- 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
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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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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.
Coffee Shops & Tea Rooms
Food & Drink
Take Aways
Toilets
Florey – Cafe & Gardens
Florey is a laid-back café tucked into the gardens of Harvey Court, serving good coffee, cakes, and simple savoury bits. Grab a table outside when the sun's out, or head inside. Open to everyone.
Gift Shops
Home Furnishings
Freckleface Home Fragrance
Luxury home fragrance store specialising in handmade vegan soya wax melts, candles, reed diffusers, fragrance oils and homewares. Our store is open Monday to Saturday 10am - 5.30pm and Sunday 11am - 4pm.
Books
G David Bookseller
An ever-changing collection of antiquarian and second hand books and antique prints.
Food & Drink
Restaurants
Galleria Restaurant
A family-run independent restaurant in the heart of Cambridge, offering stunning views of the River Cam and historic University Colleges, with two riverside balconies for a truly unique dining experience.
Art & Framing
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Leisure Activities
Museums & Galleries
GALLERIE V
GALLERIE V is a Cambridge-based youth gallery which opened its doors on May 19, 2021. Our mission is to support, inspire, and educate the local youth community, by showcasing the work of young artists aged 14-25 from all over the UK in group open call exhibitions. By providing a platform for artists to express their creativity, we aim to create a community which enables young individuals to showcase and develop their creative potential.
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.
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.
Grand Arcade
Find a selection of over 60 premium and high street retailers under one sky-lit roof.
Bars & Clubs
Grape Britannia
Award-winning wine merchants and bar in central Cambridge, specialising in English and Welsh wine. We offer a frequently changing range of wines by the glass and over 200 bottles to purchase, the largest selection of English and Welsh anywhere.
Bars & Clubs
Food & Drink
Gutter & Stars
Gutter&Stars is proud to be Cambridge’s first winery. From the basement of the Grade II-listed Chesterton Mill winemaker Chris Wilson makes award-winning English wines from grapes grown locally. "Gutter & Stars should be on every wine lover's radar," says Olive Magazine.
Gift Shops
Harold and Charles
Jewellers
Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery
2020's "UK Bespoke Jeweller of the Year", leading the way in custom rings and jewellery, offering an unparalleled level of creative design, master craftsmanship and customer service.
Books
Heffers Bookshop
An amazing array of fiction and non-fiction titles – plus music and stationery and probably the best range of board games in the country!
Art & Framing
Museums & Galleries
HMC Framing
HMC Framing is a complete bespoke picture framing service. We are proud members of The Fine Art Trade Guild and are specialists in mounting, framing and preserving a number of different mediums.
Accessories
Gift Shops
Home Furnishings
Home County Co.
We're the Home County Co., and we hand-pour candles, reed diffusers, and hand care products inspired by counties and regions in the UK.
Did you know?
The city’s name is known around the world, but it wasn’t always called Cambridge. In the Middle Ages it was known as Grantabridge, meaning the bridge over the river Granta (one of the sources of the River Cam).