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King's College Chapel – The Round Church, Cambridge loop from Girton College (University of Cambridge)

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King's College Chapel – The Round Church, Cambridge loop from Girton College (University of Cambridge)

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King's College Chapel – The Round Church, Cambridge loop from Girton College (University of Cambridge)

01:24

23.8km

80m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 14.1 km for 218 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.68 km

Bar Hill A14 Cycle Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Much better than the old road bridge

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18.1 km

St John's College, Cambridge was founded by the Tudor matriarch Lady Margaret Beaufort, established by a charter dated 9 April 1511. It is one of the larger colleges in terms of student numbers.

The college's alumni include seven prime ministers and 12 rchbishops of various countries. The Romantic poet William Wordsworth studied at St John's, as did William Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson, the two abolitionists who led the movement that brought slavery to an end in the British Empire.

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18.3 km

Gonville and Caius College

Highlight • Historical Site

Caius is one of the oldest and largest colleges of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1348, the College combines the best of Cambridge tradition with 21st century teaching and research. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds to join our community of 1000 undergraduates, graduates and academics. Our students benefit from academic challenge, caring tutorial and pastoral support and excellent social and sports facilities. Our beautiful Old Courts are in the heart of Cambridge, and our Freshers' accommodation is second to none. Explore our website to find out more about the study opportunities we offer, our research work - including our fourteen Nobel Laureates - and our diverse and active community.

(cai.cam.ac.uk/)

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18.4 km

King's College Chapel

Highlight • Historical Site

King's College is one of the most famous colleges at Cambridge University, if not the world. Founded in 1441 by Henry VI shortly after he founded Eton, the college has a long history.

The building is built in a late Gothic style – it's stunning. There's also a lovely chapel which you can visit (the college itself doesn't accept visitors at the moment).

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18.9 km

Peterhouse, University of Cambridge

Highlight • Settlement

Peterhouse is the oldest of the Cambridge colleges, founded by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely in 1284 and granted its charter by King Edward I. The College is a Registered Charity, no. 1137457. As a charitable institution dedicated to education and research, the College has made its own distinctive contribution to society for over 700 years, surviving the Reformation, Civil War and the upheavals of every century since. It remains the smallest college in terms of number of Fellows and students, but as the late Noel Annan put it in his 1999 survey of the universities and society, The Dons, this small College has always had "an intellectual influence … out of all proportion to [its] size"

pet.cam.ac.uk/about-college

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20.1 km

Downing Street, Cambridge

Highlight • Cycleway

Busy road and cars often queueing for the main city centre car park, with a narrow cycle lane. Sometimes you can't avoid it but no reason to seek this out.

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20.3 km

Christ's College, University of Cambridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Christ's College was first established as God's House in 1437 by William Byngham, a London parish priest, for training grammar school masters. Shortly after receiving its Royal Licence from Henry VI in 1446, God's House was forced to move from its original site as this was needed for the King's new project (what was to become King's College). God's House moved to its present site in 1448 and in the same year received a second Royal Licence. This licence may be regarded as the Foundation Charter. Click here for a list of the Proctors of God's House.

Following the death of her third husband, and the accession of her son as King Henry VII, the Lady Margaret Beaufort turned her energies to good causes. No doubt at the suggestion of her confessor, Bishop John Fisher, she decided to enlarge God's House. In 1505, with a royal charter from the King, the College was re-founded as Christ's College. Lady Margaret has been honoured ever since as the Foundress.

Surviving the twists and turns of the Reformation, Christ's became one of the leading Puritan colleges of Elizabethan Cambridge. In 1625 it admitted the young John Milton, who would become a leading Puritan apologist of the Civil War and one of the greats of 'English' literature. The Garden still boasts what is known as 'Milton's Mulberry Tree'.

(christs.cam.ac.uk/about/history)

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20.8 km

The Round Church, Cambridge

Highlight • Religious Site

In the church there is an exhibition on Cambridge.

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23.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.3 km

2.31 km

1.47 km

1.41 km

287 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.9 km

577 m

307 m

Elevation

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Monday 31 August

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King's College Chapel – The Round Church, Cambridge loop from Girton College (University of Cambridge)

Bar Hill A14 Cycle Bridge

St John's College, Cambridge

Gonville and Caius College

King's College Chapel

Peterhouse, University of Cambridge

Downing Street, Cambridge

Christ's College, University of Cambridge

The Round Church, Cambridge

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