Cambridge's Best Restaurants - MIdsummer House

Cambridge classic, MIdsummer House offers some of England's most delicious dishes!


The Restaurant

  • Dining Rooms

The elegant, spacious and light-drenched conservatory dining room is set in a beautiful Victorian villa which is on Midsummer Common on the banks of the River Cam, Cambridge. Midsummer House was awarded its first Michelin star in 2002, followed by a second in 2005. The restaurant also proudly holds five AA rosettes.

  • The Kitchen

For over twenty years, passion and creativity have skillfully shaped the menu at Midsummer House, showcasing the finest seasonal produce and offering a contemporary British dining experience of the highest quality. Daniel Clifford’s astonishingly creative, flawlessly executed dishes, focus on purity of flavour and reverence for ingredients.


The Chefs

  • Daniel Clifford

A professional chef for over twenty years, Daniel is Chef Patron of this stunning two Michelin-starred restaurant, Midsummer House in Cambridge. He is also widely regarded as one of the most inventive and gifted chefs of his generation. Renowned for his modern British cooking, underpinned by an unmistakably French style, he reinvents British classics using the finest local produce. He has held two Michelin stars since 2005.

  • Mark Abbott

Head Chef, Mark Abbott, came from a farming background in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. He was drawn to the kitchen after completing work experience at a local hotel. Mark learned his kitchen skills under the tutorage of Michael Deane at Deane’s on the Square in Helen’s Bay, County Down, where Michael Deane earned his first Michelin star.


Visit the website: midsummerhouse.co.uk


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Quick Facts!

Cambridge is one of the world's oldest university towns. Established in 1209, the first 'college' was formed in 1284 following receipt of a Royal Charter from King Edward 1. Endowed with natural beauty, gems include the backs facing the river and the beautiful River Cam, itself, which is ideal for both punting and boat racing. Book lovers will find over 100 libraries here and even the original manuscript of A. A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh.

In 1953, the Eagle Pub, a well-studied venue of Cambridge scientists Francis Crick and James Watson was where their announcement that DNA contained genetic information was made.

Today, Cambridge is home to over 30 colleges. World class degrees, summer school courses and online education programmes offer up a myriad of study opportunities - including from the renowned Judge Business School.

Visit: Heritage City Cambridge


River Cam Punting

 

Cambridge Punt Company.

The number one Punting Company in Cambridge. Relax in comfortable, well maintained Punts, whilst trained and knowledgable punting staff guide you along the picturesque River Cam.

Punting in Cambridge is the ultimate way to enjoy the sights, with the River Cam passing through the picteresque heart of Cambridge’s University campus affording unique views of the most famous Colleges. Chauffeured punting tours begin opposite Magdalane College Gardens and commence up through St John’s College, Trinity College, Trinity Hall, Clare College, Kings’ and Queens’ Colleges. 

2 Quayside, Cambridge, CB5 8AB, UK.

Website: Cambridge Punt Company

 

The Fitzwilliam Museum

 

Fitzwilliam Museum.

The Fitzwilliam Museum is home to over half a million artworks and its collection traverses from 2500 BC to today. The museum's origins date back to 1816 when the 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion bequeathed his estates collections of art, books and music to the University of Cambridge.

The Museum's public opening was in 1848 and today the Museum has one of the finest collections of paintings, prints and drawings in Britain. Famous artists on display include Picasso, Monet, Rubens, Constable, and Breughel. Among the thousands of wonderful exhibits on display, it is also known for its antiquities collections sourced from Egypt, Greece, Rome, Cyprus and the near east.


Visit: The Fitzwilliam Museum