Hotels in Cambridge, United Kingdom

A little about Cambridge...

The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. It lies approximately 50 miles (80 km) north-northeast of London and is surrounded by a number of smaller towns and villages. It is also at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen.

Cambridge is best known for the University of Cambridge, which includes the renowned Cavendish Laboratory, King's College Chapel, and the Cambridge University Library. The Cambridge skyline is dominated by the last two, along with the chimney of Addenbrooke's Hospital in the far south of the city and St John's College Chapel tower in the north.

There are five park and ride sites in Cambridge that operate Monday–Saturday with three (Trumpington, Madingley Road and Newmarket Road) also operating on Sundays between 9am and 6pm. All the sites are staffed during opening hours. Overnight parking is not permitted at any of the sites. All sites are secured with barriers after the last bus, but these rise to allow traffic to leave after hours. All sites have height barriers except Babraham Road and Trumpington, which are suitable for camper vans, as larger spaces are provided.

Cambridge Midsummer Fair is one of the oldest fairs in the UK and at one point was possibly the largest medieval fair in Europe. Today it exists primarily as an annual funfair with the vestige of a market attached.
Cambridge Folk Festival is one of the largest festivals of folk music in the UK
Strawberry Fair, is a free, public fair. It is held every first Saturday in June on Midsummer Common.
Cambridge Beer Festival, which began in 1973, takes place on Jesus Green for one week in May every year and offers nearly 200 different beers.
The Cambridge Corporate Gateway in April and October provides an opportunity for the World's Best Companies to meet partners from the world of science and technology.
The Cambridge Film Festival is held annually in July and is considered to be one of the nation's best.
The Pink Festival is held annually as a one day event and is the largest free LGBT festival in Europe.