How to find us:
45 Walpole Road is off Cherry Hinton Road (opposite the 'BP' gasoline station, near the corner of St Philips Catholic Church), between Birdwood Road and Cherry Hinton Road, opposite Cherry Hinton Park. Watch out for the only cherry tree in the street - and a car trailer in the frot garden...
We share the house wioth our friend Tony Higgins and with Patricia and her daughter. Our room faces the garden.
Just over the road is the beautiful Cherry Hinton Park with big old trees, Cherry Hinton Hall (now an international school) and duck ponds.
Busses to us:
"City 1" towards Cherry Hinton or Fulbourn (detour via rail station & Addenbrooke's) & "City 3" to Cherry Hinton (via rail station), stop Cherry Hinton Park (just before OR after the BP station on your right)
"Citi 2" towards Addenbrooke's, stop "Heatherfield" / Cherry Hinton Road (2nd stop after right turn into Walpole Road from Birdwood Avenue).
visiting us by bike:
From the city (Parker's Piece) cycle south along the bike route through back streets towards Cherry Hinton, past the Youth Hostal, over the plastic tunnel Carter Bridge, then right and first left (Davies Road) and then about a Mile straight on (over the Perne Road roundabout), until the end, then right into Walpole Road. 100 meters after the letterbox on your right is #45.
From Mill Road: from the end of Mill Road cross Perne Road, straight on alongside the little stream and follow the snaky path past the school field. If you're lucky, you spot the king fisher! Take 1st gap in fence on your right (orance tops marked) and squeeze through narrow zigzag path through houses until road full with parked cars.
Go left 50 meters and right into Walpole Road and straight on. 100 meters after the letterbox on your right is #45.
By car:
From Hills Road into Cherry Hinton Road, over the roundabout (Budgens on the corner), then just when the BP gasoline station is on your right, turn left & 100 meters later we're on your left.
From Mill Road end: drive right, along Perne Road until 1st roundabout, then left into Birdwood Road to the end, then right into Walpole Road. 100 meters after the letterbox on your right is #45
One day we may move to Riga - if you want to know why, click here.
