Connecting Cambridgeshire is expanding CambWifi, its free public access Wifi service, to help people get online, support local businesses and make it easier for everyone to access vital public services.
The programme is working with partners to increase free public access Wifi provision in public buildings like libraries, open spaces, market town centres and community buildings in rural areas.
Public access Wifi has taken on more importance as a result of the recent pandemic which has made us all more reliant on internet services to keep connected, make contactless payments and keep in touch with others.
Free public access Wifi also has a significant part to play in supporting struggling high streets, particularly in areas where mobile coverage is poor, and can contribute to supporting health and well-being by making it easier to access information on the go.
CambWifi
Free CambWifi is already available at around 200 public buildings across Cambridgeshire. This includes all Cambridgeshire Libraries and council offices, public leisure centres, children’s centres, community centres and Park & Ride sites.
CambWifi provides a secure, trusted network that is simple to join and used by growing numbers of people to access the internet. We are investigating opportunities and funding to further expand the CambWifi services into more locations across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Find out where you can access CambWifi and instructions on how to join it.
City and Market Towns Wifi
** Temporary CambWifi service interruption for market town centres in Fenland and Huntingdonshire and in Peterborough city centre **
Please note that from 1 October 2025, CambWifi will be temporarily unavailable in outdoor public spaces in Fenland (March and Whittlesey), Huntingdonshire (Huntingdon, Ramsey, St Ives and St Neots town centres plus Oaktree Medical Centre, Oxmoor) due to a change in network provider.
We’re working hard behind the scenes on a technical solution to restore the service as soon as possible. This change is part of a new network contract to reconnect connectivity for the longer term.
CambWifi free public access Wifi will continue to be available in indoor public building locations such as libraries during this period.
We’ll update this page with a confirmed reconnection date as soon as it’s available.
Thank you for your patience while we make these improvements.
Connecting Cambridgeshire is working with the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority and local councils to support Market Towns Masterplans to increase Wifi services in market towns so that businesses, residents, and visitors can access information and make payments online.
CambWifi is live in St Neots Market Square and High Street, St Ives town centre, Ramsey town centre and Huntingdon town centre, in partnership with Huntingdonshire District Council. Read more about the launch of CambWifi in Huntingdonshire market towns.
CambWifi is live in Peterborough city centre in partnership with Peterborough City Council.
CambWifi is now available in Ely city centre and public access Wifi is also being provided in Soham and Littleport town centres in partnership with East Cambridgeshire District Council.
In partnership with Huntingdonshire District Council, CambWifi is now available in some open spaces on the Oxmoor estate.
CambWifi is also available in Whittlesey and March town centres, in partnership with Fenland District Council, since mid-2023.
