Pub crawls 1996-1997 and their status in 2022

In light of ongoing news about the state of the pub industry, and for historical interest, here is a list of pubs that were on the 1996 CUTwC pub tour of all Cambridge, noting which had ceased to be by July 2022.

Pubs visited in 1996/7: 111 (115)

Week 15

Tuesday 11 March
  • The Cross Keys (Brookside) (near Lensfied Rd/ Trumpington St R'bout)
  • The Volunteer (Trumpington Rd)
  • The Green Man (Trumpington High st)
  • The Tally Ho! (Trumpington High st) now Hudson's Ale House
  • The Unicorn (Grantchester Rd, Trumpington) now the Lord Byron
And just for fun...
  • The Red Lion (Grantchester)
  • The Green Man (Grantchester)
  • The Rupert Brooke (Grantchester)
  • The Blue Ball (Grantchester)

Week 14

Tuesday 4 March
  • The Portland Arms (Mitcham's Corner)
  • The Blackamoor's Head (Victoria Rd)
  • The Carpenter's Arms (Victoria Rd)
  • The British Queen (Histon Rd) (now a curry house)
  • The Grapes (Histon Rd)
  • The Sir Isaac Newton (Castle St)
  • The Travellers Rest (Huntingdon Rd)

Week 13

Saturday 22 February
  • The Earl of Beaconsfield (Mill Road)
  • The Duke of Argyll (Argyll St)
  • The Jubilee
  • The Empress (Thoday St, I think)
  • The Royal Standard (Mill Rd)
  • The Grasshopper (Mill rd)
  • The Brookfield Tavern (Mill Rd) now The Brook
  • The Master Mariner (turn right on the ring road at the end of Mill Rd) now The Dumpling Tree

Week 12

Saturday 15th February
  • The Fountain
  • The Clarendon Arms
  • The Hopbine
  • The Burleigh Arms
  • The Zebra
  • The Bird In Hand
  • The Ancient Druids

Week 11

Tuesday 11 February
  • The Fort St. George in England (Midsummer Common, near road bridge at New Chesterton end)
  • The Old Spring (Chesterton Road)
  • The Milton Arms (Milton Road)
  • The Golden Hind (far end of Milton Rd)
  • The Jenny Wren (Campkin Rd)
  • The Ship (Northfield Ave) (Note: closed when this list was made, since reopened before a 2022 visit)
  • The Snowcat (Arbury Ct)
  • The Carlton Arms (Carlton Way)

Week 10

Saturday 25 January
  • The Osbourne Arms (Hills Rd, opposite Station Rd)
  • The Earl of Derby (further out on Hills Rd)
  • The Flying Pig (next door to the Osbourne)
  • The Globe now the Emperor
  • The Alma Brewery
  • The Panton Arms
  • The Prince Regent
  • The Hogshead now the Grain & Hop Store

Week 9

Thursday 16th January (The Club's Birthday!)
  • The Churchill
  • The Town & Gown now the Punter
  • The Spade & Beckett
  • The Mitre
  • The Baron of Beef
  • The Pickerel
  • The Cow and Calf (now student flats)
  • The County Arms
  • The Castle Inn

Week 8

Saturday 7th December
  • The Rose & Crown (Newmarket/East Road Roundabout)
  • The Fleur de Lys
  • The Five Bells
  • The Greyhound
  • The Corner House
  • The Seven Stars (now a curry house)
  • The Wrestlers
  • The Racehorse (now a McDonald's)

Week 7

Friday 29th November
  • The Man on the Moon now the Blue Moon
  • The Dobblers
  • The Alexandra Arms
  • The Geldart
  • The White Hart
  • The Kingston Arms
  • The Cambridge Blue

Week 6

Sunday 24th November
  • The Maypole
  • The Cambridge Arms
  • The Kings Arms (The Bun Shop) now Cambridge Brew House
  • The Champion of the Thames
  • The Horse and Groom (The King Street Run) now the King Street Run again
  • The St Radegund

Week 5

Saturday 16th November
  • The Spread Eagle (Lensfield Road) now Tall Trees?
  • The Rock (Cherry Hinton Road)
  • The Queen Edith (Queen Edith's Way)
  • The Robin Hood and Little John
  • The Unicorn (High St., Cherry Hinton)
  • The Red Lion (Nearby)
  • The Five Bells (up the hill by the level crossing)
  • The Rosemary Branch (Coldhams Lane)

Week 4

Thursday 7th November
  • The Hat & Feathers (Barton Rd, opposite Grange Rd)
  • The Red Bull (Barton Rd)
  • The Granta (Newnham Rd)
  • The Mill (Mill Lane)
  • The Anchor (Silver St)
  • The Eagle (Bene't St)
  • The Red Cow (Wheeler St)
  • The Bath (Bene't St)

Week 3

Saturday 2nd November
  • The Boathouse (Chesterton Road, just down from Jesus Lock Footbridge)
  • The Fresher & Firkin (next door) the Tivoli, then a burnt wreck, may be returning
  • The Jolly Waterman (original CUTwC meeting place, bit further along Ch. Rd)
  • The Haymakers (Chesterton High St - turn right off Ch Rd)
  • The Dog & Pheasant (Ch Hi St)
  • The Yorkshire Grey (Ch Hi St)
  • The Pike & Eel
  • The Green Dragon

Week 2

Tuesday 29 October
  • The Locomotive (Mill Road, Reality Checkpoint end)
  • The Six Bells (11, Covent Garden, off Mill Road to right leaving town)
  • The Salisbury Arms (76, Tennison Road, also RHS off Mill Rd)
  • The Live & Let Live (40, Mawson Rd, also RHS off Mill Rd)
  • The Durham Ox (Mill Rd)
  • The Devonshire Arms (Devonshire Rd, RHS off Mill Rd)
  • The White Swan (Mill Road, near the Curry Queen).

Week 1

Monday 21 October
  • The Castle
  • Hobson's - now the bar of the University Arms
  • The Cricketers
  • The Elm Tree
  • The Free Press
  • The Tram Depot
  • The Baker's Arms now the Duke of Cambridge

Pubs we've gained (and still have) since 1996...

  • The Pint Shop
  • Brewdog
  • The Town & Gown (Market Passage)
  • The Regal
  • Cambridge Tap
  • Old Bicycle Shop
  • Old Ticket Office
  • Station Tavern
  • Calverley's Taproom
  • Petersfield
  • Thirsty (arguably)
  • Othersyde

We have lost 40 pubs, but gained 12.