- There are over 250 Independent businesses in Cambridge to explore
- Cambridge has three shopping centres, The Grafton, Lion Yard and Grand Arcade all offering visitors a mix of retail and leisure options
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Unique Cambridge
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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Shopping
If it’s shopping you are after Cambridge has it all, from some of the finest independent boutiques around, a seven day a week market and all the high street brands you might expect, you won’t be disappointed. There’s something for every budget, with luxury boutiques blending seamlessly alongside more affordable fare.
Cambridge has three shopping centres, The Grafton, Lion Yard and Grand Arcade all offering visitors a mix of retail and leisure options you would expect to see. Our historic core and cobbled streets are home to a vast array of independent boutiques covering ladies and men’s wear, home furnishing and exquisite jewellery, to name but a few.
Cambridge isn’t a shopping destination that can done with a quick visit, take your time and explore everything we have to offer.
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Shopping Centres
Grand Arcade
Find a selection of over 60 premium and high street retailers under one sky-lit roof.
Lion Yard
The Lion Yard Shopping Centre, celebrating 40 years of offering a great selection of stores and places to eat
The Grafton
The Grafton is ideal for a great day out with shopping, eating and entertainment.
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Top six things to see and do in Cambridge this Autumn / Winter
Explore boutique shops, experience calming wellness treatments and indulge in delicious food in local restaurants celebrating seasonal produce.
Guide to Shopping in Cambridge
Here are a few must-visit streets for keen shoppers to explore:
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Art & Framing
Cambridge Framing Company
Catering for your every bespoke framing requirement and offering an extensive readymade frame range.
Food & Drink
Cambridge Gin Laboratory
Voted Trip Advisor #1 Thing To Do in Cambridge, The Gin Laboratory is an interactive space dedicated to the appreciation of gin.
Accessories
Cambridge Leather Bags
Leather goods shop.
Food & Drink
Cambridge Local
Cambridge Local is an off-licence selling a range of alcoholic drinks, soft drinks and snacks.
Cambridge Market Square
Outdoor market showcasing gourmet food stalls, plus Cambridge University clothing & souvenirs.
Art & Framing
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House & Park
Museums & Galleries
Tourism
Cambridge Open Studios 2022
In one of the largest Open Studios events to date, Cambridge Open Studios 2022 presents work from more than 370 COS Members in over 230 studios and spaces across the county this July.
Accessories
Gift Shops
Leisure Activities
Tourism
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.
Accessories
Cambridge Strings
A specialist stringed instrument store with over 45 years’ experience in music retail, offering a high-quality service and competitive pricing to all musicians.
Gift Shops
Tourism
Cambridge Tourist Information Centre
Cambridge Tourist Information Centre will help make your trip to Cambridge truly special & unforgettable one. We have an array of activities / recommendations to help you explore, experience, and enjoy your visit to the city. Visit us for in-person advice and tailored suggestions, tour ticket bookings, luggage storage, events brochures, shopping in the historical centre and friendly green badge guides to show you around. Get in touch before your visit and we will be happy to help you plan your trip.
Books
Cambridge University Press Bookshop
Showcasing over 50,000 titles, with access to a huge backlist of 'print on demand' editions from the Press back-catalogue. We also stock a large range of Cambridge souvenirs and bookish gifts for the discerning visitor.
Food & Drink
Cambridge Wine Merchants
One of the biggest independent wine merchants in the country, ‘we’re only as good as the last bottle we sold’, so we buy with love, dedication and flair.
Bars & Clubs
Food & Drink
Cambridgeshire Wine School
Wine tastings & wine courses, private events and birthday parties. Gift vouchers that last 2 years. WSET exam courses. 5-star reviews.
Accessories
Cambs Lock & Safe
Specialising in all manners of locks and security systems that can protect your home or secure your business premises.
Accessories
Campkins Future Vision
An independent, family-run retail business specialising in the sale of new and second hand cameras both modern and vintage, binoculars and telescopes.
Jewellers
Catherine Jones of Cambridge
Family-owned jeweller since 1963 selling original pieces, plus work from other designers.
Cavendish Clinic
With over 10 years’ experience providing medically-led, clinically proven skin and body treatments; Cavendish Clinic believes that everyone deserves to look and feel incredible, inside and out. That's why they only choose to offer the most innovative and market leading treatments in the world, known for their results-driven excellence.
Did you know?
Forming part of St John’s College, The Bridge of Sighs is one of Cambridge’s most famous landmarks. It shares little with its Venetian namesake, but this Gothic Revival style structure is a beauty in its own right, best admired by punt.