take in the changing colours of the trees, wander along the river… and finish with a warm drink and a slice of cake ☕️🍰

Add a little sunshine and those golden autumn leaves, and you’ve got yourself a pretty perfect day ✨

What would you add to your ideal autumn day in Cambridge? 👇

Garden tour with afternoon tea at Downing College, guided by Jack Sharp, Head Gardener.

Wednesday 7 April 2027 at 1.30pm
Tickets: £30 including finger sandwiches and afternoon tea (booking is essential)

Experience spring at Downing College by strolling through the College grounds.

🌱 Spot early bulbs and hellebores
🌷 See the exclusive Downing College tulip in April
🌹 Enjoy spectacular alliums and roses in the tranquil Rose Garden

Book here: www.dow.cam.ac.uk/garden-days

Who doesn’t love a rainy, cosy afternoon getting lost among the shelves of a charming little bookshop? ☔📚✨

Find The Haunted Bookshop on St Edward's Passage.

📸: Victoria Delendrea

A rainbow above the Cambridge skyline - a beautiful reminder that no storm lasts forever 🌈✨

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Did you know that Cambridge is the perfect city to bring your four-legged friends? 🐕🐾

We have many pup-friendly shops and eateries across the city and did you know they can even join you on a punt?

Start planning your trip with your little furry bestie today: https://www.visitcambridge.org/

📸: Tom Juggins UK

🍂 Cambridge will soon be embracing all the autumnal vibes! 🍁

As the days get a little shorter and the evenings a little cosier, there’s something rather lovely about this time of year in the city ✨

But tell us… are you sad to see summer go 🌞 or excited for cosy autumn evenings? 🧣☕🍂 Let us know! 👇

🎓 Open Cambridge returns from the 11–20 September

Discover fascinating places, collections and research from the University of Cambridge, with special events and activities around the city.

View the full programme here: https://www.opencambridge.cam.ac.uk/