Love this shop for a different type of ladies clothing. Clothing and accessories are very…read morereasonable. They do have a website for you to peruse. Also gives you the chance to have a look round the rest of Cambridge and maybe have lunch at Henrys Cafe bar by the river. You could even go so far as to have a punt down the river.

Beautiful dresses and coats but somewhat spoiled by the cluttered layout of the shop which only…read moreadmits a few people at a time. The sale items are good value so if you see a dress you like, be patient and wait until its half-price!

I love this store. Helpful staff dealing with the great unwashed such as me. Always have time for…read morethe complicated questions I ask. Never had a problem with returns or asking to hold items for my when I've phoned the store direct. This is my go to clothing shop as I've always loved the understated styles. Not the cheapest but definitely one of the best.

From the owner: Founded in East London in 1994, AllSaints breaks through the noise to offer something different…read more Cult leather jackets and signature biker boots - it's what they do. Prints you weren't expecting, and accessories you'll keep coming back for. It's about innovation, about turning your back on the trends and making your own rules, a uniform without uniformity. AllSaints is an attitude, wear it your way.

I came away impressed: A great shop near central Cambridge. I arrived looking for a knitting needle…read morethat I neglected to bring with me from the US. Seeing the front window filled with sewing machines, I worried that the focus was too much on sewing to have much for knitters -- but I was dead wrong. Most of the back room was devoted to yarn, needles and other knitting notions and patterns. None of the expensive high-end brands (Madelinetosh, etc.) and a lot of baby yarn and blends (not my thing) but loads of solid yarn choices, including a whole case filled with Opal and Trekking sock yarn. And I was blown away to see SPINNING FIBER (roving); not many craft stores carry this! Helpful, friendly sales clerks. Expert advice, too: one of the two clerks was offering a customer some rather sophisticated advice about yarn substitutions for a pattern. I would be delighted to have a shop like this near my home.

From the owner: A crafting hub for Cambridge Sew Knit Craft is friendly,…read morefamily run, local craft shop. Buy sewing machines, fabric, wool, craft accessories and much more! Learn new skills or improve existing ones in our workshops.

Superb shop for outdoor types! It's really well stocked with everything you need for a gentle…read morestroll to a full-on Everest expedition. The staff know their stuff, they don't sell any rubbish cheapo stuff. They have a good section for women and a separate shoe shop a couple of doors up the road. I have stuff I bought there in 1991 still going strong!

Clare's is the shop with all the most recent and fashionable accessorise. No matter how small or…read morebig the store is, I always manage to find what I am looking for in there. I normally find that Clare's is never over crowded and in the shop the staff are very kind and helpful. In the shop they sell many things such as jewellery, bags and clutches. They also sell a few sweets at the counter, and in there you can normally find wash in wash out hair dyes and a few face packs. But what I really love about Clare's is that most branches have an ear piercer, I always find the ear piercer to be very kind towards who ever her customer may be.

Really high quality leather accessories at a fair price, cheaper than some of the other high…read morequality bag shops in Cambridge. Top class service, I can't praise them highly enough. I purchased a handbag last year and they fixed the zip for me today at no cost. It's worth spending the extra money with them to get something that will last you a lifetime! I would highly recommend to anyone who likes quality at a fair price.

Trust your nose: the smell of rich, quality leather is coming at you from all directions…read more This is a real small shop, with no-nonsense products, far from the usual fashionable (and usually disposable) brands. Go there for that understated pair of leather gloves that will last you years, or document wallets that won't show their age. The owners know their stock very well, and are usually very good advice. Good for anything leather, really: bags, gloves, purses, cases, etc. Nice choice of travel accessories, too, and I think they also do repairs. No real parking, it's in the pedestrian city center, but close to any bus/parking lot you can think of.

This store has some really gorgeous women's fashions - anything from going out gear to everyday…read morewear to office clothes - but they tend to be on the pricier end of the high street. This store is right off the market square, so it's very convenient if you're in the centre of town. It does feel rather cramped, especially on busy weekends. But the displays are very attractive and some of the clothes beautiful. I even got my bridesmaids' dresses (stretch satin cocktail type dresses) from here! (And was most annoyed when I saw them on sale a few weeks later for almost half the price!) After climbing up a spiral staircase at the back of the store, you'll find shoes, bags and various accessories, as well as a very grandiose dressing room with long mirrors and seats. All feels very opulent and yonder year - in a good way. If I could afford to I would buy almost everything in this store!

I walk through the long passage of this Arcade daily on my way to the faculty, and the impression…read moreit makes is largely that of a bleak characterless provincial mall. There is no design creativity whatsoever with shops simply lined up along the way on two levels. It's filled with bland typical high street businesses like mobile phone companies' stores, HMV, Starbucks, Tophshop, etc. On the bright side there is also Hugo Boss here. An attempt to develop the upmarket retailing is also evident in a number of high end watch and jewelry boutiques. Overall though, with all the foreign tourists, students and the general reputation of Cambridge for being an attractive town, its premier modern department store could be somewhat more interesting.

What a shame... if all the story telling was to be beleived we were going to get exactly what…read moreCambridge needed - a quality new shopping area which met our needs. Unfortunately i would suggest the Grand Arcade ahs failed to deliver. Some units are still empty giving the impression that it isnt finidhed in parts, and many of the shops that are there are just the same old carbon copies you can get anywhere. The feeling inside is certainly lacking in something as it just doesnt create the right impression of somewhere you would want to stay to shop in. Good ideas.poor result.

If it's long-lasting quality you're after, you've come to the wrong place…read more But if you want funky fashions at a really cheap price with lots of variety and colours, then H&M is definitely recommended. This store sells a massive range of women's and men's fashions. The bottom floor does all sorts of women's fashions, from going out gear to office wear, while upstairs, you can find lots of menswear as well as more casual women's fashions, hoodies, etc. There's always a rainbow of colours to choose from and it's much cheaper than other high street chains like Top Shop and Miss Selfridge. I recently got a gorgeous mohair jumper from here and a fab cynching belt and it was at a fraction of what I'd pay in any other Cambridge fashion chain. There are always lots of accessories on sale at this store too - anything from cheap jewellery to hats, scarves, hair bands belts, sunglasses and funky fishnet tights in different colours and patterns.

This store attempted to find excuses to give customer store credit instead of refunding cash when…read morereturning items. The store manager Anton deliberately gave hard time to the customer to make return difficult. What they claimed store policy had no logic behind it which had no flexibility, no consideration for the deem of good service to the customers. They didn't even help to call the customer service in store. The service there was terrible, unfriendly and unpleasant.