How to Find Us

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If you are planning to visit the NIHR Cambridge CRF, please follow the instructions below to find our facilities on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. 

Cambridge Clinical Research Centre (CCRC):  

Each floor in the CCRC has its own dedicated space. Our facilities include:

CCRC Level 2: Interventional Investigation Unit
CCRC Level 3: Early Phase Trials Unit
CCRC Levels 4 & 6: Wellcome Metabolic Translational Research Facility
CCRC Level 5: Adult Clinical Research Facility

Find the CCRC on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. The CCRC building is colour-coded purple on the direction signs. The CCRC main entrance is on Keith Day Road, next the Addenbrooke’s Treatment Centre (ATC).

Please come through the main entrance sliding doors and the reception desk will be on your right.

Upon arrival, please check in with the receptionist who will take some details from you and then direct you to the right department for your visit.

Addenbrooke’s Centre for Clinical Investigation is where you will find the Clinical Investigation Ward (CIW) and Maternal and Child Health Clinical Research Facility (CRF).

From the Addenbrooke’s Hospital main entrance:

On entering Addenbrooke’s Hospital, from the main entrance (Level 2) turn right and go straight on until you reach the concourse. Turn left, go past The Body Shop and hairdressers on your left. At the crossroads to the main corridor (just through some doors) turn right into the corridor, then keep going straight on until you arrive at the lifts on your right. Take the lift or the stairs to Level 3 for the CIW and Level 5 for the CRF. On your right you will see some blue double doors and the name of the unit’s sign. Please press the buzzer and they will let you in to welcome you and check you in.

From the Addenbrooke’s Treatment Centre (ATC) entrance:

On entering the ATC (Level 2), turn left, towards the main corridor. Once on the main corridor, walk past the ‘Rosie Hospital ramp’ on the right and then GSK on the left. Then you will arrive at the lifts on your left. Take the lift or the stairs to Level 3 for the CIW and Level 5 for the CRF. On your right you will see some blue double doors and the name of the unit’s sign. Please press the buzzer and they will let you in to welcome you and check you in.

The Heart and Lung Research Institute Clinical Research Facility is located in the Heart and Lung Research Institute (HLRI), a brown building next to Royal Papworth Hospital. The main entrance to the HLRI is next to the small lake between the Hospital and the HLRI. On arrival, please report to the receptionist who will direct you to the Clinical Research Facility, which is on the ground floor.

The Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre (WBIC) is dedicated to bringing the latest imaging to both cognitive and clinical research.

You will find the WBIC at Addenbrooke’s hospital. At the mini-roundabout on Robinson Way, the WBIC is directly opposite the University Forvie Site.

Further travel directions and Map

Getting to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus 

Find out more information about how you can travel to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus on public transport and using the Park and Ride services.

Cambridge Biomedical Campus Map

Click Here for a Map of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus

*Please note: on the map – the Clinical Investigation Ward and the Maternal and Child Health CRF are labelled in blue in the main building of Addenbrooke’s Hospital- under ACCI/ GSK 

Rail station provides new way to reach our Clinical Research Facility

Cambridge South railway station is a new, more sustainable way to reach the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, including Addenbrooke’s and walking distance to the Clinical Research Facility.

Opened on Sunday (28 June 2026), Cambridge South will see 344 trains per day and up to 20 an hour at peak times. Services from the station run North to Cambridge, Ely, Peterborough, Kings Lynn, Norwich and Birmingham and South to London Liverpool Street, London King’s Cross, Stansted and Brighton. Located close to Addenbrooke’s, the station is served by our Courtesy Bus (Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm), providing free transport from Cambridge South to various parts of our hospitals. Stop number 12 is in front of the Cambridge Clinical Research Centre (CCRC)

The electric courtesy bus provides free transport from Cambridge South

The station has step-free access to all platforms, accessible toilets, over 1000 cycle parking spaces, a drop-off area and access for pedestrians from both sides. It is connected to the local cycle network and close to the Cambridge Guided Busway.

For more details about accessing Cambridge South visit Cambridge Biomedical Campus and Network Rail to plan your journey.

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Cambridge Clinical Research Facility (CRF) is the largest, single site NIHR CRF. It is located in the heart of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe.

The NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility (CRF) is part of the NIHR and hosted by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility
Cambridge Clinical Research Centre
Keith Day Road
Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0SL

01223 254642

Email: cuh.crfenquiries@nhs.net