Hobby groups in Cambridge

Below you'll find every hobby group we know of in Cambridge, as well as people looking to join one.

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Suzie CB4

Seeking a book club

Avid reader seeking like minds for exploring all that a book can offer!

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Agnieszka

Seeking a book club

Would love to join a book club in North Cambridge or around. I read mostly fiction, my favourite genres being psychological thrillers, crime and historical fiction.

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Bethan

Seeking a book club

I’d like to join a book club with lots of different people. I’m mostly a fiction reader but I’m not picky on genre! I’d like a reason to read more and a book club will do that for sure

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Bethan

Seeking a book club

I’m looking for a book group with lots of different people of all ages, backgrounds and life experiences! I am more a fiction girl but I’m not picky on genre, I’ll give anything a go!

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Muneeb

Seeking a book club

I'm looking for a book club for children who are 8+

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Cambridge CAMRA

Real ale

The Cambridge branch of CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale. Branches organise socials, pub crawls, brewery visits and beer festivals, and anyone who enjoys real ale, cider and perry is welcome.

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Cambridge Local Group

Birdwatching

Cambridge Local Group is a local group of the RSPB. Members meet for talks, birdwatching trips and walks, and help with conservation work. Newcomers and beginners are welcome.

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Vocal Improvisation in Cambridge

Choirs

This Cambridge group focuses on vocal improvisation, creating music through listening and spontaneous singing. It meets on an ad-hoc basis and has regular sessions, with invited CVI leaders planned as well. The group says it offers a safe space for people who want to explore this style of singing.

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Unity Sings! @ Waterbeach

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A singing circle meets at Tillage Hall in Waterbeach, Cambridge, on Thursday mornings from 10.15am to 12 noon. The sessions use simple songs taught by ear and are open to all adults, with no previous experience needed. Participants pay £10 per session, or £5 for a first session.

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Unity Sings! @ The Breathing Space

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This weekly singing circle meets on Wednesday mornings at The Breathing Space in Cambridge, with arrivals from 11am and sessions running from 11.15am to 12.15pm. It offers simple songs learned by ear, gentle vocal work, light movement and relaxed conversation in a calm group setting. All adults are welcome, including complete beginners, and class passes cost £17 for one, £70 for five or £140 for ten.

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Sunday Song Circle Waterbeach (Monthly)

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This women’s singing group meets in Cambridge on the third Sunday evening of each month, from 7pm to 8pm. It focuses on circle singing, with simple harmony songs and rounds taught by ear, and is open to women of all ages and life stages. There are no auditions, no sheet music and no pressure, with the aim of supporting wellbeing.

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Song Sisters (Women’s circle in Cambridge)

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Song Sisters is a women’s song circle in Cambridge that meets on Monday afternoons from 1.30pm to 3pm. It is a relaxed, non-performing group that sings songs old and new for enjoyment and connection, and it welcomes complete beginners as well as experienced singers. There is a free trial session, and involvement is in blocks of around six weeks.

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Singing Mamas Histon & Impington

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This women’s singing group meets in Histon and Impington near Cambridge for circle singing, learning simple harmony songs and rounds by ear. It runs on Monday afternoons during term time, from 1pm to 2.30pm. Babies and children can come along, and it is open to all women, with a warm, welcoming atmosphere and time for a drink and chat.

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Singing Mamas Cambridge

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Singing Mamas Cambridge is a women’s singing group that meets at St Andrew’s Street Baptist Church in Cambridge on Thursday mornings during term time, from 10 to 11.30am. It focuses on learning simple harmony songs and rounds by ear, with no auditions, sheet music or pressure. Babies and children are welcome, and the group is open to new mums as well as other women.

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Sacrae – Cambridge’s sacred song circle

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Sacrae is a Cambridge singing group that meets on Sunday afternoons, usually twice a month, at Romsey Mill off Mill Road. It sings simple sacred songs and chants in harmony, with social time and tea afterwards. Sessions run from 2pm to 3.30pm, and a suggested donation of £10 is asked for each meeting.

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Sacrae

Choirs

Sacrae is a small, drop-in choir in Cambridge that sings sacred harmony songs as a form of meditation and contemplation. It usually meets on Sunday afternoons once or twice a month, from 2.00 to 3.30pm, at either Romsey Mill or the Flamsteed Road scout hut. All sessions cost £12, £10 or £7, and the group welcomes both beginners and experienced singers.

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ReSound

Choirs

ReSound is a Cambridge acappella choir with around 36 members, founded in 2010. It welcomes singers who already have some experience and meets on Wednesday evenings. The choir sings music from a range of traditions and performs in Cambridge and elsewhere, often to support charitable causes.

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Heartsong: Evenings of chant and song by candlelight in Cambridge

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This Cambridge singing group meets on Thursday evenings once or twice a month near Mill Road in central Cambridge. It offers simple chants and songs taught by ear, so no singing experience is needed, and the sessions may include material inspired by different spiritual or earth-based traditions. There is usually a shared vegan, gluten-free meal beforehand, and the cost is on a sliding scale from £9 to £16.

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Harmonies of the Heart Community Singing – Cambridge – Seasonally

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This Cambridge community singing group performs rounds and harmonies drawn from a range of musical traditions and languages, including African, Celtic, rainforest and gospel styles. Sessions usually take place on Saturdays or Sundays, and no previous singing experience is needed because the songs are taught by ear. The listing says the events are seasonal.

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Global Harmony (Cambridge)

Choirs

Global Harmony is a drop-in community singing group in Cambridge, meeting on Thursday afternoons from 2.15pm to 3.30pm. New and experienced singers are both welcome, and the current cost is £8 per session. Parking is available nearby.

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