MSO Cambridge 2008 will take place at:
Trinity College, Cambridge, UK
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.
The tournament itself will occur in a room accessed from Whewell's Court, the entrance to which is on the East side of Trinity Street,
directly opposite the main entrance to Trinity College. There will be signs and helpers in Whewell's Court directing you to your tournament
room.
By Car:
You are strongly advised to use Park and Ride facilities as city centre parking is limited and likely to be
expensive. Best sites for M11 are
Trumpington
(junction 11) and
Madingley Road (junction 13 - no southbound access). Further information can be found
here. Alternatively, there are park and ride facilities at
Milton Keynes (M1 J14) with express coaches to and
from Cambridge.
By Rail:
The nearest railway station to the venue is Cambridge which is served by:-
First Capital Connect services from London King's Cross and King's Lynn.
East Midlands Trains and
CrossCountry services from Peterborough (connections National Express East Coast services), Birmingham New Street (connections other
CrossCountry and Centro services) and Stansted Airport.
National Express East Anglia services from Ipswich, Norwich and London
Liverpool Street.
A high-frequency bus service operates between the station and city centre.
By Coach:
National Express (NX) coach services operate to and from London
Victoria Coach Station (connections Eurolines - through tickets should be available,
Luton, Stansted, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports and other selected destinations. Also there is the Stagecoach Cross County X5 service to
and from Oxford and calls at Milton Keynes Campbell Park (connections NX services to North of England, Wales and Scotland) and close to a number
of rail stations. Through ticketing may be available at rail stations and National Express agents. The English National Concessionary Pass is
valid on the X5. Bookable fares from Oxford only are also available at megabus.com
All National Express coaches arrive at Parkside. Stagecoach X5 arrives at Drummer Street.
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:
Stagecoach Cambridge operate frequent services from the surrounding area.
Accommodation:
If you want to stay overnight in Cambridge, we recommend searching and booking via
Visit Cambridge
Alternatively - there is the following:
Citiroomz (adjacent to train station)
A number of B&B options in Tenison Road (first right off station approach) including a Hostelling International
youth hostel.
Where to eat:
There are numerous options in the city centre.