Directions

By Road
From M11 – London/Stansted airport (travelling north)

  • Exit at Junction 13 and turn right onto the A1303 (Madingley Road). 
  • Continue on this road for approximately 1 mile, passing the ‘Park & Ride’ and Churchill College on the left.
  • Turn left into Storeys Way and follow this road to the end passing through restricting bollards.
  • Turn left onto Huntingdon Road and travel approximately 1/2 mile, passing the Traveller’s Rest on the left.
  • 200 metres passed the Felix Hotel turning but just BEFORE the BP petrol station, turn right into Thornton Road
  • Finches Bed & Breakfast is the first house on the left hand side.

From A1/A14 (travelling east)

  • From the A1 join the A14 and proceed approximately 20 miles to Cambridge.
  • Exit the A14 and follow the signs for Cambridge on the A1307 which will bring you onto Huntingdon Road.
  • Passing the BP petrol station on your left, take the first left into Thornton Road.
  • Finches Bed & Breakfast is the first house on the left hand side.

West

  • Leave A428 before A14 at B1303 exit (signed Cambridge & Madingley)
  • Proceed past American Military Cemetery and the ‘Park & Ride’ on the left and then same instructions as North above

East from A14 (Newmarket, Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich):

  • Leave A14 (Junction 32) at B1049 exit (signed Cambridge & Histon)
  • Proceed towards town centre along B1049 Histon Road
  • At the end of this road (1 mile) turn right and right again at the car wash
  • Travel along A1307 Huntingdon Road approximately 1.25 miles passing the Beefeater Travellers Rest on the left.
  • 200 metres passed the Felix Hotel turning on the right, but just BEOFRE the BP petrol station, turn right into Thornton Road.
  • Finches Bed & Breakfast is the first house on the left.

Frixo – Road/Motorway traffic report

By Train – Railtrack

  • From London –  Cambridge train station provides frequent services direct to Liverpool Street and Kings Cross stations (journey time approx 1 hour).
  • From Stansted airport –  There is a direct rail link from Cambridge station which runs approximately every 30 minutes.
  • From Manchester and Birmingham –  There are some direct trains from Manchester and Birmingham but these are cross country and can be slow.
  • From the North –  You will need to change at Peterborough and possibly Ely.

By Bus – National Express

  • The bus station, located in the centre of Cambridge, also has hourly departures for Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted.