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Cambridge Travel Guide, United Kingdom

Cambridge, UK - Overview: A University Town

Cambridge, known for the famous Cambridge University all over the world, is a small town located near London. It is about 80km north of London and basically a town surrounded by heavy university buildings, which has given it fame all over the world.

It was not a developed city until the university came into existence and at that time didn’t have a frequent connectivity with the major cities in UK. But ever since the university has gained popularity and students started coming for higher education, the city has developed at a rapid pace and got tremendous growth in no time.

Ways to reach Cambridge

Unlike the early days of Cambridge, now it is a lot easy to reach and you can adopt means which suite you the most. There is a proper road, rail and air connectivity with the major cities of UK. You can easily reach those cities with minimum hassle. A lot of tourists coming to Cambridge get there transport from any part of UK and are comfortably taken to the University of Cambridge. For the inner city transport, you get cycling as an option. It is one of the most popular inner city transports.

Modern Cambridge

With the changing time, the picture of old Cambridge established by the Romans has changed tremendously and now it is more developed and advanced city. The governing body of Cambridge has been quite efficient to mold the old Cambridge into a new advanced city equipped with all the modern facility. Today, it is ready to compete with all the major cities of the world. The tremendous growth in every sector of Cambridge has given it a unique identity on the world map. At the same time, it has made people from every part of the world to visit here. Now, it is more developed & high tech and you can easily access all the modern facilities in Cambridge while visiting one of the finest education hubs in the world.

All these advanced and cultural features of Cambridge have made people to converge towards it. They have allowed it to be one of the most famous tourist destinations in UK.

Apart from students, tourists from all over the world come here to grab a view of the amazingly advanced educational hub developed on the Old Roman Cambridge.

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