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Living and working in Cambridgeshire

Great working locations

Here at Cambridgeshire County Council, we have great working locations based in a number of different areas. The map below shows where our different offices are based.

Map of Cambridgeshire showing the location of the main towns and cities

Only those that have punted along the River Cam, taking in the sights of the famous College ‘Backs’ will truly understand the magic of Cambridge.

But Cambridgeshire is so much more than this tourist day trip vision of the city. It is a diverse and varied county with a range of interesting towns and villages offering a wide variation in the cost of living and house prices.

The area’s rich heritage, beautiful countryside and charming culture combine to make this one of the most desirable places to live and work in the country.

If you are looking to relocate, we can offer a relocation package up to £8000.

This is a truly exciting time to live and work in Cambridgeshire. The region has long-term plans to build carbon neutral, sustainable housing. Most notably in the surrounding Greater Cambridge area where there are plans to build 3,900 new homes at North East Cambridge, 2,950 at the Cambridge airport site, 1,950 homes at Cambourne and 1,000 at Eddington. There is even a proposal to bring forward development of a new town at the former Waterbeach Barracks site.

All this excitement and development is not just exclusive to the Greater Cambridge area. Peterborough, Fenland and surrounding areas have recently been awarded £3.4 million from the Government’s ‘Level Up’ scheme after a successful bid by Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authorities. The funding will see a focus on regenerating communities, with investments in skills, business and employment.

Aside from the buzz of new developments across the region, Cambridgeshire already has tonnes to offer. There is a myriad of historical towns and villages to be discovered and explored.

There is so much choice for a great day out and here are some of our favourites:
 
Market Square, Cambridge. Open 7 Days a week. Great local market in the beautiful city centre of Cambridge, with local food produce, crafts, clothes and street food. When you’re done exploring the market stalls, you can wander around the streets of Cambridge, exploring the towns historical streets and alleyways.
 
Oliver Cromwell’s House, Ely. Cromwell is one of the most well-known figures of British history. His old home is now a museum, equipped with an Escape Room in his old office!
 
Imperial War Museum, Duxford. Located at a former RAF base, it is the largest aviation museum in the UK, spread over 5 enormous hangers.
 
Hamerton Zoo, Huntingdon. 25 acres to discover, tigers, bears cheetahs and more!    
 
Buckden Village. Fancy a more rural day out? Historically, Buckden was a stopover for travellers on the London-Edinburgh, Great North Road. It boasts gorgeous buildings with fantastic local boutique shops.