Church of St Mary The Great, Cambridge. Open Daily. Free Admission [Charge to visit the Church Tower]

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Details

Accessibility

There is disabled on-road parking outside the main entrance to King's College on King's Parade, just south of the Church.

There is a small step down from the pavement through the front door.

There are some steps to access parts of the building and a small step up onto the pew dais.

Brief description

University Church of Cambridge, also known as Great St Mary's.  The Church is also responsible for the MichaelHouse Café and Centre very close by.

Address

The University Church, Senate House Hill, Cambridge CB2 3PQ

Email

office@gsm.cam.ac.uk

Phone

01223 747273

Website

www.greatstmarys.org

Directions

The majority of the City Centre is pedestrianised.

Use the Car Parks around the City ~ details, and availability, of which can be found HERE.

The nearest car park to the Church is in Corn Exchange Street, and to access this

  1. Approach Cambridge on the A14 (accessible from the M11, M1 and M6)
  2. At junction 33 of the A14, take the A1309 Milton Road south signed 'Cambridge and City Centre'.
  3. At a roundabout 1 1/2 miles along, turn left onto Elizabeth Way signed 'Cambridge'. Go straight ahead at the next roundabout, signed 'Station and Cherry Hinton', and cross the river Cam on an obvious modern bridge.
  4. At the next roundabout carry straight on to join the A603, East Road, and remain on this for a while. As you pass Parker's Piece playing field, keep in the right hand lane to carry straight on at the traffic lights.
  5. After a further 1/2 mile turn right into Tennis Court Road, via the right hand feeder lane.
  6. At the T Junction turn right onto the 1 Way Downing Street and then immediately left onto Corn Exchange Street and enter the car park.

Exit the car park, onto Corn Exchange Street and walk up to the end and turn left onto Wheeler Street and continue straight ahead onto Bene't Street. At the end of the road turn right onto King's Parade and walk past King's Chapel.

The Church can be found on the right hand side.

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Opening Times

Daily.

There are regular Services throughout the week ~ please check the website for the current timings.

Transport

The Church is within walking distance of the Train Station and Bus Stops which are located on Parkside.

For more travel information go to www.traveline.info or call 0871 200 22 33

Amenities

Shop

The Town Centre has full amenities.

Travel Information

For further travel information please see: www.traveline.info

Or call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33
(Calls cost 12p per minute plus your phone company's access charge)