Leicester to Cambridge drive: Distance, time & best road trip stops
The best stops on a Leicester to Cambridge road trip are Windmill Farm Park, East Carlton Countryside Park and OIiver Cromwell’s House. By car, the distance from Leicester to Cambridge is 72 miles, with a driving time of around 1h38m.
Planning a Leicester to Cambridge road trip itinerary
The drive from Leicester to Cambridge takes you from a multicultural East Midlands city to one of the most esteemed university cities on earth.
Leicester offers scavenger hunts and the National Space Centre.
Top Cambridge experiences include punting tours, alumni-led university tours and a science tour devoted to the likes of Sir Isaac Newton, Alan Turing and Charles Darwin.
Leicester to Cambridge distance and driving time
By car, the distance from Leicester to Cambridge is 72 miles. With favourable traffic, that makes for a Leicester to Cambridge driving time of around one hour and 38 minutes.
Almost the entire journey is along the A6, then the A14.
The best attractions near the Leicester to Cambridge driving route are Windmill Farm Park, the East Carlton Country Park and Oliver Cromwell’s House.
Leicester to Cambridge drive: Windmill Farm Park
Between Leicester and Market Harborough, Windmill Farm Park is an easy kid-pleaser. Here, families can help with milking goats, cuddle and hold smaller animals or collect eggs from the chickens.
More exotic animals on show include reindeers and alpacas.
For energy-burning purposes, there are jumping pillows, a water play area and a large indoor play area.
Leicester to Cambridge road trip attractions: East Carlton Countryside Park
Near Corby in Northamptonshire, the East Carlton Countryside Park covers 102 acres of open space and woodland. It’s a great place to let kids off the leash for a bit, with a dinosaur trail (download a free app for a map), a big playground and shops inside the heritage centre.
Parking is free at the East Carlton Countryside Park.
Attractions between Leicester and Cambridge: Oliver Cromwell’s House
Oliver Cromwell was a polarising figure, but a fascinating one. A leading commander of the Roundheads during the English Civil War, he became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth after the monarchy was abolished.
Cromwell was born in Huntingdon, and his former family home is now a museum devoted to his life. A recent revamp at Oliver Cromwell’s House has beefed up the civil war section, but overall it offers a great insight into a divisive parliamentarian and a turbulent era.
Somewhat bizarrely, there’s also an escape room on the site, should you wish to play.
More Leicester road trips
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