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12:00-15:30, hot drinks and baked goods always available, closed Sun, Trinity Street,
tel. 01223/309-147). Between 14:30 and 15:30 you can pay £ 4.45 to fill your plate with
whatever they have left.
Café Carringtons is a cozy cafeteria that serves traditional British food at reasonable
prices, including a Sunday roast lunch ( £ 6-8 meals, £ 6 sandwiches, Mon-Sat 8:00-16:30,
Sun 10:00-16:00, down the stairs at 23 Market Street, tel. 01223/361-792).
Supermarkets: There's a Marks & Spencer Simply Food at the train station (Mon-
Fri 7:00-23:00, Sat 7:00-22:00, Sun 9:00-21:00) and a larger Marks & Spencer department
store on Market Hill Square (Mon-Thu 8:00-18:00, Wed until 20:00, Fri-Sat 8:00-19:00,
Sun 11:00-17:00, tel. 01223/355-219). Sainsbury's supermarket has longer hours (Mon-
Sat 8:00-23:30, Sun 11:00-17:00, 44 Sidney Street, at the corner of Green Street).
A good picnic spot is Laundress Green, a grassy park on the river, at the end of Mill
Lane near the Silver Street Bridge punts. There are no benches, so bring something to sit
on. Remember, the college lawns are private property, so walking or picnicking on the
grass is generally not allowed. When in doubt, ask at the college's entrance.
Cambridge Connections
From Cambridge by Train to: York (hourly, 2.5 hours, transfer in Peterborough), Ox-
ford (2-3/hour, 2.5-3 hours, change in London involves Tube transfer between train sta-
tions), London (King's Cross Station: 2/hour, 45 minutes; Liverpool Street Station: 2/hour,
1.25 hours). Train info: Tel. 0845-748-4950, www.nationalrail.co.uk .
By Bus to: London (every 60-90 minutes, 2-2.5 hours), Heathrow Airport (hourly,
2-3 hours). Bus info: Tel. 0871-781-8178, www.nationalexpress.com .
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