Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Several companies rent punts and offer tours. Hawkers try to snare passengers in the
thriving people zone in front of King's College. Prices are soft in slow times—try talking
them down a bit before committing.
Scudamore's
has two locations: on Mill Lane, just south of the central Silver Street
Bridge, and at the less convenient Quayside at Magdalene Bridge, at the north end of town
(
£
25/hour, credit-card deposit required; 45-minute tours-
£
17.50/person, discount if you
book at TI or online; open daily 9:00-dusk, tel. 01223/359-750,
www.scudamores.com
)
.
Cambridge Chauffeur Punts,
just under the Silver Street Bridge, also rents punts.
Take yourself and up to five friends for a spin, or they will chauffeur (
£
20/hour; passport,
credit card, or
£
60 cash deposit required; 45-minute shared tours-
£
14/person,
£
12 if pre-
booked online; open daily March-Nov 9:30-dusk, tel. 01223/354-164,
www.punting-in-
