Tatties Cafe Restaurant sometimes gets some poor reviews, but my most recent experience was positive. Being able to get a hot meal that really fills you up for around £6 is fairly good going in central Cambridge. My potato was nicely done, the jacket just right, with mountains of cheese and beans, and a reasonable … Continue reading Tatties Cafe Restaurant
Category: Cambridge
Bike-U-Like
With so many cyclists in Cambridge, you might think the city would be a friendly haven for people travelling on two wheels. In fact, it sometimes feels like a case of familiarity breeds contempt. I recently had to mount the pavement to avoid a bus travelling head on towards me, down my side of the … Continue reading Bike-U-Like
A Cambridge Quiz
Just for fun, here are some photographs featuring a range of locations around the city. Any idea where they were taken?When you've had a look you can find out by clicking here. The answer page also includes links to free audio walking guides to the city, produced by Stride Design.Location 1Location 2Location 3Location 4Location 5Location … Continue reading A Cambridge Quiz
Smurfs on the Cam
Since moving to Cambridge I’ve found walking along the river can provide a varied sightseeing experience. It’s not just swans and weeping willows; I’ve come across a naked cyclist, a man with a foam axe chasing another man with pretend blood running down his face, people dressed as rabbits and instances of competitive mud wrestling.On … Continue reading Smurfs on the Cam
Eating Out – The Eagle, Cambridge
The Eagle Pub in Bene’t Street, Cambridge, has a great atmosphere. It’s cosy, yet with a real buzz too, and has a number of separate rooms in which to eat or drink, each with reasons to recommend them. The back room is especially atmospheric. Known as the RAF bar, it’s covered with graffiti scrawled there … Continue reading Eating Out – The Eagle, Cambridge
Orpheus Britannicus Vocal Consort – up close and personal at Trinity Hall College Chapel
Rejoice in the Lamb – Orpheus Britannicus Vocal Consort – Britten, Poulenc and AlainTrinity Hall College Chapel is intimate. I sat in a pew facing towards the centre aisle and am pretty sure the person sitting opposite me and could have tweaked my nose if they’d felt like it. I have to confess that for … Continue reading Orpheus Britannicus Vocal Consort – up close and personal at Trinity Hall College Chapel
Write Stuff – Advice c/o Cambridge Wordfest
As promised, here is a follow-up post relaying the excellent advice for aspiring authors provided at Getting Published Today, a Wordfest event that took place on Saturday. Those passing on their tips were: Nicola Morgan - an award-winning author of 90 books and giver of crabbit advice to aspiring writers everywhere. Nicola runs a … Continue reading Write Stuff – Advice c/o Cambridge Wordfest
Write Stuff – Cambridge Wordfest Spring 2012
Feeling very excited now as the rather large batch of Wordfest tickets I ordered the other day popped through my letterbox this morning. Only limited funds prevented me from booking the weekend of 13/14/15 April solid. The Cambridge Union Society - a Wordfest venueHighlights for yet-to-be published writers include the Getting Published Today workshop with … Continue reading Write Stuff – Cambridge Wordfest Spring 2012
Cambridge Events – University of Cambridge Science Festival
Events this year include the Astronomy Roadshow PlanetariumOnce again, this year, I’ve taken advantage of the wonderful, amazing (and free) University of Cambridge Science Festival. On Saturday I sneaked in to watch Steve Mould, Blue Peter’s regular science expert, give a talk about the joys of really, really long molecules. It involved lots of goo, … Continue reading Cambridge Events – University of Cambridge Science Festival
A Day Out in Cambridge – Cambridge University Botanic Garden
When spring suddenly arrived, last weekend, a visit to Cambridge University Botanic Garden was a must. It provides a very reliable dry-weather, day-out option, whether you’re entertaining small children, adults, or anyone in between.For young ones, the fountain, the (rather small once you’re 40) mountain and the maze always appeal. And then there are the … Continue reading A Day Out in Cambridge – Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Clare Chase 