CB7 Area Guide
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Soham
Soham is the second largest town in East Cambridgeshire and is located between Ely (6 miles) and Newmarket (7 miles), both of which have a wide range of shopping and leisure facilities. The A142 has good connections with Cambridge via the A14.
Soham has its own range of local shops including the Co-Op, Asda, M&S Local and small eateries, pubs, hairdressers, leisure centre and doctors surgery. The town is a popular place to live for families due to the area’s proximity to Cambridge, Ely and Bury St Edmunds. There are three primary schools feeding into the well regarded Soham Village College. Soham train station, which opened at the end of 2021, links to Ely and the mainline to Cambridge and London. London Stansted airport is a 40 minute drive via the A11.
Fordham
The picturesque village of Fordham offers an excellent selection of amenities, with everyday essentials within easy reach. A convenience store sits alongside local shops and services, including a village butchers and a handful of traditional country pubs, offering delicious home-cooked food. and the popular Scotsdales and Simpsons Garden Centres with charming Cafés. Larger supermarkets can be found within a 10-minute drive to either Ely or Newmarket.
The A14 Newmarket bypass is less than a 10-minute drive away and provides a direct route into Cambridge to the west and Bury St Edmunds to the east. Both areas can be reached in around 30 minutes by car. The city of Cambridge offers an impressive shopping selection, with the famous Grand Arcade amongst the city’s myriad of attractions. The A11 link to Norwich and the Norfolk Broads can also be reached within few minutes.Those who prefer to travel by train will find Newmarket train station just a 15-minute drive away and Soham only 10 minutes, providing routes to Kings Cross in under an hour as well as Stansted Airport, Norwich. Peterborough and Ipswich
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