Shopping in Cambridge

Cambridge is a really diverse city with something for everybody. If you love shopping and are visiting Cambridge, you should know, that there are many places where you can go shopping and, what is more, enjoy it. There are whole streets filled with many shops and once you get into one of them, you will never stop shopping!

So, here is a list of many shop areas you can visit in Cambridge (and, trust me, there are plenty! ):

• Benet Street Area
• Bridge Street/Magdalene Street
• Christ's Lane
• Fitzroy Street/Burleigh Street
• The Grafton
• Grand Arcade
• Green Street
• King's Parade
• King Street
• Lion Yard
• Market Square
• Mill Road
• Newmarket Road
• Rose Crescent
• Sidney Street
• St. John's Street
• Sussex Street
• Trinity Street

Cambridge has many independent shops, as I have already mentioned, where you can shop for accessories, art, books, clothing, home stuff, jewellery, sports, etc.

So, you can buy some good accessories in Ian Stevens _ 28 Magdalene Street, where you can find laptops and music cases, totes, kit bags, box bags, travel goods and other. There is also Marr's Leather Shop _ 16 Rose Crescent, which is the best little leather shop in England! It offers exclusive selection of Italian handbags, wallets, purses, etc.

There are, also, some art/gallery shops, such as Cafe Jello _ 13 Magdalene Street, which is Cambridge's only specialist contemporary glass art gallery and working studio, and where you can wind many things, including sculptures, glass works, etc., EE Fine Art _ 7 Cobble Yard, that specialises in the Eastern European and Russian contemporary and modern fine art; The Lawson Gallery _ 7-8 Kings Parade, which is opposite to King's College and has a wide range of art works and prints and others.

Now about the book shops! There are these two shops where you can find great books: Cambridge University Press Bookshop _ 1 Trinity Street, Galloway & Porter Limited _ 30 Sidney Street. Cambridge University Press Bookshop is the oldest bookshop site in England for a large range of local interest titles as well as excellent academic reading. And Galloway & Porter Limited was established in 1902 and offers different kinds of books for everyone.

Of course, who can get away without shopping for clothes! There are many shops, where you can buy clothing.

• Anthony _ 18 Trinity Street (here you can find some brands, such as Hugo Boss, Pal Zileri, Eton, Canali)
• Arthur Shepherd _ 32 Trinity Street (classic clothing for men and women including brands like Barbour, R M Williams and Hunter, and they have the best selection of Scottish knitwear in East Anglia)
• Baska _ 18 Magdalene Street (an independent boutique with designer clothes and unique accessories)
• BIS _ 24 Magdalene Street (opened in late May 2008, it offers men's wear to complement women's, including designers such as Margaret Howell and Nicole Farhi)
• Boudoir Femme _ 18 King Street (women's wear from Malene Birger, Rutzou, Anonymous & American Vintage with individually sourced vintage clothing & accessories, designer jewellery, shoes, millinery, lingerie & perfume)
• Bowns _ 25 Magdalene Street (contemporary fashion for women, labels include names such as Betty Jackson, Margaret Howell, Paul Smith and Vivienne Westwood)
• Giles & Co _ 4 Trinity Street (offers a wide range of University of Cambridge officially licensed clothing and gifts. There are many shirts and hoodies and rugby shirts, too)
• Mayhem _ 41 Sidney Street (this is one of Cambridge's longest running independent store and offers wide range of clothing, jewellery, accessories and gifts)
• More _ 42 Hobson Street (this is a "more" experience and more cloth for the customers)
• One World is Enough _ 30b Bridge Street (this is something like "East meets West", they work with small producers in India, Nepal, Indonesia and Thailand and produce clothes)
• Sandra Kent _ 12 Rose Crescent (exclusive ladies fashions with beautiful clothes! )
• Talking T's _ 37 Bridge Street (T-shirts and gifts, as well as official Cambridge University clothing)
• The Tailor's Cat _ 2 Sussex Street (offers you bridal and evening wear with an excellent selection of complementary accessories).

So, now the gifts! There are many gift shops in Cambridge: Ark _ 9 Norfolk Street, Ark _ 2 St. Mary's Passage, Breeze _ 34 Trinity Street, Elizabeth David Cook _ 22 Fitzroy Street, Little Gift Shop on the Corner _ 18 Rose Crescent, Mandarin Oriental _ 91 King Street, Nomads _ 5 Kings Parade, Sandra Jane _ 46-48 King Street.

Who can resist not buying jewellery? Jewellery shops include:

• Art Gecko _ 15 Rose Crescent (Sterling Silver Jewellery set with semi-precious gemstones and hand block printed clothing/soft furnishings)
• Catherine Jones _ 9 Bridge Street (this is Cambridge's leading family-run independent shop. It offers jewellery designed by leading gold and silversmiths in the UK and Europe and in the company's own workshop)
• Cellini _ 4 Rose Crescent (pearls, silver and diamond set jewellery with on site valuers, gemologists and designers)
• Harriet Kelsall Jewellery Design _ 6-7 Green Street (Britain's leading bespoke jewelry design company offers you handmade jewellery by your design)
• Palenque _ 29 Sidney Street (offers customers a wide range of sterling silver jewellery and gifts)
• Primavera _ 10 King's Parade (it is the oldest contemporary jewellery and art gallery in England)
• Q Jewellery _ 6 Cobble Yard (offers you award winning jewellery designs for men and women. Wedding and engagement rings and it is open from Tuesday to Saturday).

And then there are all the other shops offering customers different things: Cambs Lock & Safe _ 93 King Street, Clamp Optometrists _ 7 St. Andrews Street, Gannochoy Coins _ 46 Burleigh Street, Granta Furniture _ 46 Burleigh Street, Inner Space _ 6 King's Parade, John Beazor & Sons Limited _ 78-80 Regent Street, Miller's Music Centre _ 12 Sussex Street, Spicketts The Bakers _ 45 Burleigh Street, Tailoring All Alts _ 16 Burleigh Street, The Cambridge Cheese Company _ All Saints' Passage, The Cambridge Stamp Centre _ 9 Sussex Street, Tindalls Arts and Graphics 15-21 King Street.

Then there is sports: Billy's _ 15 Burleigh Street (here you can find BMX and MTB bikes, skateboards, skates and kites and accessories as well), Open Air _ 11, 12 & 15 Green Street (offers top quality outdoor clothing, footwear and equipment).

Grand Arcade is the new 21-st century shopping destination, which offers high quality shopping in the very heart of Cambridge. Grand Arcade is host to some of the best retailers in East Anglia.

The contemporary arcade boasts over fifty stores, cafes, restaurants and is anchored by the largest John Lewis department store in the region. It also has its own car park with 950 spaces, a 500 space cycle park and is just seconds away from key Park and Ride drop off points. Can you imagine that? You can just go there easily and shop even more easily!

With brands like Hugo Boss, Links of London, Coast, Ted Baker you will be amazed by Grand Arcade. There you can also find Jane Norman, River Island, Schuh and Warehouse.

Everything about Grand Arcade says style – on every level. The shopping arcade has an impressive and amazing line-up of stores, further complemented by the recent introduction of Sean Hanna Hairdressing and Kurt Geiger on the upper level, whilst on the ground floor you will find more great places for gifts, with The Pen Shop, Chocolat Chocolat, Thomas Sabo and Guess Accessories.

For fashion-focused men, the exciting new Jack & Jones store has opened adding to the ground floor line-up, which also includes Calvin Klein Underwear, Gant and G-Star Raw.

Finally, to complete your visit be sure to stay for lunch at Carluccio’s, the John Lewis Brasserie or Expresso Bar.

Lion Yard Shopping Center

Situated in the heart of cambridge, Lion Yard offers a vibrant shopping experience for the whole family to enjoy. With over 35 outlets, the established shopping center is home to a number of high street retailers.

When looking for the latest fashion trends, shoppers will be spoilt for choice with Accessorize, Miss Selfridge, New Look and Kew all offering catwalk looks at high street prices. If fashion’s not your thing, then why not head to Currys. Digital, Game, HMV, or the Sony Centre to stock up on all the latest gizmos and gadgets.

After you have hit the shops, head to one of Lion Yard’s selection of eateries and cafes to rest your tired feet. And to finish the day off, treat yourself to some pampering from either the Body Shop or Lush.

Within walking distance of the historic city centre and with the added benefit of easy access to car parking and public transport, visitors to Cambridge should make Lion Yard their first stop.

Shopping is very popular everywhere. It’s some kind of leisure activity for everybody. For example, for families. They go shopping together and at the same time they relax, have fun and enjoy.

To my mind, shopping is a popular leisure activity.

Firstly, shopping is good, because the family go together and spend some time together and have fun.

Secondly, nowadays many people go shopping and they say shopping is like having a rest for them.

In conclusion, shopping is not just going to markets to buy new clothes and to wear them because of the necessity, but it has become a leisure activity for everyone. And it’s very popular!

If we compare the popularity in foreign countries and Georgia, we will see a big difference between them. First of all, Georgian people don’t have so much money to go shopping and buy clothes in the markets which are very expensive. Secondly, Georgians aren’t used to go shopping for relaxing. So, to sum up, shopping is not as popular in Georgia as it is in other countries, but it’s becoming more and more popular little by little.

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