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From making your own gin with one of the world’s most innovative distilleries, to trying the best of the Cambridge food scene – here are some uniquely Cambridge experiences to seek out during your stay
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Gift Shops
Gift Shops
Angela Reed
Proudly championing beautiful, high quality furniture for over 130 years, Angela Reed has moved and evolved with the times, but we still value quality products and service above everything else.
Ark Gift Shop
Founded in 2001, we pride ourselves on sourcing the best and most unusual products delivered with exceptional customer service.
Ben’s Yard
Launching Spring 2023, Ben's Yard is a rural retail village on the edge of Ely welcoming your new go-to café/restaurant, fashion and lifestyle boutiques, head-to-toe spa services, artisan food hall, playground and a 6 acre event space all beautifully landscaped on the Stuntney Estate with marked trails through woodland, fenland and wildflower meadows.
Cambridge Rowing Experience
We are delighted to offer a rare and exciting opportunity for you to experience Cambridge’s most iconic sport - ROWING! The experience is aimed at complete beginners irrespective of your level of fitness (T&C's apply). The ultimate aim is to get you to simply experience what it's like to row in Cambridge. We run half-day sessions throughout the year using high quality facilities and equipment. You’ll get the chance to row in a coxed 'eight' boat, just like the crews in the famous Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race. The entire experience is fully Covid compliant. Lifejackets can be provided if needed although the eight boat is the safest boat in our fleet. So whether you want to tick it off the bucket list, learn a new skill, bond with your friends or your team, or make new friends - sign up for the Cambridge Rowing Experience today.
Clare Hall
Clare Hall is a college for advanced study at the University of Cambridge. We have beautiful grounds and gardens to explore. A British architect and long-time resident of Sweden, Ralph Erskine, was enlisted to build a resolutely modern community within Cambridge’s history-rich landscape.
Courtyard Kitchen
Combining food and culture, our modern eatery is the perfect spot to enjoy freshly prepared, homemade food whilst being able to peruse the contemporary exhibitions, art and antiquities within the museum walls.
David Parr House
David Parr House is an ordinary terraced house with an extraordinary hand-painted interior. Home to the Victorian working-class artist, David Parr and his family, the house is an example of Arts and Crafts workmanship layered with 20th-century social history.
Giles & Co
Along with our own exclusive designs for men, woman and children, we offer one of the best ranges of Cambridge clothing in the city.
Iris & Violet
An award winning independent shop based in Cambridge City Centre. Iris & Violet sells a range of exclusive, independent fashion brands, accessories, homewares and gifting – all at accessible price points. Brands stocked include Pieces, Y.A.S, FRNCH, Grace & Mila, Bloomingville, Big Metal London and many more.
Jacks on Trinity
Your number one source for all things Cambridge. We’re dedicated to giving you the very best of Cambridge clothing and gifts, with a focus on dependability, customer service and choice.
John Lewis & Partners
John Lewis and Partners is a department store, we're more than employees, we're owners. That's why we're all called Partners. And that's why we all go above and beyond to offer quality products and outstanding service to the people who matter most - you, our customers.
Lost in Vinyl
Dedicated to offering new and second hand vinyl at affordable prices.
Nomads
Travelling the high seas from Timbuktu to Kathmandu, Nomads is a unique Aladdin’s Cave on Kings Parade.
Parade the Gift Shop
Home to some of the oldest teddy bears in the world. They also sell toys, games, train sets and handmade crafted collectables including ornaments.
Party Mania Party Goods
Colourful shop selling fancy dress for adults and kids, plus wigs, makeup and helium balloons.
Podarok
Filled to brim with beautiful gifts for your loved ones, or a treat for yourself – quirky handbags, unique homewares and beautiful jewellery.
Did you know?
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