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Jobs in Cambridge | Pictures of Cambridge
Cambridge is a city of crocuses and daffodils, of green open spaces and cattle grazing only 500 yards from the market square.
The city manages to combine its role as an historic city with a world-renowned University and, in more recent years, a reputation as an internationally acknowledged center of excellence for technology and science.
Getting around Cambridge
Due to the rapid growth since the 1980's, Cambridge has a congested road network that is hindered by the fact that much of the city centre is closed to traffic. Car parking is relatively thin on the ground; hence the reason why there are more bicycles here than anywhere else in the UK . Thankfully some salvation can be found with a number of Park & Ride points on most of the approaches into the centre.
Cambridge railway station was built in 1845 with a platform designed to take two full-length trains, one of the longest in the country. Although grand, the problem is that they built the station some twenty-minute's walk away from the city centre. However, Cambridge is well-connected with a number of regional and national routes.
Alternatively, the bus station is centrally located along Drummer Street, adjacent to Christ's College.
Eating, drinking and shopping in Cambridge
Cambridge is an extremely compact place which is great if you are out shopping and don't want to walk too far. The Christ's Lane Centre is one of two new additions to the city's shopping options and is home to a number of fashion stores including Zara, Bank and H&M. The new Grand Arcade boasts Hobbs , LK Bennett, Gerry Weber, Links of London and Hugo Boss.
Elsewhere, Lion Yard is a more established centre with the likes of Lush and The Body Shop based there.
Top quality restaurants are frustratingly thin on the ground in Cambridge , however, if you are looking for a bistro, vegetarian or Mediterranean place to eat then you won't have to go too far to find something suitable.
Cambridge has good pubs and bars in abundance with a number of them found along Castle Street , Castle Hill, Bateman Street , Kingston Street and Bridge Street .
The Castle Inn , Free Press and the appropriately named Champion of the Thames (where drinking is regarded as a sport) are some of the best and busiest traditional pubs in Cambridge with an eclectic mix of locals and students.
There are some noticeable clubs in the area to provide glitter to the nightlife. KamBar is an indie club that stays open to late into the hours. And Fez , is t he only one of Cambridge 's larger clubs to not change its name every couple of years. The main student night is Monday.
Aside from some of the most stunningly attractive green space that invites you to relax and enjoy, Cambridge has a number of ways to occupy your spare time. The Backs are the tranquil highlight of Cambridge offering the opportunity to relax on a punt whilst floating along the river at the back (hence the name) of some of the most famous and architecturally striking colleges.
There are a few notable museums and galleries, prominent among which is the Fitzwilliam Museum which has been described as “the finest small museum in Europe ”. T he Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences is packed with over 1m fossils. And of course there are the numerous colleges dating from 1209 that form the University of Cambridge that are open to the public.
As for sports, the city is home to Cambridge United FC and Cambridge RFC, whilst a number of other sports are played including American Football. And of course there is the infamous ‘Oxbridge' boat race which provides a yearly competition between Cambridge and their big University rival.
The landscape of the county is essentially flat, offering excellent recreational activities, including walking and cycling..
Main residential areas
Due to the high prices of property to rent and buy in the centre, most people live on the fringes of Cambridge .
Much of the newer housing developments have been seen in the neighbouring market towns of Mildenhall, Newmarket , Saffron Walden, St Neots, Royston, Biggleswade and Huntingdon. House prices tend to err of the slightly cheaper side which offsets the costs of commuting.
If you're thinking of moving to the area, take a look at some of the current property available to buy or let in Cambridge.
Take a closer look
A picture is worth a thousand words. You can see some images from in and around Cambridge below.
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