We were up early to head off to Cambridge. We stopped into the petrol station to fill up and grab brekky and a coffee before we hit the road, saying goodbye to the Lake District.
After stopping in at a Starbucks for a stretch, we were going to grab a coffee until we saw the price. So we were back on the road to Cambridge. We made really good time, arriving just before 12pm and after getting confused with the parking in town we headed out to Kings College for a walking tour. This included entry to the Chapel, which was incredible. The stonework was just beyond imaginable. They also had a little information exhibition about the church and its history — theologically and structurally, though the two are intertwined. We were also able to have some downtime this afternoon, just to get out of the heat and busyness of the town. A nap and reading was a good way to use the time.
We then wandered into town, through the parks and to The Eagle, a pub with heaps of old and new history. Which opened in 1667 and more recently is where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had worked out the structure of DNA. We sat in the RAF bar where American and RAF airmen burned their names and squadron numbers into the ceiling during WWII.
A further stroll around town then back to our hotel via the river where we saw some white swans, a little cygnet and some ducklings.
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