Getting to Cambridge

Hinxton Hall Conference Centre, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, CB10 1RQ

Train

Whittlesford Parkway, Great Chesterford and Audley End are the closest railway stations to the Campus and these are all on the Cambridge-London Liverpool Street line. The journey time from London is approximately one hour.

Cambridge is the closest railway hub, it is on both the London King’s Cross and the London Liverpool Street line, and also serves trains coming from the north.

Timetables available from National Rail Enquiries.

* Please note that Whittlesford and Great Chesterford stations do not have a taxi rank or telephone: use either Cambridge or Audley End stations if a taxi has not been pre-booked. There is no recommended walking route between these train stations and the Wellcome Genome Campus.

Bus

There is a small shuttle bus that runs between Whittlesford Parkway and the Campus. Since this runs on a first-come-first-served basis, interested delegates should contact the Conference Centre for more information.

We recommend organisers who know they will have large numbers of guests arriving by train to consider putting on coach travel from the stations. We would be very happy to organise this for you.

Taxi

It is a good idea to pre-book a taxi when travelling to the Campus from a train station or airport.

Local taxi companies:

• City Cabs – 01223 832832  (located in Sawston, good for Whittlesford Parkway)
• Panther Taxis – 01223 715715 (located in Cambridge)
• Walden Cabs – 01799 500500 (located in Saffron Walden, good for Audley End and Great Chesterford)
• Abel Cars – 01799 513313 (located in Saffron Walden, good for Audley End and Great Chesterford)
• Mid Anglia – 01223 836000 (located in Duxford, good for Whittlesford Parkway)

Taxis can drop delegates off directly at the entrance to the Conference Centre.  If taxi drivers have not been to the Campus before, they should navigate to the Wellcome Genome Campus (CB10 1SA) before following signs to the Conference Centre once on site.

Car

Arriving from the south: Leave the M11 at junction 9 (signed A11 Newmarket) and take the first exit signed A1301 towards Cambridge. From the roundabout take the first left (about 800 m). At the next small roundabout follow the signpost left for the ‘Genome Campus’.

Arriving from the north: Leave the M11 at junction 10 (note that M11 junction 9 is restricted and only accessible from the South). Turn left at the roundabout and straight over the next roundabout. Travel a mile or so on the A505 in the direction of Saffron Walden. At the next roundabout take the third exit (signed A1301 towards Saffron Walden). Pass two turnings to Hinxton village (these go to the village only), and take a right, at the next roundabout, signposted on to the Genome Campus.

Air

London Stansted Airport is the closest airport to Campus at only 20 minutes drive.