On this page: public libraries in cambridge, public transport, local publications and some of the main entertainment venues
Also see the University’s local information web pages at: http://www.cam.ac.uk/local/.
Central Library, Cambridge http://hipweb.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/central/ The main public library in Cambridge.
Cambridgeshire public libraries directory http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/directory/
Cambridge map http://www.cam.ac.uk/map/ Offical University map of Cambridge searchable and zoomable online. Also available to buy as hard copy from the UL (a copy is on display in the Library).
Walks around Cambridge (and much more…) http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/walks/index.htm The Edkins family have a website full of interesting subjects, including this excellent and refreshing guide to Cambridge. Clearly a labour of love.
Cambridge News http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_home/ Cambridge’s regional daily newspaper website.
Explorer Magazine http://www.explorermagazine.co.uk/ ‘What’s happening in Cambridge. Today. Tonight. Tomorrow.’
Cambridgeshire bus service info http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/around/buses/. The main buses are run by Stagecoach who also have a website with timetables at http://www.stagecoachbus.com/cambridge/index.html (but it is much less easy to use in my opinion).
**NEW** The Busway http://www.thebusway.info/ Website of the new Cambridge guided bus service which opens on Sunday 7 August 2011. Much delayed and now the subject of a legal battle between the county council and builders BAM Nuttall, it was originally planned to commence over two years ago. Let’s hope it will be worth all the money and time spent on it.
Real-time bus departures http://www.cambridgeshirebus.info/ Enter postcode and see where and when buses will arrive (also SMS mobile phone service).
The University’s own travel pages http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/em/travel/ information on all modes of transport around Cambridge.
Uni4 Bus student discounted fare
Special student discount: Note that the Uni4 bus charges a low flat fare of 60p on production of a University Card. The Uni4 runs every 20 minutes.
Uni4 route: Madingley Road Park & Ride > West Cambridge > Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Monday to Friday only, 7.00-20.00. The Uni4 stops outside Homerton College, then goes around the southern and western edges of central Cambridge and out past the University Library. Homerton College to the UL is scheduled to take 22 minutes. See the University’s Uni4 web pages for timetable and route map.
A few Cambridge venues
Also see the University’s Culture pages at: http://www.cam.ac.uk/univ/sportculture/
Cambridge Arts Theatre: http://www.cambridgeartstheatre.com/ Cambridge Arts Theatre Box Office, 6 St Edward’s Passage, Cambridge, CB2 3PJ. Tel: 01223 503333 (Mon-Sat 12.00-20.00)
Cambridge Arts Picturehouse: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Arts_Picturehouse_Cambridge/ Arts Picturehouse, Cambridge, 38-39 St Andrew’s Street, Cambridge, CB2 3AR. Tel: 0871 902 5720
ADC Theatre: The University of Cambridge Playhouse http://www.adctheatre.com/ ADC Theatre, Park Street, Cambridge, CB5 8AS. Tel: 01223 359547
The Cambridge Corn Exchange: http://www.cornex.co.uk/ ‘For music, comedy and entertainment in Cambridge’. Box Office, Wheeler Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QB. Tel: 01223 357851
