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Contact Details

Phone:

+44 (0)1223 766141

Fax:

+44 (0)1223 464217

E-mail:

ifm-enquiries@eng.cam.ac.uk

Institute for Manufacturing
17 Charles Babbage Road,
Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK

Note: We have moved from Mill Lane (July 2009):


Screen-based maps

  1. Main roads to Cambridge
  2. Cambridge and the West site (also shows the old site)
  3. Detail University West site

Printable A4 maps

Charles Babbage Road

University West site & Cambridge click here [144k].

West site detail showing 17 Charles Babbage Road - the Alan Reece building click here [84k].


Institute for Manufacturing - finding us


The Alan Reece building - University West Site

The IfM has moved to the University West Site (July 2009).

Web, email and telephone addresses remain the same; the postal address is:

17 Charles Babbage Road,
Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK

Maps to the new site are available from the menu (left). More details are shown on our "Alan Reece building" pages.

By car

From the South and from London, Cambridge is a short trip up the M11 motorway.

From the north, the A1 and M1 link to the A14 dual carriageway straight to the city, and from the east and west, the A14 again takes you to Cambridge.

BBC Travel Information

Parking

Alan Reece building visitor permits should be booked in advance by contacting IfM reception (email:  ifm-reception@eng.cam.ac.uk).

'Park and ride' (free parking, cheap bus to centre) sites are shown on the maps (left). For details of routes, stops and timetables: http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/around/park_ride/

By train

There are excellent connections from Scotland and the North via Peterborough, and regional services from Birmingham and the Midlands, East Anglia and the Northwest.

From London, frequent, fast rail services depart from King's Cross and Liverpool Street stations. There are also hourly services to Cambridge from Stansted Airport.

National Rail timetable / journey planner

The IfM is a 10 minute taxi drive from Cambridge railway station.
Buses run every 10 minutes from the station to the city centre.

By Coach

A frequent coach service to Cambridge is available from London Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and Stansted airports.

Cambridge's Drummer Street bus station, served by all national coach services is situated in the city centre.

National Express Coaches

By Air

London Stansted is the nearest international airport to Cambridge, located just 30 miles to the South of the city, with easy access by train (direct rail link to Cambridge), coach, or car (M11). EasyJet and Ryanair fly from Stansted.

Cambridge is also within reach of London Luton, London Heathrow, London Gatwick.

Taxi Services

The approximate taxi fare from Cambridge railway station to the City Centre is £6.00.

Several taxi companies offer an airport service costing approximately £45 one way for Stansted and £90 to London Heathrow for pre-booked taxis. They should be contacted in advance to arrange collection from any London airport for transfer to Cambridge.

Local taxi firms

Panther Taxi – +44 (0) 1223 715715

A1 Cabs - +44 (0) 1223 525555

Camtax Taxi - +44 (0) 1223 242424

 


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