Great St Mary's The University Church, Senate House Hill, Cambridge CB2 3PQ

Great St Mary's

1358 Reviews
  • Friday10.00 am–5.30 pm
  • Saturday10.00 am–5.30 pm
  • Sunday12.00–5.00 pm
  • Monday10.00 am–5.30 pm
  • Tuesday10.00 am–5.30 pm
  • Wednesday10.00 am–5.30 pm
  • Thursday10.00 am–5.30 pm
Great St Mary's The University Church, Senate House Hill, Cambridge CB2 3PQ

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The University Church, Senate House Hill, Cambridge CB2 3PQ

Hours

  • Friday10.00 am–5.30 pm
  • Saturday10.00 am–5.30 pm
  • Sunday12.00–5.00 pm
  • Monday10.00 am–5.30 pm
  • Tuesday10.00 am–5.30 pm
  • Wednesday10.00 am–5.30 pm
  • Thursday10.00 am–5.30 pm

Features

  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park
  • Identifies as women-owned
  • Assistive hearing loop

Recommended Reviews

Connie
10.03.2024
Great St Mary's
Beautiful in the inside, if you decide to go up the tower (£6) be warned that you will have to go up 125 steps in a very narrow space. It can be difficult for kids or older people, but the view from the top is amazing, totally would recommend
Petros PAPAZOGLOU PAPAZOGLAKIS
05.03.2024
Great St Mary's
Excellent views from the church tower. You might need to catch your breath after climbing all those round shaped steps but the amazing view will take your breath away. The church entry is free of charge but the tower visit requires a ticket. Family tickets for two adults and two kids are a good deal!
Willow Tkw
04.03.2024
Great St Mary's
A beautiful church sitting between the market and the university. Known as the University of Cambridge's spiritual home since 1209.It was a glorious day weather wise, and for £6 I took the opportunity to walk up the tower and admire the views. A narrow spiral stone staircase of 123 steps, not for the faint-hearted. You can also view the bells on your climb.I would definitely recommend a visit if you're able.
Mantvydas Ū.
02.03.2024
Great St Mary's
Interesting place to visit and explore. Especially the main tower to climb up on top of it and take the best views photos. it have a small fee charge for the tower part which is 4.50 GBP, but the whole Church visit is totally free :)
Matt
27.02.2024
Great St Mary's
Took a walk to the top of the tower. My calves killed by the end but worth the pain as the views were as good as they said they would be.
Thomas Müthing (theviolinproject.de)
18.01.2024
Great St Mary's
St. Mary the Great is the university church of Cambridge, right opposite of the biggest college, King's College. It dates back to the 13th century, but the present building was constructed between 1478 and 1519. If you've seen many cathedrals and other larger churches around England, especially the magnificent Ely Cathedral, Great St. Mary's won't strike you as quite so great. Architecturally, I found it rather bland and underwhelming, except maybe for the wooden galleries. You won't find much to look at or study, 10 minutes or so will suffice. It's still a nice church per se, just not as spectacular as many others I visited. It is always open to the public.
Sofiya Goncharova
16.01.2024
Great St Mary's
The church itself is nothing extraordinary but worth to visit anyways. The tower is quite easy to clim and you get a great 360 view on Cambridge from the top. Ticket costs 6£ which is ok if you consider it as a donation to the church.
Sanka Illangakoon
22.12.2023
Great St Mary's
This is a church with a 1000 year history which still operates and holds regular service. It's free to visit but you can pay £6 to climb 100+ steps to the top of the tower to get panoramic views of Cambridge which includes clear unobstructed views of Kings College and Chapel. Highly recommended!
Aparna Sekhar
18.12.2023
Great St Mary's
It was an amazing experience. The stairs were narrower but worth the view from the top of the church. Affordable ticket price.
Stephanie williams
17.12.2023
Great St Mary's
A stunning church - sadly wasn't able to look round much as there was a service on. But did get to go up the tower (£6) - it was very narrow and 125 steps but the views were worth the climb. Think £6 is a little steep in price but the children love it. Coming down was defiantly more scary than going up. Can't wait to return and have a good look around the church.

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