Seriously Though, What is Punting?

That might seem like a strange question for us to be asking, and we will admit that we already know the answer but, do you? If you’re a resident of Cambridge (or, dare we mention it, the other place), then you almost certainly know what punting is. If you’re a sometime/regular visitor to this city and you’ve read our definitive history of punting then you should also already know (unless, of course, you have a terrible short term memory). However, if you have never been to Cambridge before, or perhaps have arrived at this website seeking answers to this very question, fear not because we are here to give you the answers. It’s not sport related Let’s get a couple of things sorted from the off – if you’re an avid Super bowl or Australian rules football fan (no, we’re not going to try to explain that to anyone), or someone who likes the occasional flutter on the horses you’re probably in the wrong place. Punting is going to mean something entirely different to you. However, those discrepancies aside, if you’ve ever visited Cambridge, or live in the city, or have seen pictures of people gently propelling up and down the river Cam, you might have some sort of idea of what punts are in this context. It’s got nothing to do with Venice We need to clear one thing up right away. Punts are NOT gondolas, nor do they bear more than a passing resemblance to them. There has, occasionally, been the odd ice-cream selling punt on the Cam (and we were responsible for one of those, but that’s a story for another time) but, largely, they are very different pursuits. However, for the […]