Moving to Cambridge - advice needed on Polish shops, church and community?

DannyF 1 | 6

17 Jan 2015 / #1

Witam,

My girlfriend and I will be moving to Cambridge within the next month as I have managed to get a job in the city.

We don't know much about the city other than how expensive the rental properties seem to be.

Can anyone give us any advice about the city and the best places to aim to live?

My girlfriend is Polish and we're both keen to live near Polish shops and the Polish church (I'm more interested in the Polish restaurant but we can compromise). It'd be great to get in touch with the Polish community in Cambridge so that we both felt at home.

Any tips about 'man with a van' or other moving services would be much appreciated, too.

Z gory dziękujemy

pam

17 Jan 2015 / #2

Polish church

The first church listed ( Our Lady and the English Martyrs ) has a Polish mass on Sundays at 12.15 pm.

catholiceastanglia.org/diocese/index.php?module=doea&group=1

Polish shops

Can't find anything current I'm afraid, I found links to a shop called SIMAVON, an Eastern European shop, but they're mostly to a YouTube video.

Polish restaurant

Klubpolonia.co.uk/en/node/2313

OP DannyF 1 | 6

17 Jan 2015 / #3

Thanks for the help, Pam!

I've had a look online at what shops there are, and it looks like there's a big Polish community in Cambridge.

What I'm really looking for is someone living in the area who can give in-depth advice on the city and neighbourhoods.

Thanks again.

In case this thread becomes relevant to anyone else, I just wanted to update it to say that there are plenty of Polish shops in Cambridge, and the supermarkets all stock lots of Polish food, so my girlfriend doesn't run the risk of getting homesick!

Apparently there is a large Polish population here, and I hear Polish spoken on the street almost every day. Cambridge seems like a cool place so far.

Alf

30 May 2015 / #4

SIMAVON was indeed a great Eastern European shop, but they've moved out. I overheard that they found a bigger place, but wasn't able to find any trace of them since.

Still, there are a few other good Polish shops, one being next to the corner of East and Newmarket roads.

As for the restaurants, Klub Polonia (klubpolonia.co.uk/) is amazing, I cannot recommend it high enough.