Shopping in Cambridge

Cambridge is the major shopping town for some distance around. The main shopping areas are these:

The city centre

swathes of which have been specially adapted by the council for people who can't be bothered to look before crossing the road, by banning wheeled traffic including cycles, thus making it unpleasant for any pedestrians who are trying to buy specific things and get specific things done. It is however presumably a window-shoppers paradise however, especially if you like wandering across the in large numbers and getting in the way of people who have more to do than yourself.

The Grafton Centre

a purpose-build shopping area, where, as in the city centre, cyclists and pedestrians had long co-existed without problems -- the council (one of whom is a notorious cycle-hater) are now banning bikes from here too as part of the dumbing-down of the area. See the Cambridge Cycling Campaign for action against this.

Mill Road

which is where real people shop, and you can cycle and walk along it too -- just like real life, but with shops on.