[OSM-talk] SOTM travel and what to see in Cambridge

[Lars Aronsson]

I'm coming to SOTM but I don't know how or when.  I'll most 
probably fly Ryanair.  They take me to Stansted, which is very 
close to Cambridge.  Wikipedia says trains and buses leave 
Stansted for Cambridge every hour; buses probably cheaper.

If I'm flying Ryanair out of Stansted (back to Stockholm-NYO), 
there is no flight late on Sunday evening, so I would have to stay 
til Monday.  Since that day is ruined anyway, I'll catch the 
latest flight out at 6.15pm.

Is there anything else to see in or near Cambridge, so that I 
should come a day earlier?  Out of the blue I came to think of the 
Colossus museum at Bletchley Park (www.bletchleypark.org).  They 
seem to be open every day (otherwise, museums tend to be closed on 
Mondays), so this could be fit before or after the SOTM 
conference.  They should be open 9.30am to 5.00pm on weekdays.  
Is anybody else coming along?  Does Thursday, Friday or Monday fit 
best for this?

Bletchley Park is located at Milton Keynes, halfway between 
Cambridge and Oxford.  This is farther than the distance 
Stansted-Cambridge, perhaps an hour (?) away, or two.  The 
museum's website describes how to get there from Milton Keynes, 
but what is the preferred way of spontaneous travel between Milton 
Keynes and Cambridge or Stansted?

And what is a good way to catch Stansted in good time before 
departure at 6.15pm?  Would I need to start from Bletchley Park at 
lunch?  Perhaps Bletchley on Thursday is a better idea?  Or 
Friday?  Is anybody driving to SOTM and passing by Bletchley Park 
on Friday afternoon?


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  Lars Aronsson (lars at aronsson.se)
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