Christmas Tree Delivery Cambridge
We deliver real Christmas trees across Cambridge, free, on the date you choose. Nordmann Fir, Norway Spruce and pot grown trees, British grown and cut to order.
Cambridge is a bad city to move a Christmas tree through. Narrow streets, restricted access, and a car park that costs more than the tree. So do not. Choose yours online and we bring it to your door.
Christmas tree delivery across Cambridge
We deliver across Cambridge and the surrounding villages, free.
That covers the city centre, Newnham, Chesterton, Romsey Town and Mill Road. Trumpington, Cherry Hinton and Fulbourn to the south and east. Girton, Histon and Impington to the north. Arbury and Kings Hedges.
We also deliver out to Ely, Newmarket, Royston, St Ives, St Neots, Huntingdon and Saffron Walden, and anywhere else across the CB postcodes.
If your village is not listed, we still deliver. It is still free.
How delivery works
You choose your delivery date at checkout. We cut and pack your tree the working day before it travels, so it arrives fresh rather than having stood on a lot for weeks.
Deliveries run between 8am and 6pm and you do not need to wait in. If you are out, the courier leaves the tree somewhere safe.
Each tree is netted, then loaded into a heavy-duty tree carrier with a cane inside to hold its shape. Netted, it will get through a narrow terrace doorway or up a college staircase. Cut the netting in the room where the tree will stand, not in the hall.
We use DX, a national carrier for large goods. They are good, but no carrier is perfect, so we will not promise a date can never slip. If it does, tell us and we will sort it.
Delivery is free. No minimum order, no surcharge.
Which Christmas tree should you choose?
Nordmann Fir
The non-drop tree, and Britain's favourite. Thick, waxy needles that hold their moisture and stay on the branch. Watered, it holds four to five weeks.
Soft, blunt needles for a house with children or a dog, and strong branches that carry heavy baubles. Almost no scent, which is the trade for keeping the needles off the floor.
Norway Spruce
The traditional tree, and the one that smells of Christmas. Sharp pine scent, classic shape, cheaper because it grows faster. It drops sooner, so put it up in mid December and water it daily.
Pot grown trees
Alive, roots and all, at 2ft to 3ft. Right for a small flat, a college room, or anyone who would rather not cut a tree down. Back outside afterwards and it can return next year.
What size tree do you need?
Measure the ceiling and take off a foot for the stand and the star.
A Victorian terrace off Mill Road will often take a 6ft tree comfortably. A period house in Newnham with high ceilings will carry a 7ft. A flat or a college room wants a 5ft, or a pot grown tree.
Width is the catch. A tree is about two thirds as wide as it is tall, so a 6ft tree needs four feet of floor.
Our Christmas tree size guide has the detail.
Recycling your Christmas tree in Cambridge
Cambridge City Council collects real Christmas trees in January and chips them for mulch. Check the council website for your collection date or your nearest drop-off point. If you live outside the city boundary, check with South Cambridgeshire or your own district council instead.
It is usually free, so use it before you pay anyone.
Local hospice charities also collect trees in January for a donation. Your tree gets recycled and a hospice gets funded. Bookings open in December and fill quickly.
Otherwise, add our collection service at checkout. Check the free options first. We would rather tell you that than sell you something you can get for nothing.
More in our Christmas tree recycling guide.
Keeping your tree alive
Saw an inch off the bottom of the trunk before it goes in the stand. Sap seals the cut end within hours of harvest, and without a fresh cut the tree cannot drink at all.
Get it into water straight away and check the water every single day. If it runs dry once, the trunk seals over and the tree stops drinking for good.
Keep it away from radiators. Heat is what kills a Christmas tree.
A stand with a deep reservoir makes it easy. More in our guides to keeping your tree fresh and stopping needle drop.
Cambridge Christmas tree delivery FAQs
How much is delivery to Cambridge?
Free, with no minimum order.
When can I get my tree?
Between 17 November and 22 December. Choose your date at checkout.
Do I need to be home?
No. Deliveries run 8am to 6pm and the courier leaves it somewhere safe.
Do you deliver to the Cambridgeshire villages?
Yes, and it is free there too.
Which tree lasts longest?
The Nordmann Fir. Four to five weeks if you water it.
Choose your tree and pick a delivery date, or read our complete guide to real Christmas trees.