April 2019
April Minibus Tour
April is CAMRA's Community Pubs Month. One of the ways we'll be celebrating it is by having a minibus tour of round some of our harder to reach village pubs to the south and west of Cambridge. We pick up near the train station at 11 and may have a second pick up at the Golden Hind. The tour ends at 7-7:30pm. We don't charge for the transport but we do expect participants to enter the raffle that contributes towards…
Find out more »Meet the Cambridge Beer Festival Volunteers at the Alex
The Cambridge Beer Festival is one of the country’s biggest festivals. But none of it would happen if it weren’t for the 400 or so volunteers who put it together, run it, and tidy it all up again afterwards. Volunteering is fun and fulfilling. You don’t have to commit to a minimum amount of time. You don’t need any experience. Just show up with a willing pair of hands and a sense of enthusiasm and you will be welcomed, supported,…
Find out more »May 2019
Meet the Cambridge Beer Festival Volunteers at the Haymakers
The Cambridge Beer Festival is one of the country’s biggest festivals. But none of it would happen if it weren’t for the 400 or so volunteers who put it together, run it, and tidy it all up again afterwards. Volunteering is fun and fulfilling. You don’t have to commit to a minimum amount of time. You don’t need any experience. Just show up with a willing pair of hands and a sense of enthusiasm and you will be welcomed, supported,…
Find out more »June 2019
June Strolling Social
Our June Strolling Social will be on Saturday 15 June and will visit Cambridgeshire pubs along the Kings Cross rail line. We’ll meet up in the Jester next to Ashwell & Morden Station at 12:25. Spending 25 minutes to an hour in each pub we’ll also visit the British Queen, Meldreth, the Dolphin and the Black Horse Melbourn, and the Green Man and the Plough, Shepreth. The Plough not only has a range of beers on offer but is also…
Find out more »July 2019
Charity Cycle Ride – Pub Stop
During his Charity Cycle Ride from Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield to Castle Hedingham CAMRA member Tim Nash will be in the Kingston Arms during the evening of Tuesday 16th July.
Find out more »August 2019
August Strolling Social
Our August Strolling Social will visit the three pubs in Fen Ditton before walking through Ditton Meadows and Stourbridge Common to the Green Dragon. We'll then move on to the Haymakers before ending the tour at Othersyde. We'll spend 45 minutes to an hour in each venue. Food is available from all venues with the exception of the Kings Head. Turn up when you like and leave as you wish. The route and provisional schedule are: Ancient Shepherds from noon…
Find out more »September 2019
September Minibus Tour
On 7th September we'll have our next mystery minibus tour of some of our rural pubs. We pick up near the train station at 11 and may have a second pick up at the Golden Hind. The tour ends at 7-7:30pm. We don't charge for the transport but we do expect participants to enter the raffle that contributes towards our costs. You will also need to pay for your food (provided by one of the pubs we visit) and for…
Find out more »Cambridge CAMRA Cider Strolling Social
On Saturday 14th September our cider officer Jerry will be leading a Strolling Social around some of the best places to drink real cider & perry in Cambridge. We'll start at noon and finish around 7. Join us for as many pubs as you want to. Our planned schedule is below. Carlton Arms, Carlton Way from 12 until 12:45. A 30 minute walk will bring us to the Golden Hind, Milton Road where we'll be from 13:15 until 14:00. A…
Find out more »October 2019
Open Branch Meeting – October
Our October meeting will be at the Bell Inn, Bottisham
Find out more »Strolling Social in Cambridge
CAMRA's London Pubs Group are visiting Cambridge on Saturday 12th October for their 2019 out of London trip. Our October Strolling Social will accompany them around the pubs that they will be visiting. The London Pubs Group have selected the venues. We’ll meet up at the Maypole at midday. Spending roughly an hour in each pub we’ll also visit the Champion of the Thames, Elm Tree, Free Press, Cambridge Blue and the Old Ticket Office before finishing up at the…
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