Cambridge Town Centre

  Our first "big trip" after getting to England was going to Cambridge.  So we all piled in the car one weekend and drove towards the big city!  We were very grateful for finding lots of road signs to lead into the Town Centre and then to a short stay parking garage.  There we were able to get a map of the Town Centre to help us navigate.  As we were walking down a road toward the main streets we started to hear church bells ringing.  We turned a corner and suddenly we were there!  To experience finding the church while the bells were ringing was absolutely wonderful.  Cambridge is a fun college town, with lots of college kids trying to give you a boat ride.  After a while we just told everyone we already did it to stop their speech.  There were many churches/colleges that were available to walk through for a price.  Although one of our favorites was the FREE Fitzwilliam museum.  On our walk we were able to stop for ice cream.  See the many different cafe's and shops.  Finally, we found the mall!  It was huge and amazing with one of the many stores being a  TKMaxx!  For all my shopping friends out there Cambridge is so the way to go!
map of city centre

The Mill in Cambridge

 

  We just got to the UK only two weeks before we decided to start venturing out on our own.  We were all getting a little bored of just sitting in our hotel room everyday!  So we took an adventure out to Cambridge.  Our only goals were to 1. Find the Town Center to Explore, and 2. Eat at a pub.  We didn't have a chance to go to any pubs since we got here, so the search was on.  Our expectations of what a pub should be like only came from movies, and local bars we had been to in the states.  We made it to Town Center and just started walking.  Eventually walking upon The Mill, so we stopped for lunch.  This pub was exactly what we had expected.  The Mill has a lovely view of the Cambs River, and has wi-fi!  The food was great, my husband and his friend who are Indian food lovers enjoyed their curry and nan bread.  I had their homemade broccoli and potato casserole and it was amazing.  They were even able to accommodate my children with some ham and mustard sandwiches.  With all that, and a couple of beers our lovely family of 4 was able to eat for about 30pounds.

14 Mill Lane
Cambridge
CB2 1RX

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