
Enjoy a long bank holiday weekend in Cambridge
Enjoy your bank holiday weekend at University Arms with our range of packages and promotions to truly get the most of out of your extended weekend stay in Cambridge.
Elevate your Bank Holiday
Discover all that Cambridge and University Arms has to offer for an idyllic extended weekend. With views over Parker's Piece and historic Regent Street, centrally located, our quintessentially Cambridge, classic Edwardian hotel is the perfect location to situate yourself during a Bank Holiday weekend.
Your weekend itinerary
Explore our always on activities at University Arms and Parker's Tavern every weekend. Our concierge team are also available for recommendations and insights.

Complimentary Walking Tours
Led by noted academics with a huge passion for their subject, our guided tours let you travel through time from the Middle Ages to the present day to discover the rich history that makes Cambridge so charming. Tours take place every Saturday at 11am, last 90 minutes, and are complimentary for hotel guests. For further information and to reserve your place, please ask our concierge.

Sunday Lunch at Parker's Tavern
Join us for Sunday Lunch at £19.50. Our Sunday lunch menu includes angus sirloin if beef, tender pork belly, oven roasted chicken and a moreish squash wellington accompanied by dripping roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetables, cauliflower cheese and Yorkshire pudding.

All that Jazz
Jazz nights come to Parker's Tavern bar at the University Arms, every Friday, 7:30-10:00pm. Sip away at Parker's Tavern signature cocktails and swing out with the Sam Miles Trio and the Andy Bowie Quartet. All are welcome. We look forward to seeing you there!

Complimentary Walking Tours
Led by noted academics with a huge passion for their subject, our guided tours let you travel through time from the Middle Ages to the present day to discover the rich history that makes Cambridge so charming. Tours take place every Saturday at 11am, last 90 minutes, and are complimentary for hotel guests. For further information and to reserve your place, please ask our concierge.

Sunday Lunch at Parker's Tavern
Join us for Sunday Lunch at £19.50. Our Sunday lunch menu includes angus sirloin if beef, tender pork belly, oven roasted chicken and a moreish squash wellington accompanied by dripping roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetables, cauliflower cheese and Yorkshire pudding.

All that Jazz
Jazz nights come to Parker's Tavern bar at the University Arms, every Friday, 7:30-10:00pm. Sip away at Parker's Tavern signature cocktails and swing out with the Sam Miles Trio and the Andy Bowie Quartet. All are welcome. We look forward to seeing you there!

Complimentary Walking Tours
Led by noted academics with a huge passion for their subject, our guided tours let you travel through time from the Middle Ages to the present day to discover the rich history that makes Cambridge so charming. Tours take place every Saturday at 11am, last 90 minutes, and are complimentary for hotel guests. For further information and to reserve your place, please ask our concierge.

Sunday Lunch at Parker's Tavern
Join us for Sunday Lunch at £19.50. Our Sunday lunch menu includes angus sirloin if beef, tender pork belly, oven roasted chicken and a moreish squash wellington accompanied by dripping roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetables, cauliflower cheese and Yorkshire pudding.
Our Weekend Offers

Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
Experience the ultimate culinary weekend. Discover Executive Chef Lee Clarke's delicious taste of Cambridge with his seasonal menu with our Dinner, Bed and Breakfast package.

Stay & Save
Discover Cambridge and save on your trip with University Arms. Save 15% or more when staying with us for 3 nights or more, and take advantage of our complimentary activities to explore the ancient city we call home.
Our Rooms
University Arms Cambridge, re-created in 2018 by architect John Simpson and interior designer Martin Brudnizki, offers 189 rooms and suites across four floors, with views over Parker’s Piece, historic Regent Street, and the hotel’s inner courtyard.

Classic Rooms
Our Classic Rooms embody the hotel’s dominant influences: great literature and Edwardian-style furnishings, with a dose of Martin Brudnizki’s contemporary taste. Signature bathroom amenities are part of an exclusive collaboration between the University Arms and iconic British perfumery, D R Harris.

Cosy Rooms
Cosy Rooms set the benchmark for comfort, style and attention-to-detail at the University Arms. The uncluttered interior, designed by Martin Brudnizki, harmonises Edwardian-style furnishings with modern tastes and conveniences, including super-fast WiFi and luxurious linen.

Suites
Our premium rooms are all located on the hotel’s top floor, offering large sitting areas, replete with unmatched views of Parker’s Piece. Each suite is named for a Cambridge icon, with bookshelves individually curated around their subject by Mayfair’s Heywood Hill.

Superior Rooms
Delight in all of the heritage and ‘Brudnizki’ style of our Classic Rooms, with more space. Many have large windows that fill the rooms with light, while bespoke armchairs are the ideal place to lounge with a great book from the hotel’s Heywood Hill-curated library.

Classic Rooms
Our Classic Rooms embody the hotel’s dominant influences: great literature and Edwardian-style furnishings, with a dose of Martin Brudnizki’s contemporary taste. Signature bathroom amenities are part of an exclusive collaboration between the University Arms and iconic British perfumery, D R Harris.

Cosy Rooms
Cosy Rooms set the benchmark for comfort, style and attention-to-detail at the University Arms. The uncluttered interior, designed by Martin Brudnizki, harmonises Edwardian-style furnishings with modern tastes and conveniences, including super-fast WiFi and luxurious linen.

Suites
Our premium rooms are all located on the hotel’s top floor, offering large sitting areas, replete with unmatched views of Parker’s Piece. Each suite is named for a Cambridge icon, with bookshelves individually curated around their subject by Mayfair’s Heywood Hill.

Superior Rooms
Delight in all of the heritage and ‘Brudnizki’ style of our Classic Rooms, with more space. Many have large windows that fill the rooms with light, while bespoke armchairs are the ideal place to lounge with a great book from the hotel’s Heywood Hill-curated library.

Classic Rooms
Our Classic Rooms embody the hotel’s dominant influences: great literature and Edwardian-style furnishings, with a dose of Martin Brudnizki’s contemporary taste. Signature bathroom amenities are part of an exclusive collaboration between the University Arms and iconic British perfumery, D R Harris.

Cosy Rooms
Cosy Rooms set the benchmark for comfort, style and attention-to-detail at the University Arms. The uncluttered interior, designed by Martin Brudnizki, harmonises Edwardian-style furnishings with modern tastes and conveniences, including super-fast WiFi and luxurious linen.
Parker's Tavern
A quintessentially English brasserie restaurant, offering homely British classics with some characterful reinterpretations. Every dish is a gutsy re-imagining of a British classic, sourced from field, fen and England’s seas.

Give the gift of University Arms
Treat someone special and give the gift of University Arms and Parker's Tavern. From a three-course dinner for two, Aromatherapy Associates treatment with an Afternoon Tea or dinner, bed and breakfast, there many experiences that make the perfect gift to that special someone.

"Each of the hotel's bedrooms has a suitably studious, eclectic feel, with books and learning to the fore."
Fiona Duncan
Telegraph
Tucked away on the ground floor, guests can relax on velvet chaise lounges, tea or juice in hand, as they decide on their treatments and consult with the in-house therapists in a quiet, decadently designed relaxation room.
Julia O'Driscoll, The Week
These treatment rooms are a wonderful addition to the hotel’s already extensive offering and has made the University Arms the perfect option for a pampering break.
Lulu Townsend, The Hotel Guru
The hotel’s newest space offers a quiet oasis in which to unwind and disconnect from the hustle and bustle of city life.
Naomi Chadderton, MOJEH online
"Stunning setting and great personnel, your staff were such a credit to you with no fuss or bother - you have a precious commodity to guard and cherish!"
Mr & Mrs Griffiths
January 2020
"Each of the hotel's bedrooms has a suitably studious, eclectic feel, with books and learning to the fore."
Fiona Duncan
Telegraph
Tucked away on the ground floor, guests can relax on velvet chaise lounges, tea or juice in hand, as they decide on their treatments and consult with the in-house therapists in a quiet, decadently designed relaxation room.
Julia O'Driscoll, The Week
These treatment rooms are a wonderful addition to the hotel’s already extensive offering and has made the University Arms the perfect option for a pampering break.
Lulu Townsend, The Hotel Guru
The hotel’s newest space offers a quiet oasis in which to unwind and disconnect from the hustle and bustle of city life.
Naomi Chadderton, MOJEH online
"Stunning setting and great personnel, your staff were such a credit to you with no fuss or bother - you have a precious commodity to guard and cherish!"
Mr & Mrs Griffiths
January 2020
"Each of the hotel's bedrooms has a suitably studious, eclectic feel, with books and learning to the fore."
Fiona Duncan
Telegraph
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