Saturday turned out to be a beautiful day and it was lucky considering I was heading to Cambridge for the day with Kath D from back home. The train ride out from Liverpool Street Station turned out extremely easy (though lining up for tickets could have turned into a nightmare with long queues) and it was only an hour and twenty minutes before we arrived.

Cambridge station is bustling with lots of visitors and students, with a whole area devoted to parked bicycles instead of cars. There are plenty of buses that drop you off right into the middle of town as well, making it extremely to easy to get into the more interesting parts.

The most popular attractions in Cambridge centre around the river, where you can partake in punting and the large number of churches and colleges that are scattered throughout town. Walking up and down the various streets provides a great experience as little lanes and streets turn into new areas to discover.

A festival was supposed to be on during the weekend but I didn’t get see anything like it. The closest thing was really the number of open air markets that were on which was nice wandering around.

Cambridge is definitely a great place to visit when in London and although it’s not a place you could probably stay for the weekend, provides a great outing for the day.