Getting to Newmarket couldn’t be easier, with fantastic road and rail links to all parts of the country and close proximity to one of the UK’s busiest airports. Newmarket is located on the border of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, surrounded by beautiful, unspoilt countryside, but within close proximity of Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds and major arterial roads.
Newmarket is conveniently located on the A14 which offers excellent connections to all major roads in the east of England.
M11 – 1 hour to London
A11 – 1 hour to Norwich
A1(M) – 1 hour to Peterborough
Newmarket railway station provides regular services to Cambridge to the west and Ipswich to the east. Both offer fast and regular connections to and from London while Cambridge also offers good links to the Midlands and The North.
For more information on trains to Newmarket, click here.
You can also use the Trainline app or their website to plan your journey to Newmarket. Click here for more.
Newmarket bus station is served by various public services that offer easy connections to Cambridge, Bury St Edmunds and beyond. There is also a National Express service from London.
For more information on buses to Newmarket, click here.
Newmarket is within easy reach of a number of international airports that serve most of Europe and further afield.
Stansted Airport – 45 min by road
Norwich Airport – 1 hr 10 min by road
Birmingham Airport – 2 hrs by road
It is also possible to get to Newmarket by sea. Harwich International Port is located to the east of the town and operates regular passenger services to and from the Hook of Holland.
Harwich International Port – 1 hr 20 min by road
08/11/2018
Newmarket during wartime
Not many people realise the role that Newmarket played during either the First World War (1914 -1918) or the Second World War (1939 – 1945).
30/10/2018
Newmarket’s tourism boost
2017 saw a record-breaking year for the Home of Horseracing with Newmarket welcoming over 1.6 million visitors, which boosted the economic value of tourism in the town by 6% to a total in excess of £73 million.
24/10/2018
Ghostly goings-on in Newmarket
In a town that has a history as storied as Newmarket there are bound to be several tales of ghostly happenings and things that go bump in the night.
23/10/2018
Three legends to see at Dalham Hall Stud
Turning off Duchess Drive in Newmarket and up towards Dalham Hall Stud’s gates, one is immediately aware that what you are about to experience is special.
16/10/2018
Fred Archer, one of Newmarket’s legends
The name Fred Archer is synonymous with the town of Newmarket.
05/10/2018
How do Thoroughbred auctions work?
The world of thoroughbred auctions is an exciting one. To the untrained eye it may just be a lot of people looking at horses and buying them.
25/09/2018
Five top restaurants to try when visiting Newmarket
There’s a growing interest in the local food scene in Newmarket with some top restaurants joining the fray when it comes to competing to catch the attention of visitors to Suffolk looking for top quality dishes.
17/09/2018
Discovering Newmarket’s unique heritage
The word heritage is defined as ‘features belonging to the culture of a particular society, such as traditions, languages or buildings, which come from the past and are still important’.
