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Cambridge.

College towers and quiet gardens beside the River Cam.

Cambridge combines world-famous university architecture with an easy rhythm of markets, museums and riverside green space. Its locals share the places that make the city feel lived-in, from quick lunches to slow walks along the Backs.

Meet the locals 50 voices · 150 personal recommendations
A view across Cambridge
Photo: Azeira · Public domain
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PICKS

Meet the locals.

These example profiles show how a local could share three interests and the places they would recommend to a friend.

EXPLORE LOCAL PICKS

Discover places through local perspectives.

Choose an interest to refine the places you explore.

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Click an interest to show locals who chose it and the places they recommend.

30 locals match this interestEach profile opens into three personal recommendations.
LOCAL 03THREE CHOSEN AREAS

Morgan Evans

Hidden Gems · Eat & Drink · Outdoors

Three places to explore
The Backs · Cambridge Market Square · Cambridge University Botanic Garden

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LOCAL 04THREE CHOSEN AREAS

Sam Turner

See & Do · Hidden Gems · Eat & Drink

Three places to explore
Fitzwilliam Museum · The Backs · Cambridge Market Square

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LOCAL 07THREE CHOSEN AREAS

Asha Campbell

Eat & Drink · Outdoors · Family

Three places to explore
Cambridge Market Square · Cambridge University Botanic Garden · Museum of Zoology

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LOCAL 08THREE CHOSEN AREAS

Tom Taylor

Hidden Gems · Eat & Drink · Outdoors

Three places to explore
The Backs · Cambridge Market Square · Cambridge University Botanic Garden

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LOCAL 09THREE CHOSEN AREAS

Nia Wilson

See & Do · Hidden Gems · Eat & Drink

Three places to explore
Fitzwilliam Museum · The Backs · Cambridge Market Square

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LOCAL 12THREE CHOSEN AREAS

Jamie Shah

Eat & Drink · Outdoors · Family

Three places to explore
Cambridge Market Square · Cambridge University Botanic Garden · Museum of Zoology

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LOCAL 13THREE CHOSEN AREAS

Maya Reed

Hidden Gems · Eat & Drink · Outdoors

Three places to explore
The Backs · Cambridge Market Square · Cambridge University Botanic Garden

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LOCAL 14THREE CHOSEN AREAS

Chris McKenzie

See & Do · Hidden Gems · Eat & Drink

Three places to explore
Fitzwilliam Museum · The Backs · Cambridge Market Square

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LOCAL 17THREE CHOSEN AREAS

Ivy Osei

Eat & Drink · Outdoors · Family

Three places to explore
Cambridge Market Square · Cambridge University Botanic Garden · Museum of Zoology

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EXPLORE CAMBRIDGE

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Choose an area to see places here, or browse them all. These are concept examples until local interviews are published.

A preview of the 50 Locals format.

Real recommendations will only be published after interviews, fact checks and consent. No business can buy a place in the locals’ picks.

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