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Square
Market Square
Pedestrian square in the city centre, beside the Guildhall and a short walk from Great St Mary's.
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King's Parade and Market Square: things to do
Places worth your time in King's Parade and Market Square
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Things to do in King's Parade and Market Square
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Church
Great St Mary's
Church of England parish and university church at the north end of King's Parade; Grade I listed.
University building
Senate House
University building of the 1720s, used formerly for senate meetings and now mainly for graduation ceremonies.
Street
King's Parade
Street at the centre of the university area, running between Trinity Street and Trumpington Street.
Landmark
Corpus Clock
Sculptural clock, also called the Chronophage, on the Taylor Library of Corpus Christi College.
College
Corpus Christi College
College founded in 1352, commonly known as Bene't College from the late 14th to the early 19th century.
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Church
St Bene't's Church
Parish church whose tower is Anglo-Saxon, making it among the oldest buildings in Cambridge.
College
Gonville and Caius College
College founded in 1348 by Edmund Gonville and refounded in 1557 by John Caius.
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College
Christ's College
College founded in 1437 as God's House and renamed after a royal charter of 1505.
College
Sidney Sussex College
College founded in 1596 under the will of Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex.
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College
Pembroke College
Third-oldest college of the university, with buildings from almost every century and extensive gardens.
College
Emmanuel College
College founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican priory.
College
Jesus College
College established in 1496 on the site of a twelfth-century Benedictine nunnery.
Civic building
Cambridge Guildhall
Civic building on the south side of Market Hill with two halls, and the seat of Cambridge City Council.
Church
Holy Trinity Church
Church of England church on Market Street, at the corner with Sidney Street.
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More areas to explore
16 sights · 23 places to eat
Museums, Botanic Garden and the South
The Fitzwilliam, the Downing Street museums, the Botanic Garden and the meadows towards Grantchester
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12 sights · 28 places to eat
Mill Road and the East
Independent shops and restaurants on Mill Road, with the commons and the river to the north-east
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16 sights · 23 places to eat
Colleges and the Backs
King's, Trinity, St John's and Queens' beside the River Cam, with the Backs, Magdalene Street and Castle Hill
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- King's Parade and Market Square (area photo): John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Market Square: Andrew Dunn, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Great St Mary's: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Senate House: Ben Mills, Public domain, source
- King's Parade: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Corpus Clock: Rror, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Corpus Christi College: SantCybi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- St Bene't's Church: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gonville and Caius College: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, Public domain, source
- Christ's College: Vysotsky, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sidney Sussex College: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pembroke College: Monsarc, CC BY 3.0, source
- Emmanuel College: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jesus College: Jesusgreen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cambridge Guildhall: Hogweard, Public domain, source
- Holy Trinity Church: User:Hassocks5489, CC0, source
- Museums, Botanic Garden and the South: Kim Fyson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Mill Road and the East: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Colleges and the Backs: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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