A punt tour along the world-famous college ‘backs’ is one of the pleasures of a visit to Cambridge.
Visit Cambridge provides information about companies licensed to operate punts in the city.
The Conservators of the River Cam have licensed six punting stations in Cambridge. You can buy tickets at each location. From north to south along the river, they are:
- La Mimosa on the corner of Jesus Green
- Quayside
- Trinity College, inside the college grounds
- The Mill Pond on Silver Street
- Mill Lane
- The Granta mill pond near Sheeps Green
Make sure you buy tickets from a licensed punt company – they will only operate near their punting station. Unlicensed operators sell tickets (known as ‘touting’) in the city centre, on King’s Parade and Market Square. Read more about complaints about punt touts.
The companies trading from the authorised punt stations have all signed up to our voluntary code of practice for the visitor industry [PDF, 60Kb]. The code:
- limits touting to areas near the authorised punting stations
- limits the number of touts and requires them to be identifiable
- includes guidelines on when and how touts can approach potential customers
