'Town NOT Gown' Cambridge history tours for local residents Discover the hidden history of Cambridge with local historian & Blue Badge Guide Allan Brigham. Allan is Chairman of the Friends of the Folk Museum. He regularly speaks and writes about Cambridge. Click here for details of walking tours. Articles by Allan Brigham Romsey Recreation ground Is Town v Gown a thing of the past? Romsey Town Cambridge 1966-2006 Christ's Pieces: A year on a Cambridge park "Does Cambridge need more houses" in The Guardian 2000 - update 2009 Links to articles about Allan Brigham Interview on BBC Cambridgeshire Interview in Cambridge Evening News BBC video about Allan's honorary master's degree Cambridge Evening News account of the degree ceremony Photos of Allan Brigham Various photos

Many local people know more about villages visited on holiday in Tuscany or Yorkshire than about their home town.  These Walking Tours offer an introduction to Cambridge for all those who always meant to take a closer look, but never quite had the time.

Tours last 1 ½ to 2 hours unless specified. All welcome, children too! Group tours can be arranged for work or social groups.
You can just turn up on the day, but numbers are limited. To guarantee a place please book in advance. Please let me know if you can't come as  there is a waiting list for some tours.
To book a place or for more information, contact Allan Brigham 01223 212189.

All tours finished for 2009!

I give talks over the winter to local groups - one coming up on "Thomas Hobson & the local Connections", and another about working as a street sweeper and tour guide - "20 years on the streets of Cambridge".  Please get in touch if you are interested.

Thank you to everybody who has been on the tours this year - hopefully they will start again in the spring of 2009.  I've really enjoyed them after a year off in 2008 - something it is fun to do, and great to meet other people who are interested too!

Hope to see you in 2010 - late spring or early summer.