Lissa ([info]oreouk) wrote,
@ 2008-03-13 13:54:00
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Cambridge help
I am taking Alex and James to the Cambridge Science Festival this Saturday and have a couple of questions

Any advice on where to park that's economic but not too far from the action?
Any advice on how best to attend the fair (focus on 2 or 3 things v they're all close enough to hop about between the things that appeal, that sort of advice)

Cheers


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[info]muninnhuginn
2008-03-13 02:07 pm UTC (link)
Rather depends on where you're going, since there's rather a spread of sites (I'm thinking of wearing walking boots!).

Park and Ride might be your best option, possibly along with a Family Day Rider bus ticket.

We're doing, hopefully, the Dr Who stuff in the morning, going off to music classes, then maybe going to the Chemistry Labs (tho' we failed to get tickets for the lecture there). I think they're all relatively central, as is the stuff at the Guildhall. (We're slightly constrained by music plus Looby Loo having to get to at least one thing on the list from school so she can write it up for homework. That's the kind of homework I like.).

Sunday we're possibly going to the Vet school.

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[info]clanwilliam
2008-03-13 02:13 pm UTC (link)
I'd second the Park and Ride. Which one depends on where the sites are, but if in doubt, pick the one that's closest to the motorway!

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[info]janewilliams20
2008-03-13 05:57 pm UTC (link)
I know nothing about the Fair, but have visited Cambridge a few times. Thirding the park and ride.

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(Anonymous)
2008-03-13 06:47 pm UTC (link)
> this Saturday

This Saturday. Ah. So it is. I'd been concentrating on the "what are we doing for Alice's birthday" side of this weekend, and completely forgotten the Science Festival.

/me goes away to replan.

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[info]oreouk
2008-03-13 06:51 pm UTC (link)
And it's your fault I'm going to begin with, since I stole the idea from your LJ last year!

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[info]armb
2008-03-14 08:28 am UTC (link)
So, it looks like Doctor Who (if we can get in) and city centre (New Museums/Downing Site) stuff.

I'll probably park at work, which is a bit further to walk than the Queen Anne car park (which in turn is further than the expensive central one), but is free.
Or if it's just two of us (me and R., H. said he didn't want to come but might change his mind), I might take bikes to the Park and Ride.

If you don't take the P&R option, I'd suggest Queen Anne car park.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/around/park_ride/
http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/ccm/content/lape/queen-anne-terrace-multi-storey-car-park.en

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[info]ci5rod
2008-03-13 11:50 pm UTC (link)
The sites are all pretty much in the city centre, I think. You can park close (in the Grand Arcade car park), but you'll pay through the nose for it. Park & Ride is a much better option.

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[info]lizzydragon
2008-03-14 12:15 am UTC (link)
Park and Ride to the "historic" city centre (I think its £2 return for an adult, up to 3 children free) - Don't get off at the Grafton Centre (if you can see the Vue cinema don't leave the bus). It doesn't matter which park and ride you choose, they all go to both central stops (NB when you get off the bus it is worth finding out which stop you need to use to return in the afternoon-it can be tricky to find the right one otherwise!).

Lots of the central events are in or near the New Museums site (a few hundred yards from the bus stop - follow the crowds down Downing Street). They normally run some kind of scavenger hunt where children collect stamps/signatures or clues from a selection of the central museums/exhibits. When ours were younger they loved doing this - and it encourages them to visit a range of places, so you can see what is available, all within easy walking distance. There is normally an information tent in the New Museums Site where the card or whatever to fill in can be collected - and a small prize obtained if you manage to complete it.

For a first visit, I'd go for mostly the drop in hands on activities in the central locations (Downing, New Museums, Arts School, Guildhall) - there are loads, some with longer queues than others... Lots of the activities repeat each year, so some will be less busy - it's not necessarily that they're less interesting - just more people have seen it before!

The Doctor Who exhibit is also within short walking distance, but I'd suspect will be very busy... it might be worth trying very early in the day, depending on how early you plan to arrive, or during the talk about Doctor Who (11-11.45).

We generally decide on one or two things that we really want to get to, and then wander around wherever looks interesting beyond that... I'll probably be taking the girls (A is away, and Debbie is ill), so maybe I'll see you!

I hope some of this helps.

Liz

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