Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
TOURIST INFORMATION
Cambridge's TI is well run and well signposted, just off Market Square in the town
center. They book rooms for
£
5, offer walking tours (see “Tours in Cambridge,” later),
and sell bus tickets and a
£
1.50 map/guide (Mon-Sat 10:00-17:00, Easter-Sept also Sun
11:00-15:00—otherwise closed Sun, phones answered from 9:00, Peas Hill, tel.
0871-226-8006, room-booking tel. 01223/457-581,
www.visitcambridge.org
). In the same
building as the TI, you can duck into a former courtroom to catch a free video overview of
the town and its history.
ARRIVAL IN CAMBRIDGE
By Train:
Unfortunately, Cambridge's train station doesn't have baggage storage. The sta-
tion also lacks a TI, but it does offer free maps and other brochures on an interior wall just
before the turnstiles.
To get from the station to downtown Cambridge, you can
walk
for about 25 minutes
(exit straight ahead on Station Road, bear right at the war memorial onto Hills Road, and
follow it into town); take public
bus
#1, #3, #7, or #8 (buses are referred to as “Citi 1,”
“Citi 3,” and so on in schedules, but only the number is marked on the bus;
£
1.60, pay
driver, runs every 5-10 minutes, turn left when exiting station to find bus stop #7, get off
when you see the Grand Arcade shopping mall on the left); pay about
£
6 for a
taxi;
or
take a City Sightseeing
bus tour
(described later).
By Car:
To park in the middle of town, follow signs from the M-11 motorway to any
of the central short-stay parking lots. Or you can leave the car at one of five park-and-
ride lots outside the city, then take the shuttle into town (free parking, shuttle costs
£
2.60
round-trip at machine, or
£
2.90 from driver).
HELPFUL HINTS
Festival:
The
Cambridge Folk Festival
gets things humming and strumming in late
July (tickets go on sale several months ahead and often sell out quickly;
Bike Rental: Station Cycles,
inside the Grand Arcade shopping mall, rents bikes (
£
7/4
hours,
£
10/day, helmets-
£
1,
£
60 deposit, cash or credit card); Mon-Fri 8:00-18:00,
Wed until 19:00, Sat 9:00-18:00, Sun 10:00-17:00, shorter Sun hours Oct-March; tel.
01223/307-655,
www.stationcycles.co.uk
.
Their other location at the train station is
closed through 2015 for renovation.
