Companionship careCambridgeshire
Keeping up the things they love is most of what makes a day good. 582 vetted live-in carers could come to live in Cambridgeshire. This page shows what they enjoy, what Cambridgeshire offers for each interest, and how to find someone who shares your mother's or father's.
86 carers near Cambridgeshire have told us what they enjoy
What the carers enjoy
Live-in carers move in rather than travel each day, so the choice is wide: 582 are within about three hours of Cambridgeshire. These are the interests on the profiles of the nearest of them. Tap one to see what Cambridgeshire offers for it.
Listed by manyLess common, so a better matchFrom the profiles of the 100 nearest live-in carers within about three hours of Cambridgeshire, September 2026; 86 of them list interests.
Common ground is easy
Most carers list walking, music and cooking & baking. If that is what your mother or father enjoys, nearly anyone will share it, so choose on the things that matter more: experience, manner and whether they get on.
The less common interests
Fewer carers list these, which is exactly why they are worth searching on. Someone who shares a real passion makes a long week go quickly.
Carers choose the interests on their own profiles. A shared hobby is a good start, not a guarantee, so talk about it when you meet them.
Interest 1
Cambridgeshire walking is mostly flat, with droves, riverbanks and fen nature reserves that suit a steady pace.
76 of 86live-in carers we looked at
list walking
Somewhere to go
Cambridge
A 95 acre park of lakes and footpaths just north of Cambridge, with a visitor centre and cafe. A carer can plan a short flat loop and finish with tea, choosing drier months since some paths get muddy in winter.
Getting around: Most footpaths are surfaced well enough to take a wheelchair, though they can get muddy in winter.
Source: accessiblecountryside.org.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
A companion walks at their pace, knows when to turn back, and drives to the flat, well-surfaced routes so a short walk is still possible when a long one is not.
Live-in carers who enjoy walkingSome who could come in Cambridgeshire
Nyarai N.£180 a day23 yrsAlso enjoys dancing, card games, cooking & baking, puzzles
Sithabile Tabile M.£175 a day33 yrsAlso enjoys dancing, cooking & baking, puzzles, gardening
Mary K.£217 a day4 yrsAlso enjoys dancing, card games, cooking & baking, puzzles
Ataa Yaa S.£135 a day10 yrsAlso enjoys painting, dancing, card games, cooking & bakingInterest 2
Cambridgeshire has a strong choral and folk tradition, from cathedral and chapel singing to long-running festival stages.
67 of 86live-in carers we looked at
list music
In the calendar
Ely
Free-standing lunchtime concerts, usually on Thursdays, alongside a series of organ recitals in the cathedral. A carer can check the diary, arrange a drop-off nearby and keep the outing to an hour of music and a drink afterwards.
Source: elycathedral.org. Check opening times and access before you go.
In the calendar
Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge
A long-established summer folk festival held in the grounds of Cherry Hinton Hall, with several stages over a weekend. A carer can apply in advance for the festival's access provision and plan a single afternoon rather than a full day.
Getting around: The festival runs an access scheme with passes applied for in advance, and the city buses serving the site are wheelchair accessible.
Source: cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Old records, a choir concert, singing along in the kitchen. Music often stays with people long after other things fade, and a companion who enjoys it makes it part of the day.
Live-in carers who enjoy musicSome who could come in Cambridgeshire
Sithembiso N.£180 a day10 yrsAlso enjoys dancing, card games, cooking & baking, DIY
Nyashadzaishe Sharon C.£160 a day6 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, dancing, card games
Kulwinder B.£145 a day25 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, dancing, card games
Tendai N.£180 a day20 yrsAlso enjoys decorating, embroidery, knitting, readingInterest 3
Fen farmland and old college kitchens have both left their mark on what people cook here.
66 of 86live-in carers we looked at
list cooking & baking
Local food
Wisbech
A heritage winter celery grown in the peaty Fen soils and given protected status, sold for a short season from autumn into December. A carer could pick some up on a market or shop trip and help prepare an old-fashioned celery soup or a cheeseboard plate.
Source: wisbechstandard.co.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
Local food
Cambridge
A baked cream pudding with a cracked caramel top, associated with Trinity College since the nineteenth century. A carer can do the hot work at the stove while the older person mixes, tastes and takes charge of the sugar crust.
Source: trin.cam.ac.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
A carer does the lifting, the hot trays and the washing up, so the recipes, the judging and the tasting stay with the person who knows them.
Live-in carers who enjoy cooking & bakingSome who could come in Cambridgeshire
Newman D.£160 a day20 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, dancing, decorating
Adriana R.£145 a day4 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, puzzles, decorating
Maureen Doricah M.£180 a day21 yrsAlso enjoys socialising, reading, watching TV, music
Charity N.£135 a day20 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, dancing, card gamesInterest 4
A county with deep publishing and university roots also keeps a busy network of local libraries and book events.
58 of 86live-in carers we looked at
list reading
Somewhere to join
Cambridgeshire Libraries host reading groups and supply sets of books to groups on longer six-week loans. A carer can ask at the local branch which group meets when, arrange the lift and pick up large print or audio versions of the chosen title.
Source: cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
In the calendar
Cambridge
A charity festival running a main spring programme in April and a winter weekend in November, with author talks and lectures. A carer can book one or two afternoon events and borrow the author's book from the library beforehand.
Source: cambridgeliteraryfestival.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Library trips, reading aloud when eyes tire, audiobooks set up and ready, and somebody to talk about the book with.
Live-in carers who enjoy readingSome who could come in Cambridgeshire
Theresa t.£145 a day21 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & baking
Stephanie S.£140 a day15 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, puzzles
Zion S.£189 a day10 yrsAlso enjoys walking, cooking & baking, knitting, socialising
Halima S.£140 a day10 yrsAlso enjoys walking, card games, cooking & baking, puzzlesInterest 5
The Fens kept their own midwinter molly dancing tradition, and folk dance evenings still run across the county.
50 of 86live-in carers we looked at
list dancing
Local tradition
Whittlesey
A January weekend when a straw-covered bear is led through the streets with molly, morris and clog dance sides, ending with the burning of the bear. A carer can pick a warm spot on the procession route, keep the visit short and take a flask for the cold.
Source: calendarcustoms.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to join
St Andrew's Hall, Cambridge
A fortnightly Friday evening contra dance in Chesterton, with walked-through dances and live music, no partner required. A carer can provide the lift and sit in, so the older person can join the easier dances or simply listen.
Source: cambridgefolk.org.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
From tea dances to seated movement to music, a companion can find the right session, drive there, and make sure it is enjoyable rather than tiring.
Live-in carers who enjoy dancingSome who could come in Cambridgeshire
Calvin M.£200 a day14 yrsAlso enjoys walking, card games, cooking & baking, puzzles
Natasha Perpetua M.£180 a day17 yrsAlso enjoys walking, card games, cooking & baking, puzzles
Nontando S.£172 a day18 yrsAlso enjoys walking, card games, cooking & baking, puzzles
Beatrice M.£140 a day15 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, cooking & baking, decoratingInterest 6
Flat ground and a strong club culture mean bowls, walking football and other gentler team sports are easy to find across the county.
43 of 86live-in carers we looked at
list sports
Somewhere to join
Cambridge
Walking football sessions for people over 50, part of a wider over-50s programme that also includes wellbeing walks, strength and balance classes and a community cafe. A carer can handle the transport and stay for the session, which suits people who want gentle exercise and company.
Source: haycambridge.co.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to join
The Cambridgeshire Short Mat Bowls Association links village and town clubs across the county and runs local and county competitions. Indoor mats mean it carries on all year, and a carer can help with the lift and with carrying woods.
Source: cambridgeshireshortmatbowls.hitssports.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Watching the match together, a trip to the bowls green or the cricket, or gentle exercise done safely with someone alongside.
Live-in carers who enjoy sportsSome who could come in Cambridgeshire
Titus M.£160 a day10 yrsAlso enjoys walking, puzzles, fishing, board games
Peter O.£160 a day2 yrsAlso enjoys card games, DIY, board games, reading
Munther A.£160 a day4 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, card games, cooking & baking
Dorcas H.£140 a day14 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & bakingInterest 7
The county mixes college and estate gardens with fen soil that has long grown vegetables and flowers on a commercial scale.
32 of 86live-in carers we looked at
list gardening
Somewhere to go
Cambridge
A 40 acre teaching garden with glasshouses, a winter garden and systematic beds arranged by plant family. A carer can borrow a wheelchair or scooter at the gate and aim for one or two areas rather than the whole site.
Getting around: Most of the garden is step-free, and manual wheelchairs and electric scooters can be borrowed free of charge from the Brookside and Station Road gates.
Source: botanic.cam.ac.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Potting on at a table rather than kneeling, deadheading from a stool, visiting gardens with level paths and a tearoom: a carer keeps the garden in their week.
Live-in carers who enjoy gardeningSome who could come in Cambridgeshire
Jonathan E.£148 a day22 yrsAlso enjoys walking, cooking & baking, decorating, fishing
Brian K.£140 a day12 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, puzzles
Sherlan B.£160 a day5 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, cooking & baking, photography
Lilly O.£200 a day10 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, puzzles, yogaInterest 8
Wide fen skies, gravel-pit lakes and college architecture give photographers in Cambridgeshire plenty of subjects in a small area.
24 of 86live-in carers we looked at
list photography
Somewhere to go
St Neots
A free reserve of flooded gravel pits beside the Great Ouse, with waymarked trails, hides and viewing platforms known for nightingales and heron. A carer can drive to the visitor centre and choose the shorter meadow route, using the hides as both shelter and a camera rest.
Source: ratedtrips.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to join
Cambridge
A long-running club that meets weekly through the season for talks, competitions and print exhibitions. A carer can help with transport to a Monday evening meeting and with printing or loading images beforehand.
Source: sinwp.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
A companion can plan an outing around the light and the tide, carry the kit, and help sort the pictures afterwards.
Live-in carers who enjoy photographySome who could come in Cambridgeshire
Daniella H.£275 a day24 yrsAlso enjoys walking, card games, cooking & baking, puzzles
Margery N.£160 a day25 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, knitting
Favour K.£149 a day7 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, dancing, cooking & baking
Martha P.£180 a day10 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & bakingInterest 9
Cambridgeshire has a well developed amateur art scene, with societies and open studio traditions built around its light and its architecture.
24 of 86live-in carers we looked at
list painting
In the calendar
Cambridge
Across four weekends each July, hundreds of artists open their studios and workspaces around Cambridge and the wider county. A carer can pick two or three nearby studios, check for step-free entry when ringing ahead and keep the route short.
Source: visitcambridge.org. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Setting up the table, washing the brushes, finding a gallery with a lift: a carer handles the practical side so the time goes on the painting.
Live-in carers who enjoy paintingSome who could come in Cambridgeshire
John Levison Y.£150 a day22 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, DIY, socialising
Viola N.£154 a day12 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, decorating, gardening
Eugene M.£180 a day17 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & baking
Kamal preet S.£225 a day6 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, puzzlesInterest 10
Cambridgeshire relies on volunteers for its nature reserves, historic properties and community support schemes.
21 of 86live-in carers we looked at
list volunteering
Somewhere to join
A county charity whose volunteers give practical and emotional support to people recovering at home or feeling isolated, with flexible roles including some done by telephone. A carer can help someone sign up and sit alongside them for a first telephone befriending call.
Source: vinspired.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
A carer can help find a role that suits sitting down or short sessions, and handle the lifts there and back.
Live-in carers who enjoy volunteeringSome who could come in Cambridgeshire
Janet T.£160 a day24 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, socialising
Varaidzo Caroline T.£160 a day14 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, gardening
Thelma N.£160 a day10 yrsAlso enjoys walking, cooking & baking, decorating, DIYSithabile Tabile M.£175 a day33 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, puzzlesInterest 11
Library and village hall craft groups are the everyday home of knitting in Cambridgeshire, meeting through the year in most towns.
20 of 86live-in carers we looked at
list knitting
Somewhere to join
Cambridge
A relaxed social crafting morning for adults on the third floor of the central library, open to knitters, crocheters and beginners. A carer can carry the bag, use the lift and stay for the session or come back at the end.
Getting around: The third floor room is fully wheelchair accessible and there is an accessible toilet on site.
Source: info.cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to join
Comberton
A fortnightly Monday morning drop-in from 10.30 to 11.30 for knitters to finish projects, learn a skill or just talk, with no need to book. A carer can drive over, bring the current project and help with casting on or picking up dropped stitches.
Source: info.cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Winding wool, reading the pattern aloud, picking up dropped stitches, and a trip to the wool shop or a knitting group.
Live-in carers who enjoy knittingSome who could come in Cambridgeshire
Rosemary S.£160 a day17 yrsAlso enjoys walking, cooking & baking, music
Elizabeth B.£140 a day6 yrsAlso enjoys walking, card games, cooking & baking, puzzles
Nyarai R.£150 a day15 yrsAlso enjoys walking, card games, cooking & baking, puzzles
Sarah S.£167 a day20 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, dancing, card gamesInterest 12
Drains, rivers and big reservoirs give the county plenty of still and slow water within a short drive of most towns.
11 of 86live-in carers we looked at
list fishing
Somewhere to go
Huntingdon
A large Anglian Water reservoir with a fishing lodge, bank fishing and boats, well known for trout. A carer can help with tackle and permits at the lodge and book ahead for the accessible boat if bank fishing is too much.
Getting around: Wheelchair users can reach both levels of the fishing lodge, each with an accessible toilet, and a wheely boat gives disabled access to the water.
Source: anglianwaterparks.co.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
A carer can sort the permit and the tackle, drive to a bank spot close to the car park, and bring the chair, the flask and the patience.
Live-in carers who enjoy fishingSome who could come in Cambridgeshire
Matthew D.£200 a day6 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, gardening
Roberta P.£180 a day5 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, cooking & baking, puzzles
Sharlene C.£150 a day10 yrsAlso enjoys walking, cooking & baking, puzzles, decoratingNewman D.£160 a day20 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, dancing, cooking & bakingCloser to home
Not every good day involves going out. These are the everyday interests the carers who could come list most, and each is easier, and more fun, with somebody to share it.
From interest to introduction
Use the link under any interest on this page. It opens a search of live-in carers in Cambridgeshire with the carers who list that interest first; nobody else is hidden, so you still see everyone who could come.
Each profile shows the carer's interests next to their experience, the conditions they have cared for, their day rate and their reviews. Shortlist two or three.
Message and meet them for free. Ask about the hobby: someone who really gardens will tell you what they grow. Nothing is booked until you decide.
We set up the contract, handle invoicing and payment, and insure the care while the carer works. The rest of the week is theirs to fill.
Charlotte
Care manager for families in Cambridgeshire
Someone to talk to first
Most families start with a call: what your relative needs, what it would cost, which carers share your parent's interests, and whether live-in care or companionship visits suit them better, and what to ask a carer when you speak to them. Charlotte has those conversations every day and can tell you which of the carers in Cambridgeshire might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Questions
Yes. Getting out is a normal part of a live-in carer's week: a walk (Milton Country Park is a good one), a garden visit, a choir concert, the bowls club or a lunch with friends. Many carers drive, and the search shows who does. Mileage is only charged if you agree it in advance and in writing, and 55p a mile is the usual figure when a carer uses their own car. Entry tickets and cafe stops for the carer are worth agreeing up front too.
Use the link under the interest on this page: it opens a search of live-in carers in Cambridgeshire with the ones who list that interest shown first, and the rest still there below them. Every profile shows the carer's interests alongside their experience, rates and reviews. Message the ones you like, and talk about the hobby when you meet them: it is the quickest way to tell whether the interest is real.
For live-in care it matters more than people expect. A live-in carer shares the house for weeks at a time, and the hours between the care tasks are most of the day. Somebody who likes the same programmes, games or garden fills those hours naturally. It is still second to experience and temperament, so treat it as a tie-breaker between good carers rather than the first thing you filter on.
Live-in care through PrimeCarers is typically about £1,120 a week, with our fee included, and each carer sets their own rate, shown on their profile. That covers somebody living in and helping through the day. If your parent needs company rather than round-the-clock help, hourly companionship visits start from about £15 an hour. Companionship care in Cambridgeshire compares the two.
Then the interest comes to him. A carer can bring the garden to a table on the patio, put the old records on, set up the jigsaw, read the paper aloud or play cards most afternoons. The interests further down this page are mostly the ones done at home, and plenty of carers share them.
Each local suggestion was researched from published sources, and every one on the page has passed a check before appearing: either it was found on a map inside Cambridgeshire, or its source page, which we link to, is live and names the area. Anything that failed was left out. Opening times, prices and access change, so check with the venue before you go, especially for gardens such as Cambridge University Botanic Garden, where it is worth asking ahead about wheelchairs or mobility scooters.
Yes. Before a carer appears on PrimeCarers they have passed an enhanced DBS check, an identity check and a right-to-work check, and had an online interview with our team, with renewal or rechecks depending on the accepted route. Carers write their own profiles, including their interests and skills, so ask about anything that matters to you when you meet them. How we vet carers sets out each step.
See live-in carers with their photos, interests, rates and reviews, and talk to your favourites for free. Nothing is booked until you say so.
