Guidebook for no. 11 Grafton House, Cambridge
Places to Eat - Restaurants, Cafés, etc.
One branch very close to apartment and another in city centre by the market. Independent café. Sells bread, granola, lunch items, cakes. Eat in or takeaway.
GAIL's Bakery Cambridge
59 Grafton CentreOne branch very close to apartment and another in city centre by the market. Independent café. Sells bread, granola, lunch items, cakes. Eat in or takeaway.
1) Central city - close to colleges, shops, etc.. Independent Italian café. Good for light lunch and gelato!
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Aromi
1 Bene't St1) Central city - close to colleges, shops, etc.. Independent Italian café. Good for light lunch and gelato!
2) Very close to apartment. Independent Italian café. Good for pizza, etc. and excellent gelato! Eat in or take away.
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Aromi
1 Bene't St2) Very close to apartment. Independent Italian café. Good for pizza, etc. and excellent gelato! Eat in or take away.
Patisserie Valerie
1-2 Bridge StreetVery close to apartment. Another branch in city centre on Jesus Lane.
Independent café. Cakes and brunch/lunch. Jesus Lane - en route to city centre.
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The Locker Cafe
54 King StIndependent café. Cakes and brunch/lunch. Jesus Lane - en route to city centre.
1) Friendly. Independent café. Great coffee, limited cakes. City centre. Opposite Round Church.
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Bould Brothers Coffee
16 Round Church St1) Friendly. Independent café. Great coffee, limited cakes. City centre. Opposite Round Church.
Independent café. Opposite Fitzwilliam Museum. City centre. Good for brunch/lunch,
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Hot Numbers Coffee Trumpington Street
4 Trumpington StIndependent café. Opposite Fitzwilliam Museum. City centre. Good for brunch/lunch,
Handy if visiting Mill Road. Independent café. Good for brunch/lunch.
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Hot Numbers Coffee (Dale's Brewery)
5/6 Gwydir StHandy if visiting Mill Road. Independent café. Good for brunch/lunch.
Independent café. Has a bakery next door. Going away from the city centre, but involves a wander across Midsummer Common.
58 moradores locais recomendam
Stir
253 Chesterton RdIndependent café. Has a bakery next door. Going away from the city centre, but involves a wander across Midsummer Common.
Restaurant £££££. Two Michelin stars! Pleasant stroll across Midsummer Common.
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Midsummer House
Restaurant £££££. Two Michelin stars! Pleasant stroll across Midsummer Common.
£££. Delicious Indian food. Very close to apartment. Takeaway available Tuesday-Thursday.
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Navadhanya - Fine Dining Indian Restaurant
70 Newmarket Rd£££. Delicious Indian food. Very close to apartment. Takeaway available Tuesday-Thursday.
Chinese restaurant ££. Convenient for apartment. Takeaway or eat in. En route to city centre.
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Yippee Noodle Bar
7-9 King StChinese restaurant ££. Convenient for apartment. Takeaway or eat in. En route to city centre.
Efes Restaurant
80 King St££ Turkish food. Convenient for apartment.
Giggling Squid
21 Abbeygate StThai restaurant ££. City centre. Eat in or takeaway.
££££. Michelin-starred restaurant. Cosy and less formal than Midsummer Common. Accessed via walk across Midsummer Common (or taxi).
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Restaurant Twenty Two
22 Chesterton Rd££££. Michelin-starred restaurant. Cosy and less formal than Midsummer Common. Accessed via walk across Midsummer Common (or taxi).
The Oak Bistro
6 Lensfield Road£££. Access via walk across Parker's Piece (or taxi).
£££. City centre. Close to colleges, museums.
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The Ivy Cambridge Brasserie
16 Trinity St£££. City centre. Close to colleges, museums.
Signorelli's Deli
17 Burleigh StItalian delicatessen and café, close to apartment.
££. Authentic Italian delicatessen and bistro, based in Mill Road - around 10 minutes' walk from the apartment.
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Limoncello
212 Mill Rd££. Authentic Italian delicatessen and bistro, based in Mill Road - around 10 minutes' walk from the apartment.
Fancett's
French bistro £££. Lunch and dinner. Around 15 minutes' walk from apartment. Need to book.
Market House
Modern British/Asian-influence £££. Market square, city centre. Brunch, lunch, dinner
Mercado Central
Spanish restaurant ££-£££. City centre. Seasonal Spanish dishes, tapas, seafood.
English gastropub ££. Convenient for apartment. Separate bar for drinks.
d'Arry's Restaurant, Liquor Loft & Cheesemonger
English gastropub ££. Convenient for apartment. Separate bar for drinks.
Little known and rare college café open to the public. Inside Jesus College - five minutes' walk from the flat. Also enjoy a walk around the college grounds.
Roost Café - Bar
Little known and rare college café open to the public. Inside Jesus College - five minutes' walk from the flat. Also enjoy a walk around the college grounds.
Sightseeing
A minute's walk from the apartment and an attractive route into the city centre along the river and across Jesus Green. Ancient pastureland, with grazing cattle from April to November.
Amazing firework display on 5 November!
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Midsummer Common
A minute's walk from the apartment and an attractive route into the city centre along the river and across Jesus Green. Ancient pastureland, with grazing cattle from April to November.
Amazing firework display on 5 November!
Many well-known brands of cafés, restaurants and bars are located here.
Possible to punt from here.
Pleasant walk from apartment, through Midsummer Common and Jesus Green.
Quayside
QuaysideMany well-known brands of cafés, restaurants and bars are located here.
Possible to punt from here.
Pleasant walk from apartment, through Midsummer Common and Jesus Green.
Cycle, punt or walk to Grantchester, with tea and cake in the garden at the Orchard Tea Rooms or lunch/drink at The Rupert Brooke or The Red Lion.
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Grantchester
Cycle, punt or walk to Grantchester, with tea and cake in the garden at the Orchard Tea Rooms or lunch/drink at The Rupert Brooke or The Red Lion.
Visit the 900-year old cathedral. The Old Fire Engine House restaurant, various tea rooms/cafés/restaurants, galleries, antiques centre, riverside walks, boat trips.
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Ely
Visit the 900-year old cathedral. The Old Fire Engine House restaurant, various tea rooms/cafés/restaurants, galleries, antiques centre, riverside walks, boat trips.
Cambridge has a large daily market in the city centre, selling a diversity of foods, souvenirs, clothing, flowers & plants, second-hand books, etc. On some Sundays, it becomes a farmers' market.
There is also an arts & crafts market at weekends in All Saints' Passage.
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Praça do Mercado de Cambridge
Market HillCambridge has a large daily market in the city centre, selling a diversity of foods, souvenirs, clothing, flowers & plants, second-hand books, etc. On some Sundays, it becomes a farmers' market.
There is also an arts & crafts market at weekends in All Saints' Passage.
Excellent, traditional theatre offering very high quality touring productions, including drama, opera, dance.
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Cambridge Arts Theatre
6 St Edward's PassageExcellent, traditional theatre offering very high quality touring productions, including drama, opera, dance.
The river is a five-minute walk from the apartment and will lead you in one direction to the city centre via Jesus Green. It is also possible to walk along the river in the opposite direction to Fen Ditton (and beyond), where you will find The Plough.
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River Cam
The river is a five-minute walk from the apartment and will lead you in one direction to the city centre via Jesus Green. It is also possible to walk along the river in the opposite direction to Fen Ditton (and beyond), where you will find The Plough.
Conselho para os viajantes
Transporte
Getting around ...
Cycling is very popular in Cambridge and bike hire is readily available, including from the station. Useful for a trip to Grantchester!
Everything in Cambridge is within walking distance from the flat.
There are trains to London (from 50 mins) and local places of interest, including Ely and Norwich.
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Things to do ...
o Punting! Contact Scudamore's or Rutherford's. Chauffeur punts/tours available if you don't want to punt yourselves.
o Tours of Cambridge, some including entry to colleges.
o Visit individual colleges and 'The Backs'.
o Cambridge Botanic Gardens - beautiful and open year round.
o Cycle, walk or punt to Grantchester. Tea at The Orchard Tea Rooms.
o Climb Great St Mary's Church tower for a view of the city.
o Museums - many and varied: Fitzwilliam, Archeology & Anthropology, Museum of Zoology, Scott Polar Research, Museum of Technology.
o Kettle's Yard art gallery.