We know that visiting the hospital can be overwhelming. The CUH Directions app helps you find your way around Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie hospitals.
What is CUH Directions?
CUH Directions is a free app for patients and visitors. It helps you find your way to:
- Clinics
- Wards
- Other hospital areas
Features of the app
The app also provides:
- Key hospital phone numbers
- Car parking information
- Pinch and zoom maps
It helps you get to Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie by:
- Car
- Bike
- Public transport
- Walking
How does the app work?
- Enter your start and end points: Type in where you are and where you need to go.
- Follow the route: The app will show you the easiest path.
- See photos: The app shows photos of the hospital to guide you along the way.
- Make text bigger: You can increase the text size, and the app works with screen readers.
- Translation – The directions in the app can be translated into 20 languages, from the ‘change language’ option on the menu.
- Text to speech – The app can also speak directions to you, next to each direction there is a text-to-speech button to click.
This app was created by patients and was funded by Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust.
Directions from main entrances
All destinations are available when starting from one of the main entrances.
If your destination is not listed, please select one of the following starting points:
- Main Outpatient Entrance,
- Main Hospital Entrance,
- ATC (Treatment centre).
- For destinations in the Rosie, please start at the Rosie hospital main entrance.
If you are starting from a car park or the bus station, please proceed to the nearest main entrance first. From there, you can start a second journey to your final destination.
Examples
Journey 1
Starting point: Car park 1
Destination: Main Outpatient entrance
Journey 2
Starting point: Main Outpatient entrance
Destination: Clinic 2
The app will show you how to get there with step by step photos and instructions.
How to download CUH Directions
To get the app:
- Go to the App Store (iOS) or Google Play Store (Android) on your phone.
- Search for CUH Directions.
- Download and install it.
- Open the app and start using it to find your way around the hospital.
Once downloaded, you can use the app without internet access (Wi-Fi or data).
Non-urgent advice: Already have the app?
Make sure you have the latest version!
Please go to your app store to update the app and get the most up to date version.
Providing feedback
We want to hear from you! Your feedback helps us improve the app.
Please share your thoughts so we can make the app better for everyone.
Key stats (as of March 2026) New version of the app now live! Please update the app via the app store to access the latest version.
Journeys and updates
- Approximately 400 journeys at launch
- 726 journeys available now
- New journeys including the Medical discharge lounge and Emmeline Centre annexe
- Pinch and zoom maps on the 'Maps' page
Usage
- 34,844 app downloads since launch
- 535,345 total page views since launch
- 20,268 pages viewed in February
Feedback from app surveys
- "As a regular visitor to CUH I found this app a godsend"
- "I have just tested the newly downloaded app on a route I know - it is excellent, and so simple. Many thanks for developing it."
Love the simplicity of the app, speed of loading photos. Thanks goodness you show what people actually see, not a line of dots on a map!
- "There must be hundreds of other hospitals out there who could do the same quickly and cheaply. Well done Addenbrooke's!"
- "Brilliant. The use of photographs at every stage is a great idea. I am reminded of the saying: One picture is worth a thousand words."
- "I thought I knew the hospital having used it for 50 years but still find new places to be sent to. Well done. Excellent app."
