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Lion Yard Shopping Centre
St. Tibbs Row
Cambridge, CB2 3ET
01223 656 730
The Lion Yard Shopping Centre is a major retail
space that’s been serving Cambridge’s shoppers
since the early 70s. For many years, a central
feature of the atrium was a large white pillar with
the statue of a large red lion on the top of it, safely
out of easy reach which recalled the Red Lion pub
which had occupied the site until demolished in
1969. The Lion Yard was significantly refurbished
in the late early 2000s and an undercover mall, the
Grand Arcade, now adjoins Lion Yard on its south
side; the two are interconnected. While most of the
centre’s shops can be found on the ground floor,
the Central Library can be accessed from the first
floor of Lion Yard along with retailers Ellis Brigham,
The North Face and New Look. The centre consists
of a three storey office block, an undercover
external colonnade taking up half of Petty Cury,
external boutique shops opposite St Andrew The
Great Church and many great high street retailers
internally, along with housing the seventh busiest
library in the UK. Although it is the smallest and
oldest of the three shopping centres, continual
investment in the scheme has ensured that the
centre continues to draw in the crowds. With over
40 stores to choose from, you are always only a
few steps away from that perfect purchase. The
shopping centre is laid out across two spacious
floors, housed underneath a beautiful glass roof.
For those who enjoy the hustle and bustle of the
high street, the row of shops on Petty Cury has an
abundance of fashion and eateries to cater for the
shopper on the go. Inside the Lion Yard, the ground
floor and first floor boast an array of high street
names plus chic and unique independent stores
giving shoppers the variety to satisfy their needs.
LION YARD SHOPPING CENTRE
