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 HouseThe Unicorn (Grantchester Rd, Trumpington)now the Lord Byron
- 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 BrookThe 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 Globenow the Emperor- The Alma Brewery
- The Panton Arms
- The Prince Regent
The Hogsheadnow the Grain & Hop Store
Week 9
Thursday 16th January (The Club's Birthday!)- The Churchill
The Town & Gownnow 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 NovemberThe Man on the Moonnow 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 NovemberThe 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 Armsnow 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.