Guidebook for Cambridge
Shopping
Histon Road Post Office
Histon RoadPost Office, Coop supermarket, chemist... Coop opens 7 am till 11 pm.
Barclays Bank
28 Chesterton RdNearby!
Everything Else
100 yards long open air swimming pool (summer only!) Not to everyone's taste, but great if you like serious swimming
95 locals recommend
Jesus Green
Jesus Green100 yards long open air swimming pool (summer only!) Not to everyone's taste, but great if you like serious swimming
Worth a visit; the Thai caravan in the middle has started doing specials with roasted chillis that are highly recommended! The Centre of Cambridge, really.
8 locals recommend
Market Hill
Market HillWorth a visit; the Thai caravan in the middle has started doing specials with roasted chillis that are highly recommended! The Centre of Cambridge, really.
The nearest place to hire a bicycle. I have not used it myself but it is close and looks OK.
Bicycle Ambulance
61 Ditton WalkThe nearest place to hire a bicycle. I have not used it myself but it is close and looks OK.
Voted Takeaway.com's best regional curry house in 2012; the food is really very tasty. Will deliver at no extra charge. The meat is sometimes nondescript, maybe try vegetarian if that bothers you.
Golden Spice
74 Akeman StVoted Takeaway.com's best regional curry house in 2012; the food is really very tasty. Will deliver at no extra charge. The meat is sometimes nondescript, maybe try vegetarian if that bothers you.
You can cycle all the way to St. Ives (12 miles or so) on a paved cycle way from here. No cars (or hills); a lot of lakes as you approach St. Ives, and an historic market town at the end.
Cambridge Regional College
Kings Hedges RoadYou can cycle all the way to St. Ives (12 miles or so) on a paved cycle way from here. No cars (or hills); a lot of lakes as you approach St. Ives, and an historic market town at the end.
Food Scene
Easy to get to, great Italian food, sit outside in the summer and watch the games on Jesus Green
20 locals recommend
La Mimosa
3 Thompsons LnEasy to get to, great Italian food, sit outside in the summer and watch the games on Jesus Green
Probably the best Thai restaurant in Cambridge. Small though, so booking ahead is suggested...
Sala Thong Thai Restaurant
35 Newnham RdProbably the best Thai restaurant in Cambridge. Small though, so booking ahead is suggested...
Special restaurant in someone's living room. Excellent food for that treat...
19 locals recommend
Restaurant Twenty Two
22 Chesterton RdSpecial restaurant in someone's living room. Excellent food for that treat...
Drinks & Nightlife
Easy to get to, and you can sit down by the river, watching the boats row by.
14 locals recommend
Boathouse
14 Chesterton RdEasy to get to, and you can sit down by the river, watching the boats row by.
Fort St George
One of the classic pubs of Cambridge; a must-visit
Eagle
Bene't StreetAnother classic pub in Cambridge; home of DNA...