Baden-Powell Council BSA
at the
2004 Blair Atholl Patrol Jamborette
Day 2 - Cambridge
Day two - our London Day Trip to Cambridge. We rode the train from Sydenham Hill to King's Cross, then caught the inter-city train to Cambridge. At Cambridge, we took the bus to the Imperial War Museum Duxford, about ten miles south of Cambridge.
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| The Duxford facility was amazing - many
hangars full of aircraft, most in flying condition, plus dozens more
parked outside. The American Air Museum had a large collection of
American craft, from WWI to an SR71 Blackbird.
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From Duxford, we took the bus back to Cambridge, and met our guide at the Guildhall for a walking tour of the University City. We walked past ancient and famous college buildings, including the Rutherford Physics Labs and the Eagle Pub where the structure of DNA was worked out. |
| The Backs at Cambridge are the beautifully
kept lawns which slope down from the colleges to the River Cam.
Below left: St. Benet's belfry - the oldest church in
Cambridge. Our guide explained about "Ringing the Changes" |
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The home page of this website shows the
group underneath the "Platform 9 3/4" sign at King's Cross
Station, a nod to Harry Potter fans. Actually, the movie showed
platform 5 and 6, not 9 and 10, which are in a newer part of the
station.
When we arrived back at Victoria Station that night, there was a steam train on the platform next to ours (left). |
