Travel and Stay

Accomodation

Details of room availability to follow.

Hotels in the area include:

Red Lion in Hinxton - Visit Website

Duxford Lodge - Visit Website

Crown House in Great Chesterford - Visit Website

Travelodge at Fourwentways - Visit Website

You should contact them direct for rates and availability.

Travel

The nearby picturesque and historic university town of Cambridge offers a wide range of restaurants, bars and actvities such as punting along the famous river Cam, for more information Click Here

The Wellcome Trust Conference Centre couldn't be easier to find, or better placed for vital communications.

Wellcome Trust Conference Centre
The Wellcome Trust Genome Campus
Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1RQ, UK
T +44 (0)1223 495000
F +44 (0)1223 495114
E info@wtconference.org.uk
www.wtconference.org.uk

Click here to view location

Click Here to download a map showing venue location in relation to airports and other major transport links

Click Here to download a detailed map showing venue location

By car

From the South: Leave the M11 at junction 9 (signed A11 Newmarket) and take the first exit signed A1301 towards Cambridge. From the Stump Cross roundabout system take the first left (about 800 m). At the next small roundabout follow the signpost for 'Genome Campus'.

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

Please note if you are arriving at the conference centre by car you MUST display a parking permit please Click Here to download (this also includes a location map).

Updated traffic reports can be found at http://www.frixo.com

By train

Cambridge is on the main line from London King's Cross. Whittlesford, Great Chesterford and Audley End stations are on the line from London Liverpool Street to Cambridge. The journey time from London is under an hour.

Please note that Whittlesford and Great Chesterford stations do not have a taxi rank or telephone. Please use either Cambridge or Audley End stations if a taxi has not been pre-booked.

Timetables available from National Rail.

By air
London Stansted is about a 30-minute drive to Hinxton.
London City and London Luton are about one hour's drive.
London Heathrow and London Gatwick are about one and a half hours' drive.

For more travel information to and from the airports try National Express or National Rail.

The Wellcome Trust Conference Centre is just a 10-mile drive from Cambridge city centre or 8 miles from Cambridge Station.

*Taxi Operators:
Abel Cars - 01799 513313
A&M Carriages (Airport Specialist) - Tel: 01223 513703
MasterCab (Airport Specialist) - Tel: 01223 566654
Phil's Taxi Services - Tel: 01223 521918
Mid Anglia - Tel: 01223 836000
Panther Taxis - Tel: 01223 715715
Crocus Cars - 01799 525511

*This list of taxi operators if provided for general assistance to prospective visitors and avakado Limited do not endorse those listed above.