Rainy-day ideas
Cambridge when it rains
24 indoor places from our Cambridge guide, grouped by area. Tagged by type of place (museums, galleries, theaters, libraries and similar), so check opening times and booking with each venue. Month-by-month weather
Indoor options by area
Colleges and the Backs (7)
- ADC TheatreUniversity theater
- Cambridge Shakespeare Festival (college gardens)Open-air (seasonal)
- Kettle's YardGallery
- King's College ChapelChapel
- Museum of CambridgeMuseum
- Round ChurchChurch
- Wren LibraryLibrary
Museums, Botanic Garden and the South (7)
King's Parade and Market Square (5)
- Arts Theatre CambridgeTouring theater
- Cambridge Corn ExchangeConcert & events venue
- Great St Mary'sChurch
- Holy Trinity ChurchChurch
- St Bene't's ChurchChurch
Mill Road and the East (5)
- Cambridge Central MosqueMosque
- Cambridge JunctionArts center
- Cambridge Museum of TechnologyMuseum
- Jesus Green LidoSwimming pool
- Leper Chapel of St Mary MagdaleneChapel
Dry or bright day? Outdoor picks
The same tagging in reverse: 20 parks, gardens, streets, bridges, viewpoints and similar places that are best when it is dry.
Mill Road and the East (7)
- Christ's PiecesPark
- Jesus GreenPark
- Midsummer CommonCommon
- Mill RoadStreet
- Mill Road CemeteryCemetery
- Parker's PiecePark
- Stourbridge CommonCommon
Museums, Botanic Garden and the South (6)
- Cambridge University Botanic GardenGarden
- Coe FenMeadow
- GrantchesterVillage
- Grantchester MeadowsMeadow
- Hobson's ConduitMonument
- Sheep's GreenMeadow
Colleges and the Backs (5)
- Bridge of SighsBridge
- Castle MoundEarthwork
- Clare BridgeBridge
- Mathematical BridgeBridge
- The BacksRiverside
King's Parade and Market Square (2)
- King's ParadeStreet
- Market SquareSquare
Places are tagged from their type and a short list of manual overrides (src/data/weather-fit.json). Anything we cannot place with confidence, such as colleges, castles and mixed sites, is not listed. This is not a weather forecast.