"The £20 fee for 45 minutes is quite justifiable, given this experience, although slightly expensive."
"Got a £5 lower price with student discount than the regular £25, highly recommend to have a punt tour in Cambridge!"
"We paid £20 pp in a shared punt which I think is reasonably priced."
"Great value for money."
"Would highly recommend Scudamores - great value for the ££ and ask for Jack!"
"Happy with the price as MAX was our punter and made the 45 mins incredibly interesting and informative."
"Unforgettable experience! And very affordable! (50 quid for 5 of us!)"
Cons:
"Really pricey at £33 per hour, half hour was enough."
"The tour was organised well but was quite pricey."
"Given we’re in a growing cost of living crisis with tighter strains on finances this is a totally unacceptable price to attempt to charge."
"It was moderately priced I’d say, and more expensive than the other nearby places (although the boats here looked nicer)."
"However, to get a ticket is quite expensive and I feel this should be reduced slightly."
"A lot of fun, very relaxing, but quite pricey."
"I felt that £78 for the two of us for the 45 minute trip was unfairly overcharged."
Staff & Guides
Pros:
"Thanks to Phoebe who kept us informed, knowledgeable and caring, our journey went even better."
"Special shout-out to Bradley, our amazing and witty Punter!"
"All of the staff at Scudamore's Punting are very friendly, approachable and very knowledgeable!"
"Our guide was very knowledgeable and was very facilitating to our questions."
"Big shout out to Ryan who was a brilliant guide - super friendly, interesting and made us all very welcome."
"Our punter was wonderfully patient and knowledgeable."
"Tour guides are super friendly and knowledgeable."
Cons:
"Just want you to know that your staff seated passengers who were alone before seating pairs or groups."
"Running late, I called to change our self punting booking. It seems the company doesn’t track their boats and customers very well and charged me extensively for late bookings (even though we amended)."
"Untrustworthy, rude staff will make this a day not to forget."
"I also reached out via email where I was told you had full confidence in the lady in question and I was in the wrong for complaining."
"They were unaccommodating to my mom and my 85yr old grandma and when their manager came along instead of resolving the problem he was very patronising and not being helpful at all."
"The young man who did the tour needs more training and needs to brush up more on his information about the colleges and bridges."
"I found the staff rude."
Experience & Enjoyment
Pros:
"Such a fun punting trip to celebrate a 40th birthday with family."
"This was a really fun experience. We went here on a sunny Sunday, and had a great time."
"Had a lovely Hen Do private tour which was so much fun!"
"Amazing experience punting with them today!"
"Punting in spring and summer is very pleasant, our guide was well-versed in local history which made the trip enjoyable and the fact you can take alcohol with you made it even better."
"A wonderful experience!"
"This was the best part of our visit to Cambridge!"
Cons:
"Something to try if you haven’t done it but once is enough!"
"Given we’re in a growing cost of living crisis with tighter strains on finances this is a totally unacceptable price to attempt to charge."
"If you haven’t done it before DO NOT RENT YOUR OWN PUNT."
"Sadly, what put a damper on the ride was the hen parties."
"Overall our punting experience was a lot of fun, just let down by some of the official punt guides having little time for rookies."
"However, at the time my family and I went, (on the busiest summer weekend in England), it was extremely strenuous with a two hour waiting time for boarding and boats filling the river."
"Really shocked by the aggressive sales tactics of these guys at Scudamore’s this afternoon - as well as the wildly varying prices and discounts they were quoting to us and others."