Getting to Cambridge

 

By train: 

Cambridge is less than an hour away from London by train with frequent departures from King's Cross and Liverpool Street stations. The University maintains a schedule of Cambridge to London railway timetables. Further timetable information is available from National Rail. Taxis are available for hire at Cambridge Station, which is approximately 1 mile from the city centre. The station is marked on the Regional Roads Map. The walk from the station to the Sidgwick Site takes about 40 minutes.

 

By coach:

The central drop-off point for bus services is at the city bus station on Drummer Street (indicated on the Regional Roads Map) or Parkside.  Further information about bus routes and timetables is available from the University website or the Council website. You can also find information at National Express.

 

By car: 

Information about the main routes into Cambridge is available from the University Map. For the most direct route to the Alison Richard Building, exit at Junction 12 of the M11 and follow the A603 (Barton Road) and then the A1134 (Trumpington Road) to West Road. Please note that during office hours (9am-5pm Monday to Friday) parking is not permitted on the Sidgwick Site, except by permit holders. At weekends, parking is freely available on the Sidgwick Site (entrance off Sidgwick Avenue). There is also pay-and-display parking on some of the streets around Sidgwick Site for up to 4 hours (Sidgwick Avenue, Queen's Road, West Road).

Information on parking in Cambridge is available here.
Information about Park-and-Ride facilities in Cambridge is available here.

 

By air:

Cambridge Coach Services run an hourly bus service to and from Stansted, Luton, Heathrow and Gatwick airports (telephone +44 (0)1223 423900). Railway service is also available from Stansted (for more information see National Rail Enquiries or from the UK, call National Rail Enquiries 08457 48 49 50). The University maintains links to more airport information.

More information about getting to Cambridge by air, rail, car, and bus is available from the Cambridge City Council tourist information site.

 

 

Where can I stay?

 

Unfortunately, we cannot arrange accommodation for speakers or attendees. However, Cambridge has a good range of hostels, bed and breakfasts, guest houses and hotels. Below are a few options. More can be found on the Cambridge City Council tourist website. 

 

Cambridge University college accommodation:

Most colleges offer some kind of accommodation that can be booked online. The following are booking links for some of the colleges that have accommodation near the Sidgwick Site:

Clare college

Queens college

Trinity Hall

 

Bed and Breakfasts:

There are many of these guesthouses around and on the outskirts of Cambridge. The following have a slightly more central location:

Harry's Guesthouse

Warkworth House

The Waterman

 

Hotels:

A few central Cambridge hotels:

Doubletree by Hilton

Royal Cambridge Hotel

Lensfield Hotel