 6 St Margarets Square, Cambridge
Syd Barrett moved into the back bedroom of his mother's house at no. 6 St Margarets Square after moving back to Cambridge from London in 1981 and he lived here until his death aged 60 in July 2006. |
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 60 Glisson Road, Cambridge
Birthplace of the late Syd Barrett, rock’s most famous acid casualty, on 6 January 1946. |
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 Cambridge Corn Exchange
The Wheeler Street venue hosted Syd Barrett's last-ever gig in February 1972 with his short-lived post-Floyd band, Stars. It's still going strong today but is now a multi-purpose arts centre staging musicals, comedians and also many gigs; recent artists have included Sparks, Paul Carrack and Level 42. |
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 Ely Cathedral
This 12th century cathedral appears on the cover of Pink Floyd’s 1994 album, The Division Bell. In the artwork the Norman cathedral is clearly visible between two large metal face sculptures that were erected in a field on the Stuntney side of Ely. |
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 Grantchester Meadows
Birthplace of Pink Floyd guitarist, Dave Gilmour - at number 109 - and later the inspiration for the song Grantchester Meadows on their 1969 album, Ummagumma. |
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 Hatfield House
This stately home, which opens its doors to dandy highwaymen and women between Easter and the end of September, was where Adam & the Ants filmed their Stand and Deliver video. No Freddie Mercury connections, but another Queen - notably Elizabeth I - spent much of her childhood here. |
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 King's College
One of the city's biggest tourist attractions, King's College Chapel, was the inspiration for Roger Waters' lyrics on Brain Damage from Dark Side of the Moon. The song features the line, "the lunatic is on the grass". |
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 Knebworth House
One of the UK’s most famous stately mansions with world-renowned gardens (open to the public). Since 1974 its grounds have been used to stage world-famous open-air rock and pop concerts, most notably by Led Zeppelin, Queen (their last-ever live show), Oasis and most recently, Robbie Williams. Pop duo Tears for Fears also shot their Mad World video here. |
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 V Festival
Virgin took over the running of Chelmsford's pop festival in 1996 and rebranded it simply V. Now it's an annual star-studded weekend that attracts top acts to Hylands Park in mid-August. Recent years have featured prime acts such as Radiohead, Morrissey, Kasabian and Razorlight. |
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