- 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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Guide to Shopping in Cambridge
Here are a few must-visit streets for keen shoppers to explore:
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Food & Drink
Sweet Home Supermarket
Sweet Home Chinese Supermarket is a food store selling a variety of Chinese and other Oriental food products.
Fashion
Tailor & Cutter
Bespoke garments individually tailored to your own personal requirements.
Gift Shops
Talking T’s
Custom-printed clothing for sportswear & clubs, corporate & workwear, college & school wear, events & publicity, including one-offs and small runs.
Bicycle Shops & Repairs
The Bicycle Collective
We sell cycling accessories for all types of rider, with a specific focus on independent and sustainable brands.
Gift Shops
Leisure Activities
services
The Bridge First Aid Ltd
Individuals looking for classroom training dates, are you fed up of dead end searches? Look no further… We deliver the regions largest choice of public in-person first aid for animals and people, and mental health training, mental health first aid, and suicide awareness courses. Simple Skills Save Lives
Gift Shops
The Cambridge Gift Shop
The Cambridge Gift Shop is Cambridge's premier gift & souvenir retailer.
Accessories
The Cambridge Satchel Company
Stylish, practical and made to last. Beautiful designs from the past, rediscovered and wonderfully made perfect for today.
Accessories
The Clothing Alteration Company
Clothing and curtain alterations and clothing repair service.
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Gift Shops
Key Sites to Visit
Museums & Galleries
The Fitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam Museum is the lead partner of the spectacular collections of the University of Cambridge Museums (UCM) and Botanic Garden.
Accessories
The Flower House
Creating combinations of fresh seasonal flowers for all of life’s events. For us there is a huge difference in providing flowers that will inspire romance, to flowers that will bring comfort or cheer.
The Grafton
The Grafton is ideal for a great day out with shopping, eating and entertainment.
Books
The Haunted Bookshop
Sarah Key Books has specialised in children’s and illustrated books since 1987, and has occupied the Haunted Bookshop since 1993.
Accessories
The Vacuum Cleaner Centre
We service and repair most makes and models of vacuum cleaners alongside selling new, reconditioned and graded machines. We also hold a large stock of bags, filters and spares and other household items.
Art & Framing
Tindalls Art & Graphics
Offering a range of artist supplies, craft and gifts with a passion for all things arts and craft related.
Bicycle Shops & Repairs
Townsends Light Blue Cycle Centre
The oldest cycle shop in Cambridge, for new bikes, parts, clothes and accessories plus repairs and servicing.
Fashion
Troon
A unique and eclectic mix of designer clothing and accessories for all ages, sizes and budgets.
Did you know?
Bringing the river to life in raucous style each June, ‘The Bumps’ are a chaotic series of rowing races. In this Cambridge tradition, which dates back to the early 19th Century, boats set out in single file and must catch and touch, or ‘bump’, the boat ahead without being caught by the rowers on their tail.