Great Shelford is one of the most sought-after villages south of the City thanks to its easy access to town and Addenbrooke's by road, regular buses, car-free purpose-built cycleways and train from its mainline railway station that also goes direct to London Liverpool Street. It’s so near as to almost be a suburb but retains its village character and has a bustling centre full of amenities including two small supermarkets, a deli, hairdressers, doctors, dentist, dispensing chemist, two pubs, a wine bar, restaurants and more. The primary school is very well regarded (secondary schooling in nearby Sawston) and there are various community facilities and social clubs. The large recreation ground has a new pavilion, tennis club and sports pitches.
It’s so near as to almost be a suburb but retains its village character and has a bustling centre full of amenities including two small supermarkets, a deli, hairdressers, doctors, dentist, dispensing chemist, two pubs, a wine bar, restaurants and more.
The annual week-long Shelford Feast festival hosts famous names from comedy and music, quizzing, beer quaffing and general merriment. It is a great community for those looking for a balance of convenience and traditional village feel and offers the real possibility of living day-to-day without the need to regularly drive out of the village. The village has well-above average artistic provenance too. Prog rock psychedelic titans Pink Floyd used to knock around Great Shelford in the 60s, it’s said that the sleeve photography of Ummagumma was taken in the village and Philippa Pearce wrote Tom’s Midnight Garden about the Mill House in the village.
