About "The Abingtons"

A small village 8 miles south east of Cambridge, the Abingtons are comprised of Little and Great Abington. Due to easy access to Cambridge, Addenbrooks hospital and the M11 to London, the village has fast become one of the most highly desireable places to live in Cambridgshire. The village is surrounded by beautiful countryside and is host to a number of thriving businesses.

  • The local pub, "The Three Tuns" - a traditional english pub serving local beers and Thai cuisine.
  • The Community School with 122 children on roll from the age of four to the age of eleven. The school has five mixed-age, mixed ability classes.
  • The local high street shop
  • The beauty salon, "B Beautiful".
  • The Mary's Ltd, Granta Park. Mary's Ltd provides superb catering and conferencing facilities at Abington Hall Conference Centre, Cambridge. Set in an open country setting, it is the ideal location for corporate or private events. They can cater for product launches, corporate meetings and events with inside or outside food catered for. Options available include hot, cold and BBQ food, served as a buffet or with plated waitress service. A full Wedding service is available, Abington Hall is a licensed venue for civil weddings. It has an adjacent bar, our top class restaurant serves high quality food.
  • TWI Granta Park was formed in March 1968 by the amalgamation of the Institute of Welding and the British Welding Research Association (BWRA). BWRA was established in the grounds of Abington Hall, near Cambridge in 1946 in order that large scale tests of welded structures might be carried out. The company expanded on this site and purchased adjacent land to create a high quality technology park - Granta Park. TWI remains the focal point of the park with a substantial building replacing old laboratories in 2003.
  • Wild Country Organics - Since 1998 they have been growing more than 60 varieties of organic vegetables on their small family farm in the Abingtons near Cambridge, certified by the Soil Association. Their box scheme offers fresh, tasty, organic fruit and vegetables delivered weekly.

ABOUT CAMBRIDGE

Cambridge is simply a delightful place to live and work. As well as one of the world's most prestigious universities, excellent access to London and an abundance of culture, it is one England's most beautiful spots.Tourists from all over the world visit Cambridge to see the historic university, which has housed some of the great minds of our time e.g. Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Professor Steve Hawkins. Cambridge University has won more Nobel Prizes than any other university on the planet.

Cambridge has a great nightlife, although it must be said that is has not been allowed to become a 'booze infested' party town. If you are looking to enjoy a lazy pint whilst watching the cricket, Cambridge's surrounding villages have their fair share of traditional pubs over looking the green. If modern bars are your thing, the city centre boasts plenty of trendy bars and restaurants to choose from. In the summer, there is an abundance of bars that open up onto the banks of the River Cam, one can sit and watch the punts drift by.

Cambridge has many excellent museums and art galleries, including The Fitzwilliam museum on Trumpington Street and Kettles yard on Castle Rd. Most of these are free entry and house anything from antiquities, pottery and paintings to sculpture. The Cambridge market is a dominant part of city centre living, it is open 6 days a week. It sells food, clothes, and other goods, with souvenirs in summer. On Sunday, there are craft stalls and a Farmers' Market. The colleges' buildings are usually arranged around courts. It is possible to walk round some of these and visit chapels and halls. Some colleges charge an entrance fee.

The one thing that many people comment on when visiting Cambridge is the amount of greenery that both surrounds and enters the city

centre. It is possible to take a bicycle and within 5 minutes ride into open countryside with grazing cows and bounding meadows. As well as natural green parks there is Parker's Piece which is an open sports ground, used by local schools and sports clubs, and the location of some local events. Larger events take place at Jesus Green or Midsummer Common. Midsummer Common is so-called because at midsummer, there is a large fair there, called Midsummer Fair.

Needless to say, if you are planning on doing some site seeing in Cambridge, it is worth planning ahead as there is simply too much to see in one day.