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Updates

The Champ reopened on Monday 17 May.
4-11 (12-11 on Saturday).
Table booking available by phone when open or online at other times.

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Champion of the Thames

68 King Street
Cambridge
CB1 1LN

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Opening Times

MondayMidday - 11.00 pm
TuesdayMidday - 11.00 pm
WednesdayMidday - 11.00 pm
ThursdayMidday - 11.00 pm
FridayMidday - 11.00 pm
SaturdayMidday - 11.00 pm
SundayMidday - 11.00 pm

About the Pub

This small, two-room city-centre pub has a truly friendly atmosphere. It's one of the four remaining pubs on the King Street Run pub crawl, which involved a pint in each of the eight pubs with no lavatory stop. The oarsman after whom the pub is named is commemorated in the fine etched windows. Both bars are wood-panelled with Victorian counters, fixed benches and a part-glazed partition between the rooms. It is on the National Inventory as having a historic pub interior of regional importance. The humour and chatter of customers predominates. You know you're in Cambridge when you see the adverts to view University Challenge here. The ales from Greene King and its guest list are very well kept. Pub snacks available.

Cambridge & District CAMRA Community (city) Pub of the Year 2018.

Regular cask ales

This pub serves 2 regular beers.

  • Greene King Abbot
  • Greene King IPA

Changing cask ales

This pub serves 3 changing beers.

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Champion of the Thames, Cambridge

Features

Facilities

  • Garden Pub Garden

    Pocket-sized decked area.

  • DogFriendly Dog Friendly
  • Events Events

    Quiz night on Tuesdays.

  • Games Traditional Pub Games
  • RealFire Real Fire
  • SeparateBar Separate Bar
  • Smoking Smoking Area
  • SportsTV Sports TV

    BT Sports shown descretely.

  • WiFi Wifi

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Champion of the Thames

68 King Street
Cambridge
CB1 1LN

Sat Nav Reference

52.207298, 0.124444

Transport

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