We are fortunate to be a five minute stroll from the best restaurant in Cambridge, and possibly the best in the East of England. If you want a meal to remember, Midsummer House, which has been awarded two Michelin stars, is sure to provide it.

Restaurant 22, which is about 10 minutes walk from us, is also highly recommended. It provides good cooking at more reasonable prices. But they only have a limited number of tables, so it’s advisable to book well in advance.

Restaurant 22 is just one of many places to eat in the Mitcham’s Corner area at the end of our road. Good pub food is provided at the Old Spring. Chinese food is available at the Hotpot and Hakka, Italian food at Da Vinci, Indian at The Nirala, while the Tishka Coffee Shop provides excellent snacks and meals during the day, including a full English breakfast (if continental is not your style!).

Five minutes in the other direction is the informal Fleur Bistro which is establishing a good reputation for the quality of its cooking and the friendliness of its service.

A bit further away, the Pizza Express in Jesus Lane is as reliable as the rest of the chain and has probably the most interesting location of any Cambridge restaurant. It occupies the former library of the Pitt Club, an exclusive club for male university students; you can also eat in an attractive conservatory area and there is a comfortable piano bar. La Mimosa Italian restaurant has an attractive position by the river, though it gets very busy on evenings when it is warm enough to eat outside. (Warning: its website has an annoying soundtrack).

There is a wide range of restaurants in the Bridge Street and Magdalene Street area. In the centre of town, the Chop House on King's Parade serves good quality British food and has a very reasonable pre-theatre menu, if you are going to a show at the Arts Theatre round the corner. Also on King's Parade, the Rainbow Cafe is probably Cambridge's best vegetarian restaurant.

If the weather is good, a very pleasant way to spend a day is to walk (or punt) to Grantchester through Grantchester Meadows and to take morning coffee, lunch or - especially - afternoon tea at the Orchard Tea Gardens.