facilities & services

If you need to get the kids off the tablets and burn off some steam in a park, borrow books, go to the leisure centre or swim, then take a look below for everything you need to know about family-friendly St. Neots.  You can view the exact location of Children’s centres, libraries, public toilets, parks and playgrounds, swimming pools, leisure centres, post offices, village halls and St. Neots train station on our map.

During Covid 19 many sites are operating a phone and e-mail service, in the case of food banks, a delivery service is in operation. As things change, I will update this red statement.

St. Neots Town Council is very community orientated; their services are; burials, grass cutting, play areas, public toilets, bins, committee meetings, events, community centres. You can contact them here.  Their opening times are Monday to Thursday: 9am -1pm, 1:30-4:30pm and Friday: 9am -1pm, 1:30-5pm.

St. Neots Town Council, Council Offices, Priory Lane, St. Neots, Cambs PE19 2BH (Behind the library)  Tel: 01480 388 911  Email: [email protected]

Huntingdonshire District Council oversee these services: Refuse, leisure, housing, council tax, benefits, planning, democratic. The email address is here. Their opening times are Monday to Thursday: 8:45 - 5pm and Friday: 8:45am - 4:30pm.

Cambridgeshire County Council oversee these services: Social care, education, highways, recycling, libraries, blue badges. Their telephone number is 0345 045 5200. Their opening times are Monday to Thursday: 8:45 - 5pm and Friday: 8:45am -4:30pm.

The council also organises a lot of great local events such as the Street Food & Farmer's Market which is every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the Month (8am -1pm), the weekly Thursday St. Neots Market (9am-4pm), Armed Forces Day Gala Weekend and successfully co-ordinate Health Walks around St. Neots and the surrounding areas.  Keep an eye on our What's On page for details.  

For a list of playgrounds and parks please check our Things to do page.

St. Neots Police Station is located in Dove House Close, St. Neots, PE19 1DS.  You can call in Monday to Thursday 9am -1pm or phone 101

St. Neots Library on the High Street is buzzing with events and activities. This two-story building not only houses books and magazines to borrow but CDs & DVDs too. The very helpful staff are knowledgeable and friendly. There are plenty of computers and self-service desks too. Renewals can be done online and reminders can be sent via e-mail. It has baby-change, disabled toilets, free public WiFi, photocopier and a coffee machine.

Opening Times:

Monday:9.30am – 5pm + Tuesday:9.30am – 5pm + Wednesday:1.30pm – 7pm + Thursday:9.30am – 5pm + Friday:9.30am – 5pm

Saturday:9.30am – 4pm + Sunday: Closed

Baby Rhyme Time is held every Fridays at 10:30 - 11am + Toddler Rhyme Time on Mondays 10:30 – 11am

St. Neots Library 1 Priory Lane, St Neots PE19 2BH Opposite the Priory Centre

You can find Places of Worship in St. Neots listed on a separate page.

Cambridgeshire Child & Family Centre is a good service to know about when you are pregnant, just had a baby, or new to the area.  They offer a range of different support groups, activities and services for families and their children from pregnancy to age 19. You can access services or attend classes and groups at any of the centres across the county, but our local centres are:

Eaton Socon Site, Bushmead Road, Eaton Socon, St. Neots, PE19 8BT

Butterfly Child & Family Centre, Eynesbury Site, Winhills Primary Academy, Off Ducks Lane, St. Neots, PE19 2DX

The sites below are open during group/class times only.

Bargroves Centre, Cromwell Road, St. Neots, PE19 2EY

Little Paxton Village Hall, High Street, Little Paxton, St. Neots, PE19 6EY

Tesco Community Room, Barford Road, St. Neots, PE19 2HD

Weekly Baby Weigh-ins are held at the following locations:

Tuesdays:

Dumbelton Medical Centre: This is where many pregnant women meet their midwife for their first antenatal appointment. 1pm – 3pm. The building is next to Tesco 4 Chapman Way, Eynesbury, Saint Neots PE19 2HD

Self-weigh-in’s: Eatons Child & Family Centre: 9am - 1pm

Wednesday:

Self-weigh-in’s: Butterfly Children’s Centre, Winhills Primary School. 9am -12pm

Thursdays:

Eatons Child & Family Centre: 9:30am – 11:15am

You can call 01480 358350 to contact the Child & Family Centres.

St. Neots Public Toilets and Baby Change Facilities 

Tebbutts Road Car Park, Tebbutts Road, PE19 1RQ Located over the road from the St. Neots Health Centre GP practice. Toilets, baby-change and disabled toilets.

Behind Bosphorus on South Street is a single public toilet accessed through a black gate. There are no baby change facilities here.

Riverside Car Park: The toilets are located in the centre of the car park opposite the Ambience Café. Toilets, baby-change and disabled toilets.

St. Neots Library also has a toilet, baby-change and disabled toilets.

St. Neots Post Office is located in the town centre of town at 35 High Street, St. Neots, PE19 1BN.  It can be found next to the double post box, at the back of the McColl’s newsagents.

Royal Mail collection is located on Huntingdon Road near the Priory Park. PE19 1AA

Eynesbury Post Office can be found in the One Stop, 44 Berkley St, Saint Neots PE19 2ND.

Eaton Socon Post Office 198 Great N Rd, Eaton Socon, Saint Neots PE19 8EF opposite Eaton House.

Launderette Services in St. Neots are:

Newlook Dry Cleaners: 17 Huntingdon St, Saint Neots PE19 1BG. 01480 407066. Monday – Friday 9am -5:30pm and Saturday 9am – 5pm.

The Ironing Shop: 11 Childs Pond Rd, Saint Neots PE19 1TT.  07920 092136. Monday – Friday 8am -6pm and Saturday 9am – 4pm.

Kleanco Dry Cleaners & Laundry: 28a Hardwick Rd, Eynesbury, Saint Neots PE19 2UE. 01480 472810. Monday – Friday 8am -6pm and Saturday 10am – 1pm.

St. Neots Train Station

With frequent trains to London and Cambridge it is no wonder St. Neots is so busy. However, if you are unfamiliar with the station it is good to know what to expect. The lifts to the platforms make life easier for buggies and wheelchairs.  There are toilet facilities to the left of the ticket hall entrance and the self-service ticket machines are outside to the right. Inside the ticket hall is a newsagent/coffee shop. There is also somewhere to get a coffee on the bridge too. A taxi office is situated outside the station, where minicabs can be booked.

St Neots station has automatic ticket barriers within the station, readily available during normal working hours.

Parking is nearly always available towards the rear of the car park. You can pay by coin, card, phone or in advance. If you plan to pay in advance it is worth visiting the car park prior to paying as there are two different companies operating in different areas. You can only pay for the area in which you find a space in. St. Neots Station, Hawkesden Road St Neots PE19 1QF.

 Under 5s travel free on the train with discounts of up to 50% for 5 -15 years depending when you travel.

London Underground is free for all children up to the age of 10 who are travelling with a full paying adult.

These current discount cards are available if you are regularly travelling by train with savings up to 1/3 off most rail fares;16-25 Saver, 26-30, Disabled Persons, Family & Friends, Network, Senior and Two Together Railcards. 

Buses in St. Neots

61 - Eynesbury - St Neots - Eaton Ford - Eaton Socon - St Neots – Eynesbury Go-Whippet

61X - Tesco - Ernulf Academy - St Neots - Eaton Ford - Eaton Socon Go-Whippet

63 - St Neots - Eaton Ford - Eaton Socon - Eynesbury - Rail Station - St Neots Go-Whippet

65 - St Neots - The Offords – Buckden Dews Coaches

66 - Huntingdon - Brampton - Buckden - St Neots Stagecoach in the Fens

112 - Biggleswade - Sandy - Tempsford - Blunham - Chawston - St. Neots – Eynesbury Ivel Sprinter

150 - St Neots - Kimbolton – Tilbrook Dews Coaches

193 - Biggleswade - Potton - Sandy - Little Barford - Eynesford - St Neots Ivel Sprinter

C2 - St Neots - Longstowe - Orwell - Arrington - Croydon - The Hatleys C G Myall & Son

X5 - Cambridge - Bedford - Milton Keynes – Oxford Stagecoach in Bedford

St. Neots Sports Centre  is run by One Leisure. You do not have to be a member to use the facilities but basic membership can cost as little as £2 per year and will give you discounts on a range of activities. We’re very fortunate to also have a small soft play area in the Zest café area, a large indoor sports hall which is also used for racket sports, roller skating, (the home of the Crazy Skaters club), and parties with a bouncy castle/roller skating. Swimming parties are also available here, as well as swimming lessons.

The site also has creche facilities, a fitness studio, cycling studio, gym, pure heat experience suite, synthetic pitch and meeting rooms.

Exercise classes are available for adults, and during the school half and full-term holidays, children's clubs and classes.  For more information see our Activity Classes.

The leisure centre car park is inbetween the leisure centre and the Ernulf Academy and it is free to park.

One Leisure, Barford Road, Eynesbury, St. Neots, PE19 2SA  Tel: 01480 388111      

Citizens Advice give free, independent, impartial and confidential advice and information on a range of subjects including: Benefits, housing and council tax benefits, Consumer Rights and issues, Debt and money advice, Family and relationships, Housing, Legal issues and Employment.  They also hold foodbank vouchers. St Neots District Citizens Advice are based at the CAB Portacabin, Tan Yard Car Park, St Neots, Cambs, PE19 1AN. You can drop-in on Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 9:30 am to 12:30pm. You can also call the advice line on 0344 245 1292 Monday - Friday 9:30am-3:30pm. 

Foodbanks

Anyone in need of food should approach an agency they know e.g. Citizens Advice, housing association, or school and ask them for a voucher. If anyone has difficulty getting a foodbank voucher they should ring 01480 475426 or the free number 0808 20 82 138 (open Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm) or email [email protected]. You’ll confidentially talk to a trained Citizens Advice agent and receive the help you need.

You can collect your food from the following places:

Open Door Church, Suites 2-6, 31a St. Neots Road, Eaton Ford, St. Neots PE19 7BA

St. Neots United Reformed Church, High Street, St. Neots, PE19 1BN

Berkley Street Methodist Church, 10 Berkley Street, St.Neots, PE19 2NB

St. Mary’s Eaton Socon, Great North Road, Eaton Socon, St. Neots, PE19 8EJ

Office and Warehouse: Brittains Unit B, Little End Road, Eaton Socon, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 8JH

Last Updated June 2020