Cambridge, England is home to Cambridge University and a Thrifty Car Rental location, where you can pick car rental and start a great holiday. Cambridge is roughly around 50 miles north East of London. It is also the heart of high technology centre known as Silicon Fen.

Many people correlate the name of Cambridge with the University of Cambridge and this is where we will start our tour of the city. The University of Cambridge was started when students fled from the Oxford area, due to hostile townspeople. In 1209 was when Cambridge was started and the oldest part of the university that still exists dates back to 1284, which is Peterhouse. The King’s College Chapel, should also be on your to do list, this building dates back to 1446, and was completed in 1515 by King Henry VIII. If you plan to tour the campus it is best to set up a car rental in advance to ensure that you get to see everything Cambridge was to offer.

Cambridge is recognized as having one of highest amounts of cyclists in the United Kingdom. There are many streets in Cambridge that are purposely designed for the cyclists, so make sure to take your car rental down one! They have separate traffic lights and cycle contra flows on street that would be otherwise be one way streets, please be aware of these when driving in the area of Cambridge. The city also benefits from parks which have shared paths for pedestrians and cyclists. If you choose to ride a bike and park your car rental you should visit beautiful sites such as St. Johns Collage chapel, and the market in the center of Cambridge. So be alert when driving your car rental, for all those cyclists on the roads.