Posts in Category: Events
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Mothers’ Day
For today’s blog post we would like to propose a thought experiment… Let’s say you carried a child in your womb for nine months. Underwent the labours of birth. Nursed them for years as a child. Supported them. Helped them become an adult. An adult who then takes you to Las Iguanas for Mothers’ Day […]
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How to Ace Your Valentine’s Punt Date
With 12 years experience in delivering punt tours through Cambridge, it’s fair to say that we’ve seen our fair share of good and bad dates taking place on punts. And since this is the season of romance – we thought we’d pass on some of that experience to you, the discerning customer, to help […]
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Autumn in Cambridge
The creeper on the back of John’s New Court has turned red, the average age of the city has gone from 65 to 18 overnight, and we’ve seen a 400% increase in customers requesting umbrellas. It can only mean one thing: It’s Autumn in Cambridge (We presume it is also Autumn in Oxford although they […]
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Uber Boats
You may have read in the news that Uber will be offering punt tours in Cambridge. And particularly discerning readers may have noticed that the handsome face on Uber’s ad campaign is none other than our very own head chauffeur. Don’t worry! he hasn’t been kidnapped by Uber. We’ll be carrying their service over the […]
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Entire punting industry vanishes for week during beer festival
For Punters the summer season doesn’t begin with a sudden rush of customers and business but with a sudden inexplicable lull. The Quayside is deserted. The River is empty. And all of the staff have simultaneously called in sick. That’s because the summer here always begins with the Cambridge Beer Festival. This welcome quiet before […]