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The Cambridge Christmas Tournament
The year 2009 event will be held at:
Junior Parlour,
Trinity College,
Cambridge.
on Saturday 27th November @ 0930
Please contact Imre Leader if you intend to
take part so that there is enough equipment (i.e. boards and clocks):
HOW TO GET THERE:
A map of the surrounding Cambridge area (Scale 1:100,000) can be found
here.
A map of the immediate vicinity of the venue (Scale 1:10,000) can be found
here.
A plan of Trinity College can be found
here.
Finding the room:
To reach the Junior Parlour, turn east into Whewell's Court (pronounced "hew-el's") from Trinity Street (down on the above plan). Turn right
immediately after the first arch. Climb the open-air stairs until you are just short of the top, and then turn right into T staircase. The Junior
Parlour is at the end of the passageway through the door.
GETTING TO CAMBRIDGE:
By Car:
You are strongly advised to use Park and Ride facilities as city centre parking is limited and likely to be
expensive. Best site for M11 and venue is
Madingley Road (junction 13 - no southbound access). Alight Bridge Street. Further information about other park and ride sites can be found
here. It is anticipated that Park and Ride facilities will also be
available at Milton Keynes (M1 J14) with express coaches to and from Cambridge.
By Rail:
The nearest station to the venue is Cambridge (CBG) which is served by.
First Capital Connect stopping and Cambridge Express services from
London King's Cross (via Stevenage) and King's Lynn.
National Express East Anglia services from King's Lynn, London Liverpool Street (via
Bishops Stortford), Ipswich, Peterborough and Norwich.
CrossCountryservices from Peterborough (connections East Coast and East
Midlands Trains services), Birmingham New Street (connections Virgin Trains, other CrossCountry and London Midland City services) and Stansted
Airport.
megatrain.com fares from GBP 1.00 my be available on selected trains from Sheffield and Nottingham to
Peterborough. Using this and rebooking from Peterborough could prove to be cheaper.
A high frequency bus service runs between the railway station and the city centre -
PLUSBUS tickets are available.
By Coach (National Express):
National Express (NX) coach services operate to and from London Victoria Coach Station, Luton,
Stansted, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports. Infrequent direct NX services are also available to Birmingham, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester,
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Nottingham and Sheffield. funfare tickets from GBP 1.00 are available on-line from NX website. All coaches call at Parkside and
some also call at Madingley Road (interchange with P&R for shorter walk) or Trumpington Park and Ride sites.
By Coach (Stagecoach Cross County X5):
This service is to and from Oxford and calls at Milton Keynes Coachway (interchange with NX services to North of England, Wales and Scotland)
and Bicester, Milton Keynes, Bedford and St Neots rail stations, all of which may be a better alternative than rail to Cambridge. A timetable can
be found here. Through ticketing may be available at rail stations (to Cambridge XEC) and
National Express agents. megabus.com fares are available on X5 route, but from Oxford only. All coaches call at
Parkside. The X5 additionally calls at Magdalene Street, its closest stop to the venue, at 1/2 mile to the northwest. For a shorter walk the X5
calls at Madingley Road Park and Ride (this is a request stop on X5 services to Cambridge) for transfer to P&R bus services. The English National
Concession pass is valid for free off-peak travel on both the X5 and P&R services.
By Air:
The nearest major airports are London Stansted (STN) and London Luton (LTN).
Budget airlines Ryanair and easyJet use both airports.
By local bus:
Details of service buses in the Cambridge area can be found
here
ACCOMMODATION:
If you want to stay overnight in Cambridge, we recommend searching and booking via
Visit Cambridge or
Late Rooms
Alternatively - there is the following:
Citiroomz (adjacent to train station)
Warkworth House (close to Parkside coach terminal)
Travelodge Cambridge Central
(close to train station)
A number of B&B options in Tenison Road (first right off station approach) including a
Hostelling International/YHA
youth hostel. A number of option are also available in Kings Cross, London which may be convenient as
a stopover for journeys via London.
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