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Explore Cambridge workspaces based on what sort of space you need

What do you need?

Virtual office

Virtual offices

If you’re just starting out, you’re working from home but want some of the benefits that come from office life (without paying a lot), a virtual tenancy might be for you.

There are different packages available at each location, but typical benefits may include: a registered office address, mail handling, call handling, meeting room use and networking events.

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St John’s Innovation Centre

The first innovation centre of its kind in Cambridge, SJIC accommodates innovation businesses of all sizes, with a focus on later-stage startups and scaleups.

Bradfield Centre

The Bradfield Centre is a huge, modern innovation centre in the middle of the Cambridge Science Park. It caters to a large range of startup sizes.

Allia Future Business Centre (Cambridge Campus)

Allia Future Business Centre brings together like-minded founders and organisations with social and environmental missions.

WeWork Cambridge

Part of the global group, WeWork Cambridge is right by the main Cambridge station. They offer coworking, dedicated desks and private office space.

Fora Cambridge

Fora Cambridge is one of over 60 Fora locations across the UK. It’s on the pricier side for Cambridge workspaces, but the location (near the station) and access to other locations might appeal.

Somewhere to add?

Hot desks

If you want a coworking space, but aren’t ready for the expenditure and commitment of a dedicated desk, there are lots of options in Cambridge for hot desking.

If you’re not familiar with the term - “hot desking” just means that you aren’t guaranteed a particular desk or work space, and you’ll just have to work wherever there’s room in the designated area that day.

Hot desking arrangements are, of course, considerably cheaper than having your own dedicated desk, particularly if you are only planning to work from the office part time.

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St John’s Innovation Centre

The first innovation centre of its kind in Cambridge, SJIC accommodates innovation businesses of all sizes, with a focus on later-stage startups and scaleups.

Bradfield Centre

The Bradfield Centre is a huge, modern innovation centre in the middle of the Cambridge Science Park. It caters to a large range of startup sizes.

ideaSpace West (Entrepreneurship Centre)

ideaSpace is a sleek, modern space, located on the top floor of the Hauser Forum at the West Cambridge site. They focus on early stage startups.

West Hub

West Hub is on the University’s West Cambridge site, but it has plenty of coworking spaces which are free to use for all (including non-university members). Additional facilities can be prebooked online, for a fee, although University members may be able to access some of these bookable facilities free of charge.

The Glasshouse (Innovate Cambridge)

The Glasshouse is a community workspace which offers casual, cafe-style coworking space as well as a bookable board room and events space. It is based within easy reach of Cambridge train station. To use the free-of-charge coworking spaces, you must first apply (and be accepted) as a member.

Allia Future Business Centre (Cambridge Campus)

Allia Future Business Centre brings together like-minded founders and organisations with social and environmental missions.

Serendipity Labs

Serendipity Labs has a global presence, and their Cambridge location is right at Cambridge North station. It’s great for transport connections, and we love the flexibility of the day passes they offer, although the coworking lounge space may not suit all styles of working.

WeWork Cambridge

Part of the global group, WeWork Cambridge is right by the main Cambridge station. They offer coworking, dedicated desks and private office space.

The Quad

The Quad is a workspace with coworking as well as private office spaces. It’s on the northern edge of central Cambridge. The space is bright and sleekly styled. They offer really flexible access, including by the hour/day.

Fora Cambridge

Fora Cambridge is one of over 60 Fora locations across the UK. It’s on the pricier side for Cambridge workspaces, but the location (near the station) and access to other locations might appeal.

ideaSpace City

ideaSpace City is a small satellite of the main ideaSpace (West). There’s a tradeoff in facilities, but you can’t get much more central in terms of location.

ideaSpace South

ideaSpace South is a satellite site (the main ideaSpace is the West Cambridge site), based right on the Addenbrooke’s Hospital site.

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Dedicated desks

If you want your very own desk, these are the options to take a look at.

Typically, dedicated desk memberships are full-time, and the cost reflects that.

You will usually get lockable storage, and additional member benefits versus hot-desking or virtual tenants.

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St John’s Innovation Centre

The first innovation centre of its kind in Cambridge, SJIC accommodates innovation businesses of all sizes, with a focus on later-stage startups and scaleups.

Bradfield Centre

The Bradfield Centre is a huge, modern innovation centre in the middle of the Cambridge Science Park. It caters to a large range of startup sizes.

ideaSpace West (Entrepreneurship Centre)

ideaSpace is a sleek, modern space, located on the top floor of the Hauser Forum at the West Cambridge site. They focus on early stage startups.

Allia Future Business Centre (Cambridge Campus)

Allia Future Business Centre brings together like-minded founders and organisations with social and environmental missions.

WeWork Cambridge

Part of the global group, WeWork Cambridge is right by the main Cambridge station. They offer coworking, dedicated desks and private office space.

The Quad

Fora Cambridge

Fora Cambridge is one of over 60 Fora locations across the UK. It’s on the pricier side for Cambridge workspaces, but the location (near the station) and access to other locations might appeal.

ideaSpace City

ideaSpace City is a small satellite of the main ideaSpace (West). There’s a tradeoff in facilities, but you can’t get much more central in terms of location.

ideaSpace South

ideaSpace South is a satellite site (the main ideaSpace is the West Cambridge site), based right on the Addenbrooke’s Hospital site.

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Private offices

It’s the stuff that entrepreneurial dreams are made of - your business having its very own office.

The centres listed below tend to offer a large range of office sizes, from tiny (2-4 people) right up to 30-50 people. So if you chose well, you might be able to grow within the building as you scale.

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St John’s Innovation Centre

The first innovation centre of its kind in Cambridge, SJIC accommodates innovation businesses of all sizes, with a focus on later-stage startups and scaleups.

Bradfield Centre

The Bradfield Centre is a huge, modern innovation centre in the middle of the Cambridge Science Park. It caters to a large range of startup sizes.

Allia Future Business Centre (Cambridge Campus)

Allia Future Business Centre brings together like-minded founders and organisations with social and environmental missions.

Serendipity Labs

WeWork Cambridge

Part of the global group, WeWork Cambridge is right by the main Cambridge station. They offer coworking, dedicated desks and private office space.

The Quad

Fora Cambridge

Fora Cambridge is one of over 60 Fora locations across the UK. It’s on the pricier side for Cambridge workspaces, but the location (near the station) and access to other locations might appeal.

Somewhere to add?

Lab space

We are in the process of collating information for you on the lab spaces in Cambridge which can be used by startups (both those affiliated with the university and those which are independent).

If you have a lab space you’d like us to include in our directory, then please contact us to let us know.

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Co-Labs by Journey

Co-Labs is purpose-built for startups, and provides lab space from a single bench to larger private labs.

Frame Shift Bio-incubator (Milner)

FrameShift is part of the Milner Therapeutics Institute, based in the Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre in the heart of the Biomedical Campus. They have a unique bio-incubator offering fully serviced lab space.

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Free workspaces

For those on a particularly tight budget, or who like to hop around different places to work, Cambridge does have some free coworking spaces that you should check out.

Disclaimer: We are listing these in the “free” section of our directory based on current information available to Startup Signpost, but please check with the workspace themselves to avoid disappointment.

Several of the venues offering free spaces for casual coworking also offer some pre-bookable spaces (e.g. meeting rooms), and those are generally chargeable. Check with the venue if you wish to use any of those spaces.

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West Hub

The Glasshouse (Innovate Cambridge)

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