# Where to Stay in Cambridge: Hotels & City Areas | Above Guide

> Choose your Cambridge base around the historic centre, railway station, Mill Road or Newnham, with links to hotel guides and neighbourhood advice.

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Cambridge / Where to stay

## Find your
*city base.*

Choose a Cambridge base around the colleges, the railway station or a neighbourhood with its own cafés, pubs and riverside walks.

Choose your base

### Stay close to
what you came for.

The station lies southeast of the college core. Compare arrival convenience with the places you want to explore on foot.

#### The station quarter

A convenient base for arriving by train, with Hills Road and Regent Street linking the station to the historic centre.

[Explore this area →](<https://above.guide/cambridge/neighbourhoods#station-quarter>)

#### Mill Road

Independent shops, cafés and restaurants east of the college core, close to the station quarter.

[Explore this area →](<https://above.guide/cambridge/neighbourhoods#mill-road>)

#### Castle Hill

Stay northwest of the centre around the older town, with a walk down towards Magdalene Bridge and the colleges.

[Explore this area →](<https://above.guide/cambridge/neighbourhoods#castle-hill>)

#### Newnham & Grantchester

Choose a quieter setting southwest of the centre, with river walks and a more village-like pace.

[Explore this area →](<https://above.guide/cambridge/neighbourhoods#newnham-and-grantchester>)



## Guide and hub links

- [Cambridge Visitor Guide: Colleges & River | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/index.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge)

### Related pages linked from this page

- [Cambridge Neighbourhoods & Areas Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/neighbourhoods.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/neighbourhoods)

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- [All Above Guide destinations](https://above.guide/llms.txt)
- [Guide index](https://above.guide/cambridge/llms.txt)
- [Complete guide bundle](https://above.guide/cambridge/llms-full.txt)
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