Free interactive map · 24 spots
Twenty-four hand-picked locations across the city centre, the Backs, and Grantchester. Each pin tells you the angle that works, the time of day to come, and what you will see when you get there. Free. No signup.
Open the map Book a private photo tourClick any pin to see the angle and the best time. Click a category in the legend to filter. Cards below mirror the map and scroll the map when tapped.
Each card is a working brief. The tip is what to shoot and where to stand. The time is what light flatters the building. Sorted by walking order, west to east.
I'm Jean-Luc Benazet. I have lived in Cambridge for twenty-seven years and photographed it for most of them. This map is the shortlist I give visiting photographers when they ask where to point a camera. Every spot is somewhere I have stood, often dozens of times. The notes are practical, not poetic.
If you want a real human to walk you through the city with a camera, I run private photo tours in English and French. They cost from £160 for the group and last sixty to ninety minutes. Edited gallery delivered within forty-eight hours.
See the photo toursYes. No paywall, no signup. If you want a guided photo walk in person, see cambridge.tours.
No. Every spot works with a phone. The tips tell you what changes if you have a real camera, but the locations are universal.
All twenty-four spots are public-access. They work from streets, bridges, riverside paths and gardens. No entry fees, no permission needed.
Most spots work best in golden hour, late afternoon in summer. Trinity Lane and the Eagle pub interior are better on overcast days. Each pin tells you.
Not yet. A printed A2 version is planned for 2026. Subscribers to the Cambridge Tours mailing list will hear first.
Yes. Private photo tours from £160 per group. See the photo tours.
Private photo tours of Cambridge. English or French. Edited gallery delivered within forty-eight hours.
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