Heffers Bookshop

Absolutely fantastic, great selection and really knowledgeable staff. I recommend their film literature section, its quite well stocked. Very cozy with a classic bookshop feel. Great for when you want to buy a specific book and get great customer service and recommendations, as well as for an afternoon of browsing through their extensive stock. Highly recommend!

Great book selection, you can easily spend an hour browsing and wouldn’t get bored.

Simply the best experience on a rainy afternoon in Cambridge. Great and both a wide and deep selection of new and second hand books on so many specialist subjects. Really interested and interesting staff . Very courteous and helpful. Highly recommended and dog friendly.

Fantastic bookshop! It's huge - there are lots of books and board games. You can also find puzzles, posters, and different gifts. There are a few levels with different themes - novels, science fiction, children's books, etc. There is also an area where you can sit and read. The staff is polite and helpful.

Heffers is Cambridge's most comprehensive book shop. Specialist stuff, try the Cambridge University Press shop but only you try H. A marvelous browse in a great ambience. If you like actual books, i.e on paper, what a joy. Any genre or type. Maybe stuff you didn't know you were interested in Stuff you are interested in but didn't know there were so many good books. Don't blame me if your finances are not quite what you expected after a visit.

Ah, Heffers bookshop!

A Cambridge institution. Although the Heffers chain has bitten the dust, this, their flagship store, survives.

A great selection of books, on all subjects. They’ve even added a secondhand section, in the basement. And sometimes they have discounts. Such as three for two.

I’ve bought countless books here. From Tintin comics, as a kid, through to the history and science books that I’m most interested in these days. And art books.

Other bookshops have come and gone. It’s nice that Heffers, although it’s changed ownership, is still there.

Amazing and huge library. Incredible choice and reasonable prices. Staff is friendly and helpful.

Shame about the games department all but disappearing, however the bookshop is still excellent and well stocked. Very knowledgeable staff too.

Amazing book and boardgame shop. Such a wide selection of titles and very knowledgeable staff. We loved the huge selection of boardgames and puzzles! A must visit when in Cambridge!

An exceptionally nice bookshop in central Cambridge. Expansive collection with a wide range of board games, second hand books, notebooks, manga, childrens books, fiction and non-fiction. Popular amongst both locals and tourists. A nice addition to the city

One of my favourite bookshops. Huge, with an outstanding choice, including a great value secondhand section with sofas where you can sit and read. Helpful, friendly staff. Highly recommended.

It is a vast book store. Have all sorts of books for age 4 to 80. Situated at stone throw distance of Kings College. You can visit the store even if you are not a book lover.

This is the best bookstore I have been to in a long time. Not only are there books on nearly every conceivable subject, they have an excellent, extensive games section with both classics and new releases. Downstairs you will also find sheet music and CDs. In the far back of the store is a cozy children's section with everything from Shakespeare to Harry Potter in formats sure to engage.

Lovely bookshop, nice and easy to view, huge range of books and a lovely local Cambridge wrapping paper range. If a bookshop in the area is what you’re after, this will tick all the boxes.

Situated in the charming city centre of Cambridge, this very well stocked and nicely laid out store of character is a pleasant place to select from a fantastic range of books and the more obscure titles not found in a national chain. I spent a long time there just breathing in the atmosphere of a 'real' book trader. The staff were very helpful.

This bookstore is just amazing ! They have second hand book in store and rlly nice book titles. I used my Waterstones membership card here as well 🤞

An absolutely magnificent bookshop. I loved it when I was a kid back in 1986, and I love it even more now. A great temple to all things books.
Old, new, academic, comics, musical instruments, board games, it has something for everyone. One of my all-time favourites.

A great bookstore at the heart of Cambridge. You’ll find fiction books, a large children books section, non fiction, the latest hardcover releases, classics, and much more. Staff attentive and very helpful.

Whenever I visit Cambridge, I visit Heffers. Great to see a big old bookshop and spend a while briefing through books you never knew existed.

Great book shop. The staff looked after us well. Worth a visit.