Public transport
Update 28 November, 2011
The range of public transport available in Whaddon, as with many small rural English communities, is limited, but the options have improved in the last year--there is now a regular bus service to Royston. Meldreth and Royston railway stations are not far away, and there are also community transport initiatives.
- Daily Bus
- Wedneday Bus
- Trains--Meldreth
- Trains--Royston
- Community Transport
- Getting to Cambridge
Bus Timetable
New daily service
The big news is that Whaddon got a twice-daily Monday to Saturday bus service from 12 April 2010. The original service ran through the village for an experimental period, but the take-up at the Meldreth end of the village was not enough to justify the cost to the parish. However, due to pressure from the Parish Council and our County Councillor, the 127 bus now diverts into the village, turning round and picking up at the top of Bridge Street.
Other services are available in neighbouring villages.
Wednesday only service to Royston
Whaddon bus shelter - Church St. 09.40
Whaddon Meldreth Road 09.43
Royston to Whaddon Return, dep. 13.00
This service replaces the later morning service on Wednesdays.
Other services are available in neighbouring villages.
Meldreth (distance 2.5 miles/ 3.75 km) has hourly (half hourly at peaks) stopping services to Cambridge and London King's Cross.
Services are provided by First Capital Connect.
See also
For users of Meldreth, Shepreth and Foxton stations, a Rail User Group was formed in early 2010. Information about this group may be found on the Melbourn village web site.
Royston (distance 4 miles / 6 km) has a full fast and stopping service to Cambridge and London King's Cross.
Services are provided by First Capital Connect.
See also
Royston & District Community Transport
Address: Royston Hospital, London Road, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9EN
Contact Number: 01763 245228 - 24hour (office open 9am-3pm)
Web site: http://www.hertsdirect.org/comdirectory/comvol/travel2y/commtrans/commtransportehdc/12287278/877906
Charge: Cars: £0.45 per mile travelled; minimum charge £3.50. Minibus and MPV journeys more (please phone)
Area Covered: Royston and surrounding area including villages in South Cambridgeshire. Membership is open to anyone who cannot use public transport for reasons of age, impaired mobility or lack of public transport through rural isolation.
Getting into Cambridge
Cambridge is the nearest city to Whaddon. It is possible to get buses and trains to Cambridge from neighbouring villages, but not from Whaddon. Driving into Cambridge is the favoured option for most people in the village, but parking in the city is not easy. There is a developed Park and Ride system in operation: see http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/around/park_ride/
For getting to Addenbrookes Hospital, where there is never enough parking, there are special bus services which tie into the Park and Ride system: http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/around/park_ride/Addenbrookes+Hospital.htm
Commuting into Cambridge
Getting into Cambridge to work has been getting harder and hard as long as anyone can remember. So many of those driving are alone in a car. The Camshare scheme has been set up with many of the city's major employers to try and find a way of reducing traffice by car-sharing.
