GETTING TO THE BEAR
TRAVEL TO WHITTLESEY
BY CAR
Whittlesey is situated about 7 miles east of Peterborough on the A605, if you are travelling to us via car we suggest you use the Park & Ride setup at Sir Harry Smith Community College which is running between 8:30am and 4:30pm and drops off/picks up from the Grosvenor Road bus station.
Please note the Park & Ride gates close at 5:30pm as there is no evening event on at the school.
Also please note the B1040 from Thorney to Whittlesey is closed, as is the North Bank Road from Peterborough to Whittlesey. Please keep an eye on the below links for updates closer to the day and plan alternative travel.
Park & Ride address:
Sir Harry Smith Community College,
Eastrea Road,
Whittlesey,
Peterborough
PE7 1XB
Drop off/pick up address:
Grosvenor Road Bus Interchange,
Whittlesey,
Peterborough,
PE7 1AQ
BY TRAIN
Whittlesea station is situated on the South side of town a short walk from the centre. Please see the below train time guide from our local station adopter, Geoff Howes. (Thank you for providing this information Geoff).
Arriving
From Ely/March – catch 09:00 from Ely or 09:20 from March to arrive at 09:30 at Whittlesea
Next train is 11:00 from Ely and 11:20 from March to arrive at 11:30 at Whittlesea.
Both of these trains also stop at Manea and Soham and come from Ipswich.
From Peterborough catch 09:50 to arrive at Whittlesea at 09:58 or the next train is
11:50 from Peterborough arriving 11:58 at Whittlesea.
Departing
For return trains to March/Ely, catch 15:59, 17:24 or 17:59. The 15:59 goes on to Ipswich, the 17:24 goes on to Cambridge. The 17:59 goes on to Ipswich.
Return trains to Peterborough: catch 15:31, 17:31 or 19:31.
Please double check all train times before you travel as they are subject to change.
Station address:
Whittlesea Train Station,
Station Road,
Whittlesea,
Peterborough,
PE7 1UF
BY BUS
The Grosvenor Road Bus Interchange is located in the centre of Whittlesey and receives the Stagecoach 31 and 33 services from Peterborough heading to Ramsey or Chatteris
respectively. Between these two services buses leave about every hour to/from Peterbrough or every 2 hours to/from Ramsey/Chatteris.
Arriving
From Peterborough catch the 31 at 08:25 arriving at 08:55 or the 33 at 09:25 arriving at 09:55.
From Ramsey catch the 31 at 09:29 arriving at 10:06.
From Chatteris catch the 33 at 08:18 arriving at 09:06.
Departing
To Peterborough return buses leave Whittlesey at 16:06, 17:06, 18:06 or 19:06.
To Ramsey return buses leave Whittlesey at 16:55 or 18:55.
To Chatteris return buses leave Whittlesey at 17:55.
Bus Station address:
Grosvenor Road Bus Interchange,
Whittlesey,
Peterborough,
PE7 1AQ
BY CYCLE
Whittlesey is situated on route 63 of the national cycle network, which goes between Burton-on-Trent through to Wisbech.
From Peterborough you can pick up the route near Bishops Road Recreation Ground and follow it beside the River Nene, crossing the river and in a short distance coming into Whittlesey via Stonald Road.
From the Wisbech/March side you get to see some of the Fens getting into Whittlesey via New Road.
Please note there is limited cycle parking in Whittlesey itself.
For more information on the route please check out this site:
