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At the park

Granta Park® has a range of amenities to provide a convenient work-life balance. Our aim is to ensure everything you need is at hand on the estate. For further information please see below.

Food and Drink

Restaurant at the Apiary®

Overlooking tennis courts and woodland terrain this beautiful restaurant is the perfect place to take a break from your desk and enjoy some delicious food.  

Comfy seating and feature lighting sets the atmosphere. At one end of the restaurant, you will find our 82 inch showing sports events and news, perfect for a relaxed lunch or informal meeting. 

Eurest coffee bar is open from 7.30am - 4pm Monday to Friday and the self serve coffee machine is available throughout The Apiary opening hours 7 days a week. The restaurant is able to serve hot breakfast to order from 7.30am - 9am and lunch from 11.30am - 2.30pm. Offering something for everyone, customers can choose from the daily hot special menu, salad bar or a grab and go option from the self-service area.  

Granta Park Hospitality, provided by the Apiary®

Whether you are looking to cater a team lunch or have a conference planned within your building, The Apiary can provide you with hospitality to suit all budgets that is freshly made to order.

Choose from a full range of packages here – featuring everything from quick bites to continental breakfast platters – and get it delivered straight to your door.

Contact The Apiary team on u99706@cpgplc.onmicrosoft.com for further information and to place your order.

What's On...

You can view the weekly menu here.

You can also place orders via the Granta Park app. If you have already downloaded the app, make sure to update to the latest version. If you haven't already got the app, please download now using steps 1 and 2 below.

Please note: the app is designed for mobile phones only; it is not designed for tablets or your desktop.

STEP 1:

Download the Android version of the app here.

Download the Apple version of the app here.

STEP 2:

Once the app has downloaded follow the on-screen instructions to create an account; once signed up you will receive an activation email - in order to access the app you will need to first activate the account via this link (don't forget to check your junk or spam folder if you do not see this activation email straight away).

If you experience any problems downloading or using the Granta Park app, please email: admin@grantapark.co.uk, or use the app feedback form.

TWI Restaurant

The restaurant at TWI is open to all staff who work at Granta Park between 8:00 and 14:00 daily. 

You can view the weekly menu below. 

Week commencing 22nd April.

Fitness

Fitness wellbeing

Our state-of-the-art facility, operated by Nuffield Health, offers a 25m swimming pool, tennis and squash courts, a climbing wall, spin studio, class studios and fully equipped gym.

No other science park in the UK offers it’s occupiers such a superb facility perfectly situated overlooking woodland terrain. To take a video tour of the facility you can visit the Granta Park Nuffield Health website here.

Members also benefit from a fantastic range of weekly classes, included within their monthly fee. For information on the most current timetable please check the Granta Park app, email grantapark@nuffieldhealth.com or call 01233 606350.

Personal training, beauty treatments and physiotherapy are also available.

Sports Clubs

The social committee organise a variety of team sports, including rounders, five-a-side football and volleyball.

Cricket

Granta Park® has a unique centrally located cricket pitch and a full range of events held throughout the year.

Mapped Walking Routes

For those of you that who enjoy a lunch time stroll we have put together some maps of basic walking routes around Granta Park.

Walking is simple, free and one of the easiest ways to be more active and become healthier. Getting outside and taking some time away from your desk has also been proven to have great mental health benefits.

Perhaps you could use these routes as inspiration as a stepping stone to something amazing!

Our mapped walks can be downloaded here. If you would like to start recording your progress you can also download a walking diary here.

We hope to add more walks, on and off the Park, in the coming months.

Please note that all walks are undertaken at your own risk and Granta Park accept no responsibility or liability for any loss or injury. Walkers should wear appropriate footwear/clothing and be aware of natural obstacles that one might expect to encounter on routes such as these. Take particular care on uneven surfaces. We would also remind you to take due care when traversing the public areas surrounding Granta Park.

Conferencing

Conferencing

We have numerous conference opportunities at Granta Park, from tenant only exclusive hires to spaces open to those outside of the Park too.

The McClintock Conference Suite - Located on the first floor of the McClintock Building, this space is flooded with natural light and is suitable for up to 50 guests. The space can be set up theater style and is  available for Park tenants to hire only, for a full or half day.

Tea, coffee and waters included in the room hire and there is the opportunity to have catering delivered to your conference, both in the conference room and to your own office for a team lunch, meeting or conference.

Room hire details - here.

Corporate Hospitality menu - here.  

Conferencing Space at Sphere Fluidics - A range of versatile executive meeting/conferencing suites, located within the Granta Centre, suitable for between 4 and 50 people. With six rooms to choose from, there is something to suit all your conferencing needs and these spaces are open for hire to tenants on the Park, as well as those from outside of the Park. Take a look at the full brochure here

TWI - Offering conference space for up to 300 delegates, TWI have two lectures rooms available for hire, which can seat 150 each or 300 when open as one room. Available to Park tenants and those based offsite, the brochure can be found here. Plus, the TWI kitchen offers corporate hospitality for the Park, as well as their lecture rooms and the Sphere conference rooms above. See the sample menu here

Nursery

Nursery

Operated by The Old Station Nursery Group the Sunhill Day Granta Park® offers a maximum of 90 places between the opening hours of 07:30-18:30, Monday to Friday.

The premises have been carefully designed to offer children a stimulating and exciting environment to play and learn in. Each room has its own secure outdoor area, offering all children interesting and challenging experiences both indoors and outdoors in all weathers. The outdoor areas have been created to develop children’s early science skills, and to help promote children’s creative and critical thinking. 

The Montessori ethos is used, alongside the Early Years Foundation Stage. The Montessori approach focuses on the immense capacity of children to absorb information by giving them the freedom and independence to learn at their own pace. This is based on the deep understanding of the way children learn, through choosing, trying and doing things for themselves. Activities are designed to teach children independence from an early age, including self-serving their own meals, and washing up and tidying up afterwards. 

Sunhill offer both 15 and 30 hours government funding for eligible children, which is stretched across 50 weeks of the year, and also accept childcare vouchers and payment via tax free childcare. 

More information is available online at www.theoldstationnursery.co.uk, or alternatively contact Rosie on 01223 892010. Email grantapark@tosn.co.uk to arrange a visit.

Sustainability

Sustainability

We strive to provide a clean environment for both our human and wildlife populations. By managing a full recycling program we actively care for our environment.

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Travel

Commuter Bus

Granta Park® provides a fleet of commuter bus services, one from Cambridge Train Station with stops at Hills Road and Addenbrookes’ Hospital, and one from Whittlesford Parkway Station. Please click on the links to see the full timetables.

01.07.2023

For those who use the Granta Park commuter bus to get to and from the Park, please note that a brand new app is now available and must be used to purchase tickets before boarding.

Fees to ride will be re-introduced from 1 August for all journeys and will remain at £1.50 per journey.

For full details of how to download the app can be found below:

1. Download the app

Please note: If you already have the app, please UNINSTALL it and download again for the latest update.

Search your app store for the Granta Park Travel App. (Available for Android and Apple users.)

2. Set up your account

Use your work email to set up your account and follow the prompts.

We recommend enabling notifications to receive travel alerts.

3. Buy tickets and book your service

Select ‘buy tickets’ in the menu, select the type of ticket you require and checkout.

Please note a ticket is required for all journeys and children from the Granta Park Day Nursery can travel FOC but must be included in the number of seats requested. Up to 2 children per adult.

AstraZeneca staff should apply for travel via Ticket Schemes on the App

4. Get ready to board.

Open your ticket, activate it and you can then check availability and book your seat on a service of your choice if preferred. Before boarding, ensure your ticket is activated and open for the driver to scan. 

Booking onto a specific service is optional but recommended if you get on at the last few stops to ensure you get a seat during a busy service.  Book up to 14 days in advance and up to one hour prior to departure.


Booked passengers have priority over walk-on passengers.

FAQ's can be found here.

Car share scheme

Free to join, the Granta Park® car share scheme is a great way to set up a lift share with other staff members commuting to Granta Park. Granta Park has its own dedicated car share website which offers members a quick, easy and secure way to make contact with each other.

grantapark.liftshare.com

Benefits of car sharing include saving money, reducing local congestion and getting to know your colleagues. Remember you don’t need to own a car to car share, you can just search for a lift too.

We are slowly introducing ‘car share only’ parking bays across the Park; to use these you will need a permit.

Please see here for a step-by-step guide on how to register for the scheme or request a parking permit. The ‘car share only’ bays are currently available within the Parking Groves and Riverside Buildings car park.

In March 2020 we launched Smart Parking at Granta Park, this allows those who car share to authenticate their journeys via a simple app on their phones. This new authentication process now gives us an accurate representation of when the dedicated car share bays are in use, ultimately allowing us to make sure there are always enough bays to go around.

Foot & cycle paths

The N11 cycle route connects Cambridge to Sawston and there is a dedicated off-road cycle path linking Sawston and Babraham. There is a permissive cycle path through Babraham Farm which provides a link between Babraham and the Granta Park main entrance. This route includes a footbridge with cycle wheel ramps across the A11.  Additionally a link to the cycle route along the A1307 was opened in February 2017. This link provides a traffic free cycle route through The Babraham Institute which connects to the existing cycle network.

These cycle routes provide a cycle link between Cambridge and Granta Park as well as the villages to the south of Cambridge including Trumpington, Great Shelford, Stapleford, Sawston and Babraham. A Cambridge to Saffron Walden cycle map can be viewed here

In addition to these routes, there is a 2m wide asphalt surfaced shared footway / cycleway along the northern side of the A505 between Granta Park and Whittlesford Parkway railway station approximately 4km to the southwest of the site.

A narrow 1m to 1.5m wide footway / cycleway is also provided along the northern side of the A1307 between Hildersham and Linton, to the southeast of Granta Park. This provides a cycle link from Linton, with agreement with Cambridgeshire County Council to potentially extend the route to Granta Park in the future.

If you are not keen on cycling alone, why not find a cycling partner? There is a cycle journey section available through the car share website it is free to join and will match individuals cycling the same route so they can cycle together.

Bicycle loan programme

Bicycle loan programme

Granta Park® bicycles are available for staff based on the Park to borrow during their working day. They provide a great opportunity to grab some fresh air and take a break from your desk.

24-hour security

24-hour security

Granta Park® has a gated entrance and 24-hour security in operation 365 days a year. With regular park patrols and the latest security measures in place, everyone working at or visiting the Park can enjoy a secure environment.

If you need to contact Security please call 01223 891 369.

Granta Park APP

Granta Park APP

Our app has been created to offer everything an employee based on Granta Park may need. Please see below for a list of the functions available:

  • Map of Granta Park and the amenities
  • Information on the Granta Park nursery
  • Link to the car share scheme
  • Link to the current commuter bus timetables and new 'live bus tracker'
  • Information about the non-member services available at The Apiary Fitness & Wellbeing Centre
  • A fully comprehensive Nuffield Health gym member app (further information below)
  • Ability to view the menus and daily specials at The Apiary
  • Ability to pre-order food and drinks for collection from The Apiary
  • Ability to purchase and redeem commuter bus tickets

All employees on Granta Park are invited to download the app now using steps 1 and 2 - only Granta Park Nuffield Health gym members need to follow the steps thereafter. Please note: the app is designed for mobile phones only, it is not designed for tablets or your desktop.

STEP 1:

Download the Android version of the app here.

Download the Apple version of the app here.

STEP 2:

Once the app has downloaded follow the on-screen instructions to create an account; once signed up you will receive an activation email - in order to access the app you will need to first activate the account via this link (don't forget to check your junk or spam folder if you do not see this activation email straight away).

GYM MEMBERS ONLY:

Once you have explored the Granta Park app and you are ready to set up your gym members’ access, please complete the following steps:

  • Click 'Fitness & Wellbeing' and then 'Member'.
  • You will then be redirected to download the gym app which is exclusive to members.
  • We have imported all existing members into the app so when prompted to create an account or log-in, simply hit “Forgot Password”.
  • Enter the email address you use for your Nuffield Health membership (it is important you use the correct email address that Nuffield Health have on their system, otherwise it will not recognise you).
  • Once you have created your new password you can close this window.
  • From this point onward, you can simply hit the “Member” button in your Granta Park app and it will take you straight into the gym app so you only need to add the Granta Park App to your home-screen. (Please note that you must keep the Granta Park Gym app installed on your phone to enable the link & functionality).

If you experience any problems downloading or using the Granta Park app, please email admin@grantapark.co.uk or use the app feedback form.

If you experience any problems downloading or using the Gym members’ app, please email grantapark@nuffieldhealth.com or call 01223 606350.