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The Lensfield Hotel

Cambridge

📍 53 Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EN

📞 +44 1223 355017

🚆 Nearest station: · 0.7 mi

🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.3 mi (Open Charge Map)

🌊 Sheep's Green, River Cam: Poor bathing water 0.3 mi · Environment Agency

The Lensfield Hotel

Photo: Christopher Hilton  (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Victorian-era hotel in Cambridge city centre
  • Walking distance to colleges, museums and parks
  • Family-run boutique hotel with personal service
  • Small on-site fitness suite for guests
  • Complimentary WiFi throughout the hotel
The Lensfield Hotel is a family-run Victorian-style hotel set in the heart of Cambridge, close to the city's historic colleges, museums and riverside. Guests stay in Premier, Deluxe, Junior Suite, Executive or Standard rooms, each centrally heated with private bathroom, television, tea and coffee facilities and complimentary WiFi throughout. A small Fitness Suite is available on the lower ground floor, and limited on-site parking is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. The hotel is just 0.6 miles from Cambridge station, and within a short walk of attractions such as The Polar Museum, the Fitzwilliam Museum, and the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The operator highlights its personal, home-from-home atmosphere and central position for exploring Cambridge's colleges, architecture, shops and riverside walks.

How far to…

Station
0.6 miles away
The Polar Museum
0.1 miles away
Fitzwilliam Museum
0.2 miles away
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
0.4 miles away

Practical details

Pets
Pets not allowed, except guide/assisted dogs
Parking
Limited parking for 5 cars, first come first served

Accommodation on site

  • Rooms

Details taken from the operator's own website on 29 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.

Facilities

  • ✓ Gym
  • ✓ WiFi
  • ✓ Parking
  • 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
  • 🚆 Near a Train Station

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Where you'll be

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Things to do

Days out and attractions, nearest first

The Polar Museum

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.1 mi

The Polar Museum

The Polar Museum is part of the Scott Polar Research Institute, a University of Cambridge centre fou...

Fitzwilliam Museum

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.2 mi

Fitzwilliam Museum

The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge. It is locat...

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.4 mi

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, also known as MAA, at the University of Cambridge houses...

Whipple Museum of the History Of Science

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.4 mi

Whipple Museum of the History Of Science

The Whipple Museum of the History of Science in Cambridge displays scientific instruments, models an...

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.4 mi

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences

The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, is the geology museum of the University of Cambridge. It is p...

Museum of Zoology

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.4 mi

Museum of Zoology

The Museum of Zoology is one of Cambridge's major museums, part of the University's Department of Zo...

Museum of Classical Archaeology and Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.6 mi

Museum of Classical Archaeology and Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge

This University of Cambridge museum houses one of the largest plaster cast collections in the world,...

Cambridge Science Centre

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.8 mi

Cambridge Science Centre

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Places to visit

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Wimpole Hall

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Wimpole Hall

Wimpole Estate

National Trust · 8.8 mi

Wimpole Estate

Wicken Fen

National Trust · 10.3 mi

Wicken Fen

Houghton Mill

National Trust · 13.8 mi

Houghton Mill

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Eat & drink local

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Panton Arms

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 0.1 mi

Panton Arms

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Hot Numbers

🫖 Tea Rooms · 0.1 mi

Hot Numbers

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Maison Clement

🥐 Bakeries · 0.2 mi

Maison Clement

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Hi Sweety

🥐 Bakeries · 0.2 mi

Hi Sweety

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The Alma

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 0.2 mi

The Alma

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Prince Regent

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 0.2 mi

Prince Regent

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