Living out side the city of Cambridge, parking is hard to find and expensive, therefore I tend to use the park and ride system when I visit. It is not ideal and is more expensive that other towns and cities, but you can park your car all day for nothing. The buses are old, dirty and noisy, ... Read review
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Advantages: Provides cheap car parking Disadvantages: Dirty and noisy
Living out side the city of Cambridge, parking is hard to find and expensive, therefore I tend to use the park and ride system when I visit. It is not ideal and is more expensive that other towns and cities, but you can park your car all day for nothing. The buses are old, dirty and noisy, but the drivers are usually friendly and will chat. The cost of a ride is around 1.20 pound per person for a return journey.
I would recommend ... ...does not provide free car parking, as the roads are crowded and the city council is shutting roads for public access on what seems to be a daily basis.
This system provides value for money but the you need to remember the buses number and find out from the driver where you can pick it up from. The buses tend to change route frequently as Cambridge continues to have alot of traffic calming programmes under way.
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Living out side the city of Cambridge, parking is hard to find and expensive, therefore I tend to use the park and ride system when I visit. It is not ideal and is more expensive that other towns and cities, but you can park your car all day for nothing. The buses are old, dirty and noisy, but the drivers are usually friendly and will chat. The cost of a ride is around 1.20 pound per person for a return journey.
I would recommend this system if you need to visit an area which does not provide free car parking, as the roads are crowded and the city council is shutting roads for public access on what seems to be a daily basis.
This system provides value for money but the you need to remember the buses number and find out from the driver where you can pick it up from. The buses tend to change route frequently as Cambridge continues to have alot of traffic calming programmes under way.
Advantages: Cheaper than intown parking Disadvantages: Can be slow during peak periods
I think it is time for an update on Cambridge's park and ride facilities.
There are five Park & Ride sites in Cambridge which all operate Monday - Saturday. Cowley Road ;Madingley Road;Babraham Road ;Newmarket Road & Trumpington.The P&R is a great resource for locals and visitors alike.Parking in Cambridge is expensive at around £1.80 per hour.Anyone needing to stay in town for a length of time will end up owing an arm & a leg! If you are planning ... ...£2 per adult,but 3 children up to 16 go free so it's not a bad deal for a family outing.
Three of the sites, Trumpington, Madingley Road and Newmarket Road also operate on a Sunday between 9am - 6pm. If you are touring the area in a campervan ,I recommend Babraham Road and Trumpington sites,as larger spaces are provided..All the others have height barriers which prevent access for this type of vehicle.
Babraham Road is also the place to park if ...
allisonglynn 18.05.2007
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Advantages: Park & Ride, cyclists paradise Disadvantages: Car's penalised with heavy parking costs and road restrcitions
.... and also one of the hardest ones to get to if you live in the outlying villages. Cambridge has a good rail station that is well linked to the main part of the city by regular cheap bus services or a 20 minute walk. If you really want to be with the in crowd though then Cambridge really is a city where the bicycle is king. Cambridge has plenty of places to park your bicycle scattered throughout the city, though this can sometimes still be a difficult ... ...overwhelm the parking stations and the only think more annoying than returning to find your seat nicked is returning to find that someone has fastened their bike nice and securely - to yours!!!
You don't see this often though and if you want to get around Cambridge quickly and easily bicycles really are the way to go. The buses in the city can be quite confusing as they have to serve so many outlying villages and get around restrictions and changes ...
ojollands 23.02.2006
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