Less than a 30-minute drive from Cambridge with great facilities on the doorstep
Lunar Park is part of the exciting West Cambourne community that will bring you an array of retail, leisure, school and sports facilities and is less than a 30-minute drive from Cambridge.
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Getting Around
Lunar Park is only 1 mile from the A428 for Cambridge 13 miles away, from where you can pick up the M11 for London and Essex. Head west on the A428 for St Neots and the A1. St Neots Railway Station runs regular services to London taking about an hour and to Gatwick Airport, a 2-hour journey. The airports of Stanstead and Luton are both approximately 38 miles away, a drive of less than an hour.
A trip to the shops
There’s a Co-op supermarket just 2 minutes’ drive away in Lower Cambourne and in Cambourne village centre itself, you’ll find a range of shops including a Morrisons supermarket, a chemist’s, a pet shop, discount store and coffee shop. Hop on one of the regular buses to Cambridge and peruse its variety of independent boutiques, its 7-day-a-week market, and visit one, or all, of its three fabulous shopping centres, where you’ll find many leading brands.
Taking time out
West Cambourne will have its own purpose-built facilities including a community centre, sports pitches, play areas and allotments, plus retail and business opportunities. In the meantime, in Cambourne you’ve takeaways, the Monkfield Arms pub and a Thai restaurant in Caxton. Cambourne Community Centre hosts many classes and events and there’s a Fitness and Sports Centre and a skate park. Its sports pavilion is home to cricket, rugby and football clubs and there’s a bowling club, and tennis courts. Enjoy peace and tranquillity at Cambourne Nature Reserve with its lakes, wildfowl, woodland, community orchard and array of wildlife. The Eco Park is great for children and has a free Trim Trail. For theatre, museums, cinema, live music and of course punting on the River Cam, visit Cambridge.
Education
Lunar Park will have 2 new primary schools, and there’s already Cambourne Pre-School for 2 to 5-year-olds. Local schools taking 5 to 10-year-olds in Great Cambourne, include Monkfield Park Primary School; Jeavons Wood Primary and the Vine Inter-Church Primary Schools. In Cambourne there’s the Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary. For pupils aged 11 to 16, Cambourne Village College, is an academy with an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted-rating. It also offers adult education and its facilities are used by many community groups. For 16 - 18s Comberton Sixth Form is only 10 miles away and in Cambridge there’s further choice, including Hills Road Sixth Form College and Long Road Sixth Form.
