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Punting

The River Cam, Cambridge, England
Description: Punting is one of the classic traditions at Cambridge University. A punt is a flat-bottomed boat without a keel, that is propelled by a long pole. Introduced as pleasure boats in Edwardian times, punts are now one of the...Read More
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Punting Reviews

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Punters do it Standing Up

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Liam Hetherington from Manchester, United Kingdom
  • September 8, 2010
Punters do it Standing Up
Quote: Cambridge can be a sedate bookish place, particularly out of term time. The nearest it comes to extreme sports is the noble art of punting.The Fens of East Anglia were historically a land of shallow creeks and flooded meadows. It was in this... Read the full Punting review

From journal Back to the Backs

Punting!

  • 5 out of 5 stars by trixy from Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • July 26, 2003
Quote: Punting is great fun whether getting a tour by a chauffuered punt or doing it yourself. Walk down Castle hill and at the bottem you will be inundated with guys asking you if you would like to go punting (even if you live there!). If you punt... Read the full Punting review

From journal Cambridge

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Punting down the Cam

  • 4 out of 5 stars by phileasfogg from New Delhi, India
  • September 9, 2002
Punting down the Cam
Quote: The river Cam wends its silvery way down the length of Cambridge, flowing languidly past colleges, commons, lawns, and copses. A relative of mine, who was at Cambridge way back in the ‘50s (or was it the ‘40s?) tells a story of how he, along with a... Read the full Punting review

From journal Cambridge: Colleges and more