Accommodation & Travel
Accomodation whilst Studying Legal English in Cambridge, England
You may choose from the following types of accommodation whilst studying a Legal English course with Cambridge Law Studio.
A Study Bedroom Within Cambridge University
This option is only available to participants on our summer courses, from July to September. These rooms are in Girton College, Cambridge and offer a unique opportunity to experience life as a Cambridge University student. You will have your own comfortable study bedroom (with shared bathroom facilities) and will find it very convenient to have accommodation on site during your course. Use of the University sports facilities is included. Girton takes part in the Shakespeare festival during the summer months and plays are performed in the college grounds. It is located on a busy bus route into the city centre, which is a 10-minute bus journey, or a 25-minute walk.
Cost of Study Bedroom: £34 per night, including full breakfast in the University dining room. Optional evening meal is available.
A Local Host Family
We have a number of carefully chosen host families, all of which have been visited by a representative of our company. Most are within walking distance of Girton College, although at busy times of the year you might need to make a short journey to college by public transport or bicycle. You will have a private bedroom and will be offered breakfast and evening meal with your hosts.
Cost for host family: from £140 per week, including breakfast and evening meal.
Hotel and Bed & Breakfast Accommodation
Hotel and B&B accommodation is widely available in Cambridge at a variety of prices ranging from £40 - £150 per night. Please ask for details.
TRAVEL INFORMATION TO CAMBRIDGE FOR LEGAL ENGLISH STUDENTS
To/From Stansted Airport
Stansted is the nearest of the "London" airports to Cambridge. It is mostly served by flights to and from mainland Europe, Ireland and elsewhere in the UK.
By Bus - There is a regular hourly service from Stansted to Cambridge operated by JetLink (Service No. 797 and 757) and Airbus (Service No. A7). This service departs every hour from Stansted and takes approximately one hour depending on the traffic. The return fare is around £13. You can buy the ticket on the bus. Buy a return ticket as two single tickets are much more expensive.
National Express - for a bus timetable visit - www.nationalexpress.com
By Train - There is also a regular train service from London Stansted to Cambridge, which is usually quicker than the bus, taking approximately 30 minutes and is a direct service which runs every hour. The return fare for this journey is £12.90.
National Rail Enquiries - for train timetables www.nationalrail.co.uk
Central Trains - www.centraltrains.co.uk
By Taxi - If you would like us to arrange a taxi pick-up service from the airport to Cambridge please tell us your flight number, arrival date and arrival time. The cost is around £43 one way which must be paid to the taxi driver in cash. Journey time is around 45 minutes depending on traffic. There is also an additional £3 airport parking fee included.
To/From Heathrow Airport
Heathrow is the principal "London" airport and one of the busiest in Europe with a wide range of national, European and international services.
By Bus - There is a regular hourly return service from Heathrow to Cambridge operated by JetLink (Services No. 787 and 797). This service departs every hour from both Heathrow Terminal 4 and the Central Bus Station (which serves Terminals 1-3). The journey takes approximately 2.5 hours, depending on traffic. The return fare is around £27.
See www.nationalexpress.com for a bus timetable.
By Train – An option if you wish to travel via central London. From Heathrow use the Heathrow Express train service to access the London Underground railway ("the tube") at Paddington. From Paddington the "Circle Line" (yellow line on tube maps) will take you eastbound to King's Cross mainline railway station, a journey of about 30 minutes. From King’s Cross there are regular direct trains to Cambridge.
See www.nationalrail.co.uk for a train timetable.
By Taxi - If you would like us to arrange a taxi pick-up service from the airport to Cambridge please tell us your flight number, arrival date and arrival time. The cost is around £90 one way which must be paid to the taxi driver in cash. Journey time is around 2 hours depending on traffic. There is also an additional £5 aiport parking fee included.
To/From Gatwick Airport
Gatwick is the second "London" airport with a wide range of national, European and international services.
By Bus - There is a regular hourly return service from Gatwick to Cambridge operated by JetLink (Service No. 787 or 797). This service departs every hour from Gatwick and takes approximately three and a half hours depending on the traffic. The return fare is around £30.
See www.nationalexpress.com for a bus timetable.
By Train - Catch the Thames Link Service to Kings Cross Station, London and then change to the West Anglia Train Service direct to Cambridge. This should take approximately 2 hours.
See www.nationalrail.co.uk for a train timetable.
By Taxi - If you would like us to arrange a taxi pick-up service from the airport to Cambridge please tell us your flight number, arrival date and arrival time. The cost is around £110 one way which must be paid to the taxi driver in cash. Journey time is around 2 hours depending on traffic. There is also an additional £5 airport parking fee included.
Other Airports
Luton Airport, Norwich airport and Southend airport are other regional airports in the East Anglia region. If you use these, a taxi is the best option for travel to Cambridge.
By Ferry
The A14 road connects Cambridge to Harwich, the major east coast ferry port serving the Hook of Holland, Ebsjerg and Hamberg. (See www.a2btravel.com). There is a train service from Harwich to Cambridge (see www.nationalrail.co.uk for a train timetable)
General Information
Cambridge Online City www.colc.co.uk/about/visitors.html
Cambridge info www.cambridge.gov.uk/ccc_visiting.html
The University of Cambridge provides a comprehensive guide to the Cambridge local area www.cam.ac.uk/cambarea
Local evening newspaper is available online www.cambridge-news.co.uk
Maps Multimap www.multimap.com