Huntingdon

Huntingdon is a sleepy historic town in Cambridgeshire, England, on the banks of the River Ouse, best known as the birthplace of English Civil War leader Oliver Cromwell.

For other places with the same name, see Huntingdon (disambiguation).

Get in

By car

Off the A14 and A1 between Cambridge and Peterborough

By train

🌍 Huntingdon station is served by regular First Capital Connect trains between London Kings Cross and Peterborough.

Get around

By bus

There is a very limited bus service in Huntingdon. It is highly recommended that you do not use it.

By car

Most of the people who live in Huntingdon use a car to get around. It's easy to do this but be wary of rush-hour traffic around the ring-road, it's horrendous. There are some car parks.

By taxi

• A Star Cars, ☎ [phone]. (updated Jan 2018)
• Steve's Taxis, ☎ [phone]. (updated Jan 2018)

By bicycle

There are a few bike lanes in Huntingdon, use them when you can to avoid bad traffic.

By foot

There are plenty of pavements and public footpaths, so you can easily walk around Huntingdon.

See

• 🌍 Cromwell Museum, Grammar School Walk, ☎ [phone].  
• 🌍 Houghton Mill, Houghton, near Huntingdon, PE28 2AZ, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail].  

Do

• 🌍 Huntingdon Racecourse, ☎ [phone]. (updated Sep 2016)

Buy

Eat

• 🌍 Barney's Plaice, 22 High St, ☎ [phone]. Fish & Chips 
• Pizza Express, 105 High Street, PE29 3LB, ☎ [phone]. 11:30 - 23:00. A chain of the pizza company that everyone has heard of. As per usual, they serve great food. 
• 🌍 The Crown Inn, Bridge Rd, Broughton, ☎ [phone]. Village pub 
• 🌍 The Brampton Mill, Bromholme Ln, Brampton, ☎ [phone]. Good food, and real ales in old mill by the river. (updated Sep 2016)
• 🌍 The Darjeeling, 69 High St., ☎ [phone]. (updated Nov 2016)
• 🌍 Hill Ephesus Restaurant, 6 Market Hill, Huntingdon PE29 3NR, ☎ [phone]. Mon-Sat 10AM-11PM, Sun 11AM-9PM. (updated Sep 2018)

Drink

• George Hotel. This pub near All Saints church serves food as well as good drink. 
• 🌍 Samuel Pepys Diaryrooms, 146 High St (near the Methodist church.), ☎ [phone]. This pub serves great food and drink. 

Sleep

• 🌍 George Hotel, George St, ☎ [phone]. as much a piece of history 
• 🌍 Huntingdon Marriott Hotel, Hinchingbrooke Business Park, Kingfisher Way, ☎ [phone]. Well equipped good sized suites available. Reasonable buffet English and continental breakfast. Free parking. Gym and pool. (updated Sep 2016)
• 🌍 Holiday Inn Huntingdon - Racecourse, Thrapston Rd, Brampton (next to racecourse), ☎ [phone]. Modern furnished rooms, some with a direct view of the race course. Good breakfast, free parking, safe in rooms. Bar lounge. (updated Jan 2018)
• 🌍 The Old Bridge Hotel, 1 High Street, ☎ [phone]. Quality rooms. Very good restaurant. Popular bar, wine shop and for cream teas. (updated Jan 2018)

Go next

• Take a bus to the nearby historic cities of Cambridge or Ely
• Take a bus to the nearby historic fenland town of Ramsey (Cambridgeshire)
• Take the train to London
• Little Gidding, small village made famous by TS Eliot and Nicholas Ferrar.

Routes through Huntingdon

Peterborough ← merges with ←	N  S	→ St Neots → London
Birmingham ← Kettering ←	W  E	→ Cambridge → Felixstowe