Cambridgeshire Travel Forum

Hello,
I will be visiting Cambridge just for one day.
I was planning to take a sightseeing hop on / hop off tour bus so I can see more of this city and punt along river cam. Do you think this is a good plan for one day in Cambridge or perhaps someone suggests other things?

Would love to have dinner in a local restaurant - think I'd go for The Eagle, any other suggestions?

The next day I will be travelling to London, so far I know I have to leave Cambridge by train and stop at Kings Cross in London ... can someone please forward a link to the railway station website. I will be staying at the Ashley Hotel, 74 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1ER where I believe is best to take a taxi from the hotel to the railway station.

Any suggestions for a lovely day in Cambridge are most welcome.

Stephanie.

hi, i'll be in cambridge for a day and wondered about a cheap but yummy (and local fav) places to eat for lunch & perhaps tea/dinner. any suggestions? thanks!

I am planning to take a train from London King's Cross station to come Cambridge. I was buying the ticket from raileasy.co.uk site and was given two types of tickets - Standard and First class with 10 pounds price difference. If first class provides great comfort, I would go for that. Any word on this? Or there is not much difference. Please advise.

Hi, we're an American family of musicians (keyboard, voice) coming to Cambridge after playing silent film music in Bologna and looking for an inexpensive place to stay, or a famiy we could stay with and make some music! We know tons of show tunes, folk songs, and perform all over the US for silent films, you will be well entertained...

We love the UK haven't been in 10 years, are tightening our belts with the ridiculous dollar exchange (lucky you! come visit!) and hope we can make some new friends this time around.

Thanks so much
Donald Sosin
Lakeville Connecticut
dsosin at comcast dot net

What train or transportation type do you recommend taking from downtown London to the American Military Cemetary just outside Cambridge? Please indicate travel time, and costs if known. What are the operating hours of the cemetary on Monday or Tuesday during the week.
Thank you
Chuck

Hello, I'm coming to Peterborough for a gig this weekend. Where can I go for a drink afterwards? It will be lateish, and ideally I'd love somewhere 'Rock'. However, if that's not possible I'd be happy with a nice, cosy friendly pub that isn't going to be blasting out chart music and serving alchopops to teenagers! Somewhere in the town centre would be good. Any tips?

While we are in Peterborough, is there anything else we should see / do?

the only way to see the bridge of sighs is entering saint john's college paying the ticket or is it possible to see it also from a part (street, other bridge etc...) of the city?

thanks

i'll be in cambridge the 12 of april, from about 4pm to the night.
is it true that king's college chapel close at 4? :-(

any suggestion for dinner?

is eagle pub ok or too expensive? any other suggestion?

parking in lion yard is very difficult on saturday at that hour?
thanks to all

do you know this village? is it safe?
is it far from cambridge by car?
coming from this village which is the best parking in central cambridge?
thanks to all

I was just wondering how easy or difficult it is to get to the centre of town etc from the railway station.

Is it really near and walkable?

Hi. I bypassed Peterborough this past May because I heard in Ely that the west front was covered by scaffolding. Since the cathedral was the main point of my visit (I'm a cathedral freak), I thought it would be better to wait. I'll be back in the U.K. (London) in February and again (also London) in May. Does anyone know if the scaffolding is down or when it is scheduled to come down? Many thanks in advance. Spencer

We'll be in Cambridge for a few days in July and plan to go to Ely for a day to see the cathedral. There is a very good train connection to Ely. I'd also like to go to Wicken Fen, but couldn't find any public transport to get there. Would you recommend renting a car just for one day? Or taking a taxi from Ely and arrange to be picked up later?
Do you have any idea how much a taxi would be? It's about 9 miles from Ely to Wicken Fen.
Thank you for any information.

Hi Folks;
We're going to my brother's 50th wedding anniversary do at Guyhirn near Wisbech. We don't want to stay at the hotel, we'd rather a nice B&B - does anyone have any recommendations?
Cheers,
Malcolm

Hi!
I want to meet people who can show us the best of Cambridge. We want to know about the life style of this town. We are going to go there in september and we want to know about places to go, restaurants, shops, pubs, maybe some traditional food.... Are there some pub with live music?? We love life music!!!!!!!!!!!
We want to enjoy this town, Explain us all that you think could be interesting.
Many thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alivan

Hi,
we are looking for an accomodation in september, preferable near Yaxley.
Every help is appreciated :o))
Thanks a lot,
Pat

Hi. I looked on the Natl. Express site for fares from Cambridge to Heathrow on Sunday, May 13, as we have a 5pm plane to catch. The site gives fares, then says they're only good Mon-Thurs., leading me to believe those busses don't travel on Sunday, but an email from them says they do. Anyone know:
a) if Natl. Express bus (coach, they're called) does run on Sunday from Cambridge to Heathrow, in time for us to catch 5pm flight? And Sunday fare?
b) if there's a TRAIN that might be faster? (And where it goes, and connections to Heathrow?)
c) Anyone who lives in Cambridge up for putting a middle-aged couple up for the night of May 12? (Just thought I'd ask!)

Hi,
Me and my friend looking for accommodation in Cambridge to stay from 1st of July until 31th of August (just for 2 months). We are both,20 years old, responsive and tidy Cypriot girls. I am studying in the UK now and I want to come Cambridge in order to work in a travel agent. My friend, she is in Cyprus now and she applied for summer English course in Cambridge. We really need to arrange our accommodation as soon as possible.. specially we are looking for cheap flats in a safe area. it could be home share as well. preferably all bills included except telephone.
Hope to here from you soon.. ulkutasseven@yahoo.com

Does anyone have advice about when/where to join the line to gain entrance to the chapel for Lessons and Carols? Are there public facilities nearby? Three of us are traveling from the USA for this marvelous event. Even leaning up against the wall on the outside will make it worthwhile, but would prefer to get in!

I've been looking at accomodation sites for Peterborough, but the only hotels or B&B I found were in the 80 to 100 GBP range. I don't want to spend that much. Does anyone know of a cheaper place? Since I'm going to take the train, it shouldn't be too far from the station.
Thank you for any help.

My daughter and me will be in Cambridge in August 24-26. What is interesting and worth to see?
Thanks in advance.

Hi I live in france and am flying in and out of stanstead on a sunday I only have a few hours and need books second hand if poss, does antone know if galloway and porters and the charity shops are open on a sunday, thank you. Karen

My wife and I are visiting Cambridge on the nights of July 27 and 28. Anyone care to meet us for drinks on the evening of the 28th? We can decide on the time and place later. This is my first trip to Cambridge since 1991 when I took summer classes at the university, so I'm excited to see this wonderful city (and its pubs) again! I posted an announcement in the VT meeting section, so you can sign up there if interested.

Please bear with me if this sounds horribly naive. I just came back from Cambridge for a short meeting but did not have time to ask the locals this question. All the small bridges along Cam are so uniquely beautiful, but I still want to know which is the original bridge if there is one. In other words, was Cambridge named after a particular bridge? Thanks.

Hi I am a student in Australia and travelling to Cambridge from 10 july to 29 july. Can anyone tell me how to look for a cheap weekly room. Do the University colleges offer rooms during summer? do students going overseas during summer offer rooms on reasonable rates?
Thanks

I know it's difficult to compare two different cities, but I'm trying to get an idea of how Cambridge and Oxford are different and similar. I stayed in Cambrdige for a month back in 1991 and loved it. What I really liked was that it was relaxed, peaceful, laid back, and casual, but the city was beautiful and still had plenty to do and see (such as the churches, punting the Cam, walking around looking at all the interesting old architecture, and of course all the pubs). I also liked the fact that I could walk everywhere because the city is so small in area. How does Oxford compare using those criteria? And is one city generally more expensive than the other in terms of accommodations and eating?

My wife and I may stay in Cambridge on the nights of July 27 and 28. If so, we need inexpensive but clean accommodations in a safe area, within walking distance of the city center. Thank you.

I arrive at Heathrow at 5:55 am on July 27, and I have just two nights before I fly out of Heathrow again, at 11:05 am on the 29th. Rather than trying to cram in London in two days, I'd prefer to skip London altogether and just go to Cambridge if possible.

First, is there an easy way to get from London's Heathrow Airport to Cambridge? If so, how? And will I be able to do it that early in the morning? Also, will I be able to leave Cambridge early enough on the 29th to get to Heathrow in time for my 11:05 flight? I need to check in two hours early.

Dear All,
I will be coming over to Cambridge for a holiday and will be staying for 3 nights in a guest house in the follwing Pcode - CB13NX Perne Road. Does anyone have any comments, suggestions on this area? Can I park in this road and is it safe?

Regards,
Ronnie

Hello,
I'm going to be visiting my son and daughter-in-law in Huntingdon in June. They will both be working during the day, and I'm wondering if there are any 'day trips' I could take. They haven't lived there long, so they aren't of much help to me. Also, I've heard there are 'day trips' to Paris-is that something I could get to close to Huntingdon? I won't have a car, so will have to rely on public transportation. Thanks in advance for your help!
Becky

We are a married couple, I’m Luis 55 ,a spanish Maths teacher and she’s Silvia 50. We are going to Cambridge the first of april, to take an Intensive English Course in Aspect College Cambridge for 4 weeks, since we take part in a bilingual project in our country. So we need acommodation during this month. We’d be interested in a two or three bedrooms flat since our two daughters will probably visite us , and would be important that it was well communicated with 75 Barton Road.

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