St Neots

By train

St Neots station is served by the East Coast Main line. Regular FirstCapitalConnect trains from London King's Cross stop at St Neots; express trains pass straight through.

By bus

The X5 bus between Oxford and Cambridge calls at St Neots every half an hour or so between roughly 7AM and midnight. On the way from Oxford it calls in at Milton Keynes and Bedford.

By car

St Neots sits at the junction of the A1 and A428. Both are major cross country routes. The journey between Cambridge and St Neots is best avoided at the beginning and end of the working day.

By boat

St Neots is on an attractive, peaceful stretch of the River Great Ouse. Mooring and marina facilities are available.

The centre of St Neots is small and easily traversed on foot. Drivers may find the one way system in parts of the centre slightly confusing

By taxi

Taxis in St Neots are expensive. Steve's Taxis have a small office on the market square

• St Neots Museum

  phone: +44 1480 214163
  address: The Old Court, 8 New Street, St Neots
  See a range of local history exhibits including the old police cells. One of the prized exhibits is a hoard of Iron Age gold coins found a few miles from the town.

• Bushmead Priory

  address: Off Top End Road, Staploe, MK44 2LD

• Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

  phone: +44 1480 406795
  address: High Street, Little Paxton, St Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19 6ET
  A rich mosaic of wildlife habitats covering 78 hectares of lakes, riverside, meadow, reedbed, scrub and woodland. It is in the Great Ouse valley between St Neots and Huntingdon, and is famous for its nightingales and cormorants - and host to a wide variety of other birds, insects, mammals and flora. The visitor centre is open most days for refreshments, books, maps, leaflets and expertise from the voluntary wardens. It also hosts a wide range of events and activities organised by the Friends of Paxton Pits, throughout the year. The reserve is also home to the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire's environmental education centre. The Trust run events for children and families, giving them a chance to get involved with wildlife.

• Canoe

  address: Riverside Park, St Neots
  paddle around in the sedate waters of the Riverside Park... perhaps not offering quite the same appeal to tourists as punting in nearby Cambridge

• GolfThe nearby villages of Abbotsley and Wyboston offer excellent parkland golf courses.

• Pocket parkrun

  address: Pocket park, St Neots

St Neots' large market square is host to markets every Thursday. The high street in the town centre is home to a fairly limited range of chain stores.

• Bridge HouseA smart pub/restaurant set in a historic inn with terrace overlooking the river. It has one of the best locations in the town.

• Hong Kong Restaurant

  address: 16 Market Square, PE19 2AF
  Family-run restaurant serving Cantonese, Peking and Szechuan food

• Il Girasole

  address: 13 South Street, PE19 2BW
  Family-run Italian restaurant, just like eating in Italy.

St Neots has a particularly large number of pubs, dating back to the time when it was a stopover for travellers heading along the Great North Road.

• Nags Head Hotel

  phone: +44 1480 476812
  address: Berkely Street, Eynesbury, PE19 2NA
  A small four star hotel.

• Take the train to London
• Take a bus to the stunning historic city of Cambridge