Cambridge is one of the oldest and most historic cities in the UK, for several reasons. Cambridge, which is home to one of our most renowned universities, is an architectural, artistic, and literary marvel.
For students at Cambridge University or any other university in Cambridge, there is a lot of literary exploration to be done here. As well as its historic culture, Cambridge also has fantastic bookshops. Some of the most stunning, entertaining, imaginative, and weird bookshops in the UK may be found in Cambridge. In this blog, we will cover the must-visit bookshops in Cambridge for a student. So let’s dig in.
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Waterstones
Although Waterstones is a bookshop located in a UK institution, every student adores the store due to its collection of books. The best books from all around the world are available on four levels, with a bit more intellectual focus than your typical chain bookstore. All the Cambridge attractions, including the Clayton Hotel Cambridge, the coolest student accommodation in Cambridge, are reasonably close to this bookshop.
How simple it is to become lost in a book here is demonstrated by the incident of the man who was trapped in the Cambridge Waterstones after workers closed up with him still inside earlier this year.
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Heffers
Heffers is a sort of Cambridge institution, even if Blackwell’s, a network of academic bookstores, now owns it. Even yet, the store has been operating since 1876, and it has been at the building next to Trinity College since 1970. It has been referred to as “the most knowledgeable bookshop in Cambridge” and has departments for everything from children’s books to mystery fiction.
Even if it’s your first time, don’t go overboard because you still have a lot of stores to see and need to return to the Clayton Hotel Cambridge with your shopping bags.
Oxfam Bookshop
You know what to anticipate when you go into an Oxfam bookshop, and you get that here. This is another chain of UK charity bookstores that is just a delight to shop in.
Although the Cambridge location is smaller than some others, you may still discover some great deals and stunning classics here. You may increase your TBR pile while helping a worthy cause.
Books for Amnesty
This one is also a unique charity bookstore. This store is loaded with a fantastic collection of rare and unique books, maps, children’s books, vinyl, books in Greek and Latin, sheet music, and both fiction and non-fiction, and is only fifteen minutes from the train station and Clayton Hotel Cambridge. Because Cambridge is home to so many book lovers, the charity bookshops are well-stocked with high-quality used books. All proceeds go to a fantastic charity.
Make sure you can walk back to the Clayton Hotel Cambridge when you’re finished because the bookstore claims to be particularly excellent in fiction, art, and philosophy and their pricing is reasonable.
The Haunted Bookshop
There is only one ghost in The Haunted Bookshop, but she isn’t terrifying enough to make you run back to your hotel room in terror.
Instead, the books, which are piled high on the bottom floor like a treasure chest, are the major draw. There are classic children’s books upstairs that you may have received as a kid in a lovely first edition.
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G. David Bookseller
G. David Bookseller is a place where you can enjoy secondhand books, prints, maps, etc. It is a great store of second-hand books and can be your go-to place if you live in a nearby student accommodation in the United Kingdom. If you are looking for an old or new edition you will definitely find it here.
Make sure to stop by this Cambridge bookshop, which is only separated by a church and a short path from The Haunted Bookshop.
Cambridge University Press Bookshop
The Cambridge University Press Bookshop is one of the oldest bookseller websites in the world, so it’s one for the serious book enthusiasts among you. Serious academic literature on literary theory, philosophy, and other topics is available instead of fiction and poetry.
Browse alongside academics and students and pick up some Shakespearean essays or just a few of the wonderful selections of premium mementos and gifts they offer for anyone who shares your obsession with books.
FAQs
Since 1581, books have been sold at the Cambridge University Press Bookshop, which makes it the oldest bookstore in the nation.
England’s designated Book Town is Sedbergh.
There are more than 8 million books, periodicals, and other objects in the main university library.
Hay-on-Wye town has the most bookshops in the UK.
Some of the famous bookshops in Cambridge are Heffers Bookshop, Waterstones, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press Bookshop, the Haunted Bookshop, and more.
So, students, there you have it – a full tour of bookish wonders in Cambridge. If you are looking for old books or new releases, Cambridge has offers for every book lover out there. Visit these bookshops to explore various types of books. Happy reading!
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