On-site facilities for children and carers
We have a number of onsite facilities and resources to support our conference attendees and their families. While we are not able to provide on-site childcare, we have a dedicated family room and private lactation room with refrigerator for milk storage - both accessible at any time and located very close to the conference auditorium. We also provide a number of baby/toddler furniture items, such as highchairs, toilet seat and changing table.
Please contact us at events@slcu.cam.ac.uk if you have any questions or suggestions for ways that we can support you during the conference.
Junior Delegates
Children will be issued with a Junior Delegate pack including a name badge (first name only, with emergency contact details on the back) and some activities that they might enjoy. Children must be accompanied by a parent or carer at all times.
Family Room (Darwin Room)
A multi-use room will be a dedicated space for families to use during the conference. This room has soft lounges, table and chairs, soft floor coverings and is a suitable space for carers to use when supervising young children or for childminders/partners/carers to use while the conference is in progress.
There are also baby changing facilities, toddler toilet seat and highchairs available on site.
Lactation
Breastfeeding is welcome in all public areas of the building. We also provide a private room for nursing and pumping with a separate fridge for milk storage.
Access to the Botanic Garden
The Lab is surrounded by the Cambridge University Botanic Garden, a traffic free area with a café. Please contact the conference organisers so we can arrange for free access to the Garden for your partner/childminder during the conference.
Suggested activities for children
We are gathering ideas and suggestions from local families and will list nearby parks, activites and child friendly cafes and restaurants on this page closer to the date of the conference.
Local Attractions
Please find below links to a number of family-friendly attractions within walking distance of the conference or accessible by public transport.
University of Cambridge Museums and Botanic Garden
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- The Fitzwilliam Museum
- Museum of Zoology
- Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
- Museum of Classical Archaeology
- Kettle's Yard
- The Polar Museum
- Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Cherry Hinton Hall Park (water play area and duck ponds)
Nene Valley Railway (home to Thomas)
Sheep's Green (play park and children's play pool - all free)