Travel Information

Now in its 26th year, the festival has great music acts in a family friendly environment. It’s incredibly popular so if you are lucky enough to get tickets you are in for a cultural treat. The festival aims to reflect the rich diversity of the modern folk music scene, and includes top acts from the UK and overseas, add to that a mix of new, fresh, up-and-coming talent and the festival becomes a music lovers feast. There are concerts, workshops, Morris dancing; children’s entertainment, food and trade stands, and a real ale bar are all accommodated on a single site within walking distance of Ely City Centre. The line up includes, The Men They Couldn’t Hang, 3 Daft Monkeys, Brooks Williams,  Band Dervish, Shooglenifty, Little Johnny England, Johnny Dickinson and so many more that I just cant list them all here! A Cambridge Motorhome Hire is just the thing for those of you who want to camp in absolute luxury whilst enjoying this brilliant event. The festival site is a 5 minute drive and a 20 minute walk from Ely town centre. A free shuttle bus will run from 2pm on Friday approx. every 15-20 minutes from Market Street in the town centre to the festival site stopping at the day visitor’s car park at Ely Community College from 4.30 on Friday. The Site is located on the B1411 Ely to Little Downham Road. Booking your tickets for Ely Folk Festival is essential, well in advance.  In the area you will find a great choice of Cambridge Motorhome Hire vehicles.

Ely Folk Festival
Festival Site
Ely Outdoor Centre
Downham Road
Cambridgeshire
CB6 2SH
Tel: 01353 669985

 

Jacobean-style country house with collection of treasures, set in fine formal and informal gardens with a working watermill.
Gardens and Lode Mill
Quy Road
Lode
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB25 9EJ

Telephone: +44 (0)1223 810080

Cambridge Cathedral also called Cathedral of Ely, is the most popular visitor attraction is the county town of Cambridge. King’s College Chapel, is also very popular with visitors. Guided tours are available for booking from the Cathedrals website.

Cambridge Cathedral
Cambridgeshire

Cathedral Visitors and Events Manager Telephone: +44 (0)1353 660361

The 28th 29th, 30th and 31st of July at Cherry Hinton Hall is the venue for the famous Cambridge Folk Festival 2011. The line up for this annual event is really fantastic and with so many different artists appearing every day it is a feast of for folk music lovers. The full line up has now been announced and tickets and information is now available on the Cambridge Folk Festival website. With British weather being so unpredictable your Cambridgeshire Campervan Hire will certainly afford you the luxury you would expect and is a great advantage. Why stay in a tent when you can have a luxurious home from home experience of a Cambridge Campervan Hire? Campervans should go to the Coldhams Common Campsite and will need a full festival ticket and a campervan ticket. To get to the festival from the north or south use the M11 and exit junction 11, then follow the AA signs and colour coded signs to your campsite.

Cambridge Folk Festival
Cherry Hinton Park
Cambridgeshire
CB1 8DW

At the Cambridge Folk Museum you can learn about Cambridge peoples lives from the past, in this friendly social history museum, which is housed in a former White Horse Inn.

Cambridge Folk Museum
2/3 Castle Street
Cambridge
CB3 0AQ
Telephone: (01223) 355159

Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has the following galleries: The Clarke Gallery (World Archaeology), The Maudslay Gallery (World Anthropology) and the Andrews Gallery (Changing Exhibitions).

Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Downing Street
Cambridge
CB2 3DZ

Telephone:+44 (0)1223 333 516 (Front desk)
Telephone:+44 (0)1223 333 510 (Museum Administrator)
Fax: (01223) 333 517

Cambridge Museum of Zoology

The Museum holds collections of scientific and historical interest.

University Museum of Zoology
Downing Street
Cambridge
CB3 2EJ
United Kingdom

To make an enquiry or visit the collections in the first instance please contact the curator
Dr William Foster (01223 336615 )

Ely Catherdral is an impressive Norman Cathedral is known locally as the ‘Ship of the Fens’.

The family campsite has 20 pitches and accpets motorhomes all year round.

Fenland Camping And Caravan Park
March Road
Wimblington
Cambridgeshire
PE15 0RW
Tel: 01354 740354

The Flag Fen Bonze Age Centre is an ongoing archaeological excavations take place during the summer months. The centre houses an excellent museum displaying outstanding Bronze Age finds.

Framlingham Castle explore this fine late 12th Century castle, former home to Mary Tudor.

It is an English heritage property.
In Framlingham on B1116
Telephone: +44 (01394) 382240

This Neolithic flint mine was first excavated in the 1870’s, come to Grimes Graves and discover the conditions of Stone Age man some 4,000 years ago. It is an English Heritage property.

Hedingham Castle is well known for its Jousting Tournaments performed by The Knights of Royal England during the summer months.

Hinchingbrooke House is a former Benedictine nunnery, and home to the Cromwell family.
The house incorporates many different types of English architecture.

Drive in your Cambridgeshire Motorhome Hire to visit Houghton Mill. Milling demonstrations usually take place on Sunday in the summer (depending on river levels). There is plenty for all the family to get involved in. Flour is for sale, ground on the premises and there is also a tea room. This is a spectacular setting. Across the river from the mill is the Houghton Mill Caravan Site which is managed by the Caravan Club. It may be just the place for an over night stay in your Cambridgeshire Motorhome Hire vehicle. Always book in advance during the summer season as some sites are fully booked during school and bank holidays. This site is bound to be popular because of the great location near the mill. To view details of the camp site use the Caravan Club link provided or telephone 01480 466716

Houghton Mill Caravan Site
Houghton
Near Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE28 2AZ

The former home of Jim and Helen Ede and their collection of art, which includes Ben Nicholson, Christopher Wood, Alfred Wallis, David Jones, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore and Henri Gaudier-Brzeska. Check their website for opening times and details of events and exhibitions.

Kettles Yard
Castle Street
Cambridge
CB3 0AQ

Tel (01223) 352124

You may want to take your motorhome or campervan to Little Gransden Show to support the BBC Children in Need Appeal 2007 and local charities. The organisers describe the Little Gransden Families Day Out Air & Vintage Vehicle Show as including over four hours of vintage and aerobatic flying displays, a vintage, veteran and classic vehicle rally plus numerous other attractions.

Located at Fuller’s Hill Farm near Little Gransden village in Cambridgeshire, roughly half way between Bedford and Cambridge. Access is easy via the A1 or A428 roads.

Visit the their website for more information about tickets,attractions and how to get there.
Little Gransden Air & Vintage Show

Stansted Airport is situated approximately 40 miles north-east of the city of London, close to Stevenage and Chelmsford barely away from the M11 motorway. To reach Stansted: exit the M11 at junction 8 then take the first round about sign posted for Colchester and follow the A120 to the airport through two more roundabouts.

In 1942 USAAF bomber base was built at Stansted. Subsequently Stansted experienced a frosty reception in the proposal for a civil airport. Not until the end of the 1970 oil crisis did the government green light the project and development began.

Stansted’s award winning novel terminal was unveiled in 1991. Since then, Stansted has gone from strength to strength with the evolution of cheap package tours and inexpensive budget airline flights.

Wifi Access is available at the airport and is supplied by a number of Network providers including T-Mobile, BT Openzone, The Cloud Networks and Boingo. Wireless hotspots are sign-posted within the airport. Internet desks with high speed broadband connections are even available before and after airport security.

In addition to all of the great facilities on offer at Stansted, London Stansted Airport motorhome hire allows travellers to go straight from airport to open road.

To drive to Milton Country Park follow the signposting off the A10 and A14 in cambridgeshire. Take the Milton exit from the A10 andA14 roundabout down into the village itself. Turn right at the roundabout near Tesco and to drive through an industrial estate into the car park. Once you’ve turned into the estate at the roundabout outside Tesco, keep straight ahead until you reach the Park entrance (ignore your sat nav which may encourage you to take a right turn!).  The Park shares the same postal code as the Industrial Estate so your Sat Nav mistakenly tries to take you into the Industrial Estate. This is a really lovely park for a stroll and its not far from Cambridge City Centre. You can also access the lakes with your vehicle via Car Dyke Road, Waterbeach. Parking for the daily use associated with the Sports Centre/Boathouse will be in block paved bays. Additional parking in grassed areas will be available during events. The Lakes were created from old gravel pits and now has a varied natural habitat interlaced with over two miles of paths, suitable for bicycles and wheelchairs, as well as those keen to walk. Dogs are welcome. The paths for walkers connect to the River Cam, Milton Country Park and Fen Road, linking the park to Milton Village in the south.  The Park includes a Visitor Centre with cafe, two play-areas, multiple viewing platforms, a sensory garden and sun clock. The car park, the Visitor Centre, and toilet block are open from 9am each day, every day of the year except Christmas Day. Rangers are on duty in the park at these times. Closing times vary according to the season. If you are visiting Cambridge in your East Anglia Motorhome Hire vehicle and would love a stroll in the countryside this could be the ideal spot to take the family. For more details, click on the blue text below.

Milton Country Park
Milton
Cambridgeshire
CB24 6AZ

Cambridge Museum of Classical Archaeology

The Museum hold one of the worlds only surviving collections of casts of Greek & Roman sculpture in the world.

The Museum of Classical Archaeology
University of Cambridge
Sidgwick Avenue
Cambridge CB3 9DA
UK

Telephone +44 (0)1223 335153
Fax +44 (0)1223 335409

Cambridgeshire is a lovely county to explore by motorhome. Whilst in the Peterborough area, the Nene Valley Railway is a fantastic place for the whole family to enjoy. For children, or the young at heart, Nene Valley is home to Thomas the Tank Engine. Visitors can meet Thomas up close and even experience a ride with him.

For railway enthusiasts Nene Valley also has an extensive collection of locomotives from Britain and Europe. The Railway also boasts an impressive history of film and television  credits with over 150 productions being shot on location. Some of the most famous productions to be filmed on site include the James Bond hits Octopussy (1983) and Goldeneye (1995).

Nene Valley Railway Ltd
Wansford Station
Stibbington
Peterborough
PE8 6LR
Tel: 01780 784444
Fax: 01780 784440
Talking Timetable: 01780 784404
Email: nvrorg@nvr.org.uk

If you are traveling in Cambridgeshire on Saturday 6th August it is worth heading for Saint Ives for some real food shopping! There is something about a farmers market in a small town that brings it to life. Choosing fresh local fruit and vegetables as well as local speciality food and understanding the tastes of the locality is what makes traveling so interesting. Wandering around market stalls on a sunny day with all the colour of displays of fruit and vegetables can be fruitful and mouthwatering experience. Getting to enjoy local produce is bound to be a joy, because Saint Ives is surrounded by England’s rich fenland soil which produces some of the best foods in the country. The farmers Market is held right in the town centre so parking your Cambridgeshire Motorhome Hire could be a problem on such a busy Saturday. It may be best to park on the outskirts of town and enjoy a walk in as car parks will be teeming with busy shoppers. Remember, it is often other people who may do the damage to your Cambridgeshire Motorhome Hire if you park in tight car park situations. The Saint Ives farmers Market is definitely worth a short walk to find and it is open from 8.30am till 2pm.

Saint Ives Farmers Market
Sheep Market
Town Centre
Saint Ives
Cambridgeshire
England

The museum has a wide catalogue of artifacts from Arctic Geology to the early explores such as Scott himself and Shackleton.

Scott Polar Research Institute
University of Cambridge
Lensfield Road
Cambridge CB2 1ER
England

Telephone: (01223) 336552
(international +44 1223 336552)
Fax: 01223 336549

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences

The Museum is open all year round and admission is free. The Museum has a large number of dinosaur exhibits covering ancient life, Jurassic seas, mineral gallery and local Geology.

The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
University of Cambridge
Downing Street
Cambridge
CB2 3EQ

Telephone: (01223) 333456
Fax: (01223) 333450

A good time to visit Anglesey Abbey and Lode Mill in Cambridgeshire is in the Spring. The gardens are lovely at that time of year with blossom on the trees and hyacinths in abundance. This is a really good national trust garden to visit in your Cambridgeshire Motorhome Hire, particularly, if you love gardens. This garden is 46-hectare(114 acre) with a working watermill, wildlife discovery area with plants for all seasons. There is also a plant sales centre and a restaurant as well as the magnificent house to visit in your Cambridgeshire Motorhome Hire. For admission prices and opening times check the national trust website at Anglesey Abbey Gardens and Lode Mill.
Anglesey Abbey and Lode Mill
Cambridgeshire
CB25 9EJ
Tel: 01223 810080

Family run campsite with room for motorhomes, centrally located in Cambridgshire.

Stanford Park
Weirs Rd
Burwell
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB25 0BP
Tel: 01638 741547

The Fitzwilliam Museum houses world-class collections of works of art and antiquities spanning centuries and civilisations.

The Fitzwilliam Museum
University of Cambridge
Trumpington St
Cambridge CB2 1RB

Telephone: 01223 470474
Fax: 01223 744 788

The Raptor Foundation houses over 200 birds, with over 40 different species of birds of prey. They are also a rescue service for injured raptors. There are falcons, hawks and eagles, to name but a few. The highly dedicated team also has their bird hospital here and look after the birds that cannot be released back into the wild. During the summertime there are flying displays to watch so it is important to time your visit to take in one of the displays. Watching these magnificent birds in flight is a privilege, and a close encounter with a huge bird of prey if an event not easily forgotten. You and your family can also spend time trying to answer the on site quiz. You will certainly have learnt a few things about these birds that you may not have known before. You can also book a special ’Meet the Bird’ session, that includes a talk, some handling, and participation in a flying display and finally being photographed with one of the birds. This visit will certainly make your Cambridgeshire Motorhome Hire Holiday extra special. Click on the blue text for The Raptor Foundation for opening times and admission prices.

The Raptor Foundation
The Heath
St Ives Road
Woodhurst
Cambs,
PE28 3BT

You always tend to think of Spain as the place to go to visit a tomato festival. Not so, here in Cambridgeshire in August is the very thing! Hopefully sunshine but certainly tomatoes! A celebration of this versatile fruit takes place with lots of local food stalls, tasting table, tomato recipes to taste. Some of these are incredibly unusual, for instance, tomato and basil icecream! I’m not sure if this is a sweet or savoury dish and for those of you attending or those of you who are foodies, I would appreciate some one letting me know. The excellent thing about going to this unusual event whilst on your Motorhome hire  in East Anglia is the ability to store any food you purchase in your fridge. You can even store tomato ice-cream in the little freezer. Compost is perhaps a little less exciting, but you can also learn how to make it. The garage area in your Motorhome Hire will also give you space to put all those plants you want to purchase. Wimpole Estate is owned and run by the National Trust. Normal Garden Admission tickets apply and it is open from 10.30am till 5pm. Parking is adjacent the stable block. There is also a National Trust shop and tea room. Admission. The Wimpole Estate is 8 miles south west of Cambridge. Turn off at Junction 12 off M11 or Junction 9 off A1(M)

Wimpole Estate
Old Wimpole Road
ROYSTON
SG8 0BW

Drive south of Cambrige to the Gog Magog Hills and visit Wandlebury Country Park. Here you can walk, have glorious views of the countryside and enjoy the flora and fauna of local wildlife. With approximately 110 acres of Country Park you get plenty of open space all set in beautiful woods and chalk grassland. You can also see the site and what remains of a 5th Century BC Iron Age Hill Fort (a Scheduled Ancient Monument). The Estate is managed by the Ranger Service and volunteers to protect and enhance nature and you are asked to follow the countryside code and respect the environment. The grasslands grazed by Texel sheep and Highland Cattle. The woodlands provide excellent nesting habitats for birds.  To locate the country park follow the brown Country park signs off the A1307 Cambridge to Haverhill Road, 2.5 miles south of the Addenbrookes Hospital’s roundabout. The visitor car park is at the Main Entrance and is signposted off the A1307. There is a car park charge. Events take place during the year here so check their website to see what is on when you want to travel. The country Park is open from dawn till dusk. Before traveling in your East Anglia Motorhome Hire it is always wise to get more information on the park. For details click the blue text below.

Wandlebury Country Park
Gog Magog Hills
Babraham
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB22 3AE

Telephone: 01223 243830

In the Ouse Washes north east of Welney village is a mecca for the winter home of thousands of swans and ducks from northern Europe and the Arctic. Large numbers of Bewick’s and Whooper swans now over-winter here with hundreds of other birds.The floodlit evening feeding is well worth seeing if you get the chance.

Welney Wetland Centre
Hundred Foot Bank
Welney
Nr. Wisbech
Cambridgeshire
PE14 9TN

Telephone: 01353 860711

Whipple Museum

Founded in 1944 with funding from Robert Stewart Whipple, formerly of the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company, the Museum contains one of the most impressive existing collections in the history and philosophy of science.

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Free School Lane
Cambridge
CB2 3RH
United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 (0)1223 330906
Fax: +44 (0)1223 334554

 If you collect your Cambridge Motorhome Hire and are on your way to visit Ely Cathedral in Ely, then take a short detour and visit Wicken Fen Nature Reserve. It is a jewel in the fens, and one of Europe’s most important wetland sites. The National Trust  website will give information on opening times and admission prices. Enter the village of Wicken and the lane to Wicken Fen is clearly sign posted. At the bottom of the lane is the carpark, the visitor centre and the shop. With more than 8,000 species and grazing highland cattle and rare Konik ponies, this is a nature lovers paradise. See Wicken Fen now and visualize how the landscape would have looked in the rest of the fens prior to draining the land.

Wicken Fen
Lode Lane
Wicken
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 5XP
Tel; 01353 720274

It all starts with the Village Fair on the Green at 12 pm on the 9th July 2011.  The actual pea shooting starts about around 1pm. This is the main fund raising event of the year for the upkeep of the Village Hall. There is a practice area available and anyone can have a go.  Entry on the day: Price £2 ( £1 for juniors). Peashooters and peas can be purchased. You’ll compete against the best teams not only from England, but also from the United States and New Zealand. It’s a game of 12s: 12-inch tubes, 12-feet distance, 12-feet targets. The competition tends to be dominated by local entrants, though a small number travel from around the world. Now is your chance to become a world champion pea shooter on your Cambridgeshire Motorhome Hire holiday. Alternatively, be a spectator and you and will still have a fun time with all the cake stalls, bottle stalls, lunch time barbeque and cream teas served in the hall. It was conceived as a fund-raising idea for the Village Hall by the headmaster of the village school, John I. Tyson (1925–2002) and the first competition held in 1971. You’ll compete against the best teams not only from England, but also from the United States and New Zealand.

World Pea Shooting Championships
Witcham
Ely
Cambridgeshire
England CB6 2
United Kindom