Churchill Gardens features all the best aspects of village living whilst being a short travelling distance into the heart of Cambridge city. Whether you like the warm community feel of the village or the cosmopolitan life of high technology, restaurants and bars Cambourne is the ideal location. Offering ease of access to the A1 and the A14 transport routes are plentiful, and if you want to travel further afar Stansted International airport is a short journey away.   
Cambourne in Cambridgeshire is the setting for Churchill Gardens. The recent developments in Cambourne mean that this village has many facilities and amenities including a supermarket, a petrol station,a building society and an array of restaurants and takeaways. Cambourne also has a local cricket, rugby and football team. Being situated on the outskirts of Cambridge you will not have the burden of travelling to benefit from the facilities and amenities of Cambridge. 

Useful Links:
www.cambourne-uk.com
www.scambs.gov.uk

Cambourne is actually three areas in one - Great Cambourne, Lower and Upper Cambourne.

SHOPS
Cambourne has its very own high street offering familiar shops including a pharmacy with a post office, a dry cleaners and a building society. Chains such as Tesco, Nisa, and Morrisons are all close by within a short distance of Churchill Gardens so you won’t have to travel far to get your everyday essentials and weekly shopping. 

Nearby Cambridge offers a wealth of shopping facilities with two impressive shopping malls offering an array of high street names as well as the independent stores that contribute to Cambridge's character. 
For more information about local schools and admissions please follow the link below:
www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/education

 Shops Distance (in miles)
W M Morrison Supermarkets 0.74
W M Morrison Supermarkets

SCHOOLS
Churchill Gardens has a selection of primary, secondary, sixth form schools and colleges in the close vicinity. Cambourne has 3 primary schools, Jeavons Wood, The Vine Inter Church and Monkfield Park. A Secondary school is available in the neighbouring village of Comberton but plans for a future secondary school in Cambourne are progressing.Schools Distance (in miles)
Sunflower Nursery 0.77

TRANSPORT
Whether your transport preference is by road, train or bus Churchill Gardens is ideally located for either. Trains to London run every half hour from nearby St Neots train station and take a little over an hour to get to London Liverpool Street. As well as great rail links Churchill Gardens offers convenient ease of access to the A1, M11 and the A14. Stansted and Luton Airports are both approximately 35 miles away with London Heathrow being 75 miles.
With the assistance of local authorities and the relevant companies, buses run linking Cambourne to the surrounding area, as well as to the city of Cambridge. For more information on transport visit www.scambs.gov.uk
Transport Distance (in miles)
St Neots Railway Station() 9.19

HEALTH
Cambourne has its own Health Centre and Dental Practice situated in Great Cambourne. Papworth and Addenbrookes hospitals are also located nearby. There is also a Veterinary Clinic for non-human customers!

LEISURE
Cambourne features around 600 acres of open space for residents to really enjoy the great outdoors whether on foot, on horseback or bicycle. There is also a fishing lake and allotments and for fitness enthusiasts there is no shortage of sports facilities available including tennis courts, a floodlit multi use games area and a number of sports fields. Cambourne's own 4 star hotel also features a well equipped gym, pool and spa complex. 
Cambourne Fitness and Sports Centre Open Weekend 3rd & 4th December 2011. Advance memberships now been taken. Visit http://www.everyoneactive.com/tabid/1692/Default.aspx

Cambourne has its own ecological experts overseeing the protection and nurturing of wildlife. It has its own Eco-Park, which is home to a number of different species from Badgers to Great Crested Newts. See www.wildlifebcnp.org

Cambourne has a busy calendar of events including a regular Farmer's Market, an annual YouthFest and an Open Gardens Weekend.

There are wide range of clubs and societies including:
Cambourne Arts - www.cambournearts.org
Brownies - 01954 715035
Garden Club - 01954 710858
Cricket Club - www.cambournecc.com
Womens Institute - 01954 710858

From the West/North A14 & A1(M):
Exit the A1(M) at Junction 14, then follow the A14 towards Cambridge. Exit the A14 at Junction 24 and follow the A1198 signposted Royston through Papworth Everard. At the junction with the A428 take the first exit signposted Cambridge and Cambourne.
Take the slip road signposted Cambourne. At the roundabout take the fourth exit. At the next roundabout take the second exit. Follow the local directions for Cambourne below.
From the South M11:
Exit the M11 at Junction 13 and turn left signposted Bedford (A428). At the roundabout take the second exit signposted A428. After approximately six miles, take the slip road on the left to Cambourne. At the roundabout take the first exit. Follow the local directions for Cambourne below.
From the South A1:
Exit the A1 at the junction with the A428, branching left to Cambridge. After approximately 10 miles take the slip road signposted Cambourne. At the roundabout take the fourth exit. At the next roundabout take the second exit. Then follow the local directions for Cambourne below.
Cambourne local directions:
From the A428 turn into Cambourne. At the first roundabout, take the first exit onto Cambourne Road. At the next roundabout, take the first exit onto Back Lane. At the next roundabout go straight on (staying on Back Lane). Follow the Taylor Wimpey visitor signs.