Venue
The University Arms
Regent Street
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1AD
Tel: +44 (0)1223 351241
How to Get to Cambridge
Cambridge has excellent transport links, by road, rail and air. Here is a brief summary of the transportation options available, along with some useful links, both about travel and general information about the Cambridge Area.
By Road
Cambridge is well served by the M11 and A14. London and the South East are only a short drive away. The A14 provides an excellent link to the M6, M1 and A1 making Cambridge easily accessible from the North and West as well as from the rest of East Anglia.
Parking
Car parking within the Colleges and the City Centre as a whole is limited, however, the Cambridge is equipped with five excellent Park and Ride sites, each located at a corner of the city centre. The Cowley Road site is located to the north of Cambridge and is ideal if you are coming from the A10 or the A14 eastbound. The Babraham Road site is located to the south of Cambridge and if ideal if you are coming into the city from the A1307. The Madingley Road Park & Ride site is located to the west of Cambridge and can be reached by junction 13 (northbound) and 12 (southbound) off M11. The Newmarket Road site is located towards the east of Cambridge and is ideal if you are coming in from the A14 westbound . The Trumpington site is located on the Hauxton Road and can be accessed via a new dedicated access lane from the M11 junction 11.
All the buses from all the Park & Ride sites terminate at the EMMANUEL Street station. From there, you can walk straight towards the main road (2 min), turn left and continue for 3 minutes until you arrive at the University Arms Hotel, located on a corner of the Parker's Peace Park .
For a map of the city centre please click here .
For a map of the Park & Ride sites please click here .
Bus Services
The main Coach Station has recently been moved to Parkside, Parkers Piece. University Arms Hotel is ideally located at the opposite corner of the park (1 min walk) and should be readily visible on your arrival. There are regular buses to London and most other UK cities see National Express for details.
By Rail
The railway station is in Station Road, about a mile south of the City Centre (20 minutes walk from the Univeristy Arms Hotel). There is a regular bus to/from the City Centre every 8 minutes during the day and taxis are also available. There are frequent direct trains to London King's Cross and Liverpool St. (journey time approx 50 minutes). Check out the Cambridge-London timetable or for other journeys try National Rail Enquiries or phone 08457 484950.
Flights
Cambridge is well served by airports. Luton and Stansted are close by and with Cambridge's proximity to London, Heathrow and Gatwick are very accessible. Cambridge Airport operate scheduled flights that connect with UK and international destinations.
Airport Shuttle Services
There are coach services from Cambridge to Luton-Heathrow-Gatwick and Stansted-Heathrow-Gatwick leaving Cambridge approx on the hour, every hour, from 03:00 until 21:00. Coaches from the airports arrive approx every hour from 06:00 until 23:00.
Hotels in Central Cambridge
Regent Hotel
Regent Street
Cambridge CB2 1AD
Tel: +44 (0)1223 351470
University Arms Hotel
Regent Street
Cambridge CB2 1AD
Tel: +44 (0)1223 351241
Arundel House Hotel
Chesterton Road
Cambridge CB4 3AN
Tel: +44 (0)1223 367701
Garden House Moat House Hotel
Granta Place
Mill Lane
Cambridge CB2 1RT
Tel: +44 (0)1223 259988
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Downing Street
Cambridge CB2 3DT
Tel: +44 (0)1223 556418