Cambridge
Midsummer Common
Large park and fair venue
Victoria Avenue
Cambridge, CB5 8DR
Phone: +44 (0)1223 36 9299
King John granted a fair here in 1211, in addition to one on neighbouring Stourbridge Common. For centuries the latter was more famous, with merchants coming from all over Europe, until its terminal decline in the early 20th century. Midsummer Fair, however, lives on. The Mayor of Cambridge proclaims it open and then throws pennies to the assembled children. A footpath east leads past the Museum of Technology and on, out of the city, towards Ely.
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