- 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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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.
Jewellers
Cellini Jewellery
Cellini is an independent company of designers and makers of fine jewellery, self contained and complete with its own workshops.
Food & Drink
Chocolat Chocolat
We love chocolate as much as you do and we take care to make sure everything in our shop will delight chocolate lovers.
Books
Christian Science Reading Room
Christian Science is a prayer-based method of treating disease and alleviating suffering. It has been practiced by thousands of professional healers around the world for over 125 years.
Art & Framing
B&B's and Guesthouses
Bars & Clubs
College Rooms
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Gift Shops
Key Sites to Visit
Leisure Activities
Museums & Galleries
Tourism
Universities & Colleges
Walking & Cycling Routes
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.
Accessories
Country Traditionals
Country Traditionals are the main UK importers of the hand crafted, hand decorated stoneware made by Ceramika Artystyczna in Boleslawiec, Poland.
Fashion
Cuckoo
Fabulous clothes and accessories, in a relaxed, non-intimidating environment with award-winning customer service.
Accessories
Bicycle Shops & Repairs
Walking & Cycling Routes
Decathlon
Decathlon makes sport accessible to the many by designing, producing and selling great value sports products all over the world. Our Cambridge store in the Grafton Centre is home to 25 sports experts waiting to share their knowledge with you. We also offer bike servicing and repairs in our in store workshop.
Dukels Ltd
We are a specialist hair and beauty supply store specialised in Afro hair products and hair extensions, wigs and beauty products for every race & colour. We are open 10am to 6pm Mondays Saturdays.
Accessories
Dukels Wigs
Dukels supplies all kinds of hair extensions, hair & beauty products, make-up, hair accessories, fashion jewellery and wigs.
Fashion
Home Furnishings
Ede & Ravenscroft
From the exquisite and celebrated bespoke service, to personal tailoring and shirt making, plus ceremonial robes for all occasions.
Bicycle Shops & Repairs
Flat Planet Cycle Repairs
Full repair, restoration and bespoke new-build services plus secondhand and reconditioned bikes of all types and sizes.
Books
G David Bookseller
An ever-changing collection of antiquarian and second hand books and antique prints.
Gift Shops
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.
Fashion
Giulio Ladies & Menswear
Cambridge's number one luxury boutique for designer menswear and womenswear, established in 1982.
Accessories
Graces Accessories
A small family business offering official Cambridge University apparel and souvenirs, sterling silver jewellery, semi precious stones and amber jewellery, fashion scarves and accessories.
Did you know?
Want to visit Europe’s largest air museum? Pay a visit to IWM Duxford, which houses a huge collection of aircraft and aviation exhibits, as well as hosting regular flying displays.