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Check the official page for current service times and booking arrangements." } } ] } ] } ], "editorialMarkdown": "[View next **The Castle Inn**]()\n\n## The Cambridge Blue\n\nA Gwydir Street free house celebrated for changing cask beer, Belgian bottles, cider and the lived-in atmosphere of Cambridge's railway-side neighbourhoods.\n\n[Plan this experience]()\n\n[Explore the story]()\n\nCost **Free to visit**\n\nTime to allow **45–90 minutes**\n\nPace **Easy**\n\nPlace **Gwydir Street, Petersfield**\n\nBest time **Year round**\n\n01 / The experience\n\n### The Cambridge Blue\n\nThe Cambridge Blue is one of the city's defining independent beer pubs: broad in range, rooted in its neighbourhood and free from a national managed-house formula.\n\nThe Cambridge Blue is a destination pub without feeling manufactured as one. Its single-bar interior, breweriana, historic beer-festival posters and extensive garden have grown around a serious independent drinks offer. The emphasis is on changing cask beer from smaller breweries, international bottled beer and cider rather than a fixed national range. It is especially useful for visitors exploring Mill Road, the Petersfield streets and the city's less ceremonial side.\n\n02 / The essentials\n\n### The Cambridge Blue: visit essentials\n\n1. 01\n\n CAMRA records the operator and freehold as independent.\n2. 02\n\n The building previously traded as the Dew Drop.\n3. 03\n\n The pub specialises in changing cask beer from smaller breweries.\n4. 04\n\n Its drinks range includes Belgian and other international bottled beers.\n5. 05\n\n A large rear garden extends the otherwise compact street-front pub.\n6. 06\n\n CAMRA named it Young Members Pub of the Year for Cambridge in 2026.\n\n03 / The place\n\n### The building in context.\n\nStyle\n\nTraditional neighbourhood public house\n\n04 / Before you go\n\n### Plan your visit\n\n#### Prices & admission\n\nNo admission charge; drinks and food are individually priced.\n\n#### Opening hours\n\nCurrently open from noon daily, generally until 23:00 Monday–Saturday and 22:30 Sunday. Food hours are shorter; verify on the official website.\n\n#### Plan your experience\n\nWalk-ins are normal. Contact the pub directly for groups, events or Sunday dining.\n\n[Visit the official site]()\n\n#### Accessibility\n\nConfirm the current step-free route and accessible-toilet provision directly with the pub before visiting.\n\n#### Participation requirements\n\nLevel neighbourhood streets; standard pub seating.\n\nNot normally required for drinks.\n\nContinue exploring / Cambridge\n\n### More things to do\n*in Cambridge*\n\nExplore Cambridge activities, sights and places to eat. Compare the time to allow, costs and booking details, then save your favourites to your itinerary.\n\n01 Culture & history\n\n [![Fitzwilliam Museum]()\n\n 01 Culture & history **Fitzwilliam Museum** Explore experience]() [![Kettle's Yard]()\n\n 02 Culture & history **Kettle's Yard** Explore experience]() [![King's College]()\n\n 03 Culture & history **King's College** Explore experience]()\n\n02 Food & drink\n\n [![Fort St George]()\n\n 04 Food & drink **Fort St George** Explore experience]() [![The Blue Ball, Grantchester]()\n\n 05 Food & drink **The Blue Ball, Grantchester** Explore experience]() [![The Castle Inn]()\n\n 06 Food & drink **The Castle Inn** Explore experience]() [![The Devonshire Arms]()\n\n 07 Food & drink **The Devonshire Arms** Explore experience]() [![The Eagle]()\n\n 08 Food & drink **The Eagle** Explore experience]() [![The Green Dragon]()\n\n 09 Food & drink **The Green Dragon** Explore experience]() [![The Haymakers]()\n\n 10 Food & drink **The Haymakers** Explore experience]() [![The Kingston Arms]()\n\n 11 Food & drink **The Kingston Arms** Explore experience]() [![The Live & Let Live]()\n\n 12 Food & drink **The Live & Let Live** Explore experience]() [![The Maypole]()\n\n 13 Food & drink **The Maypole** Explore experience]() [![The Mitre]()\n\n 14 Food & drink **The Mitre** Explore experience]() [![The Pickerel Inn]()\n\n 15 Food & drink **The Pickerel Inn** Explore experience]() [![The Queen’s Head, Newton]()\n\n 16 Food & drink **The Queen’s Head, Newton** Explore experience]() [![The Royal Standard]()\n\n 17 Food & drink **The Royal Standard** Explore experience]() [![The St Radegund]()\n\n 18 Food & drink **The St Radegund** Explore experience]()\n\n03 Outdoors\n\n [![Cambridge University Botanic Garden]()\n\n 19 Outdoors **Cambridge University Botanic Garden** Explore experience]()\n\n04 Water activities\n\n [![Punting the Backs]()\n\n 20 Water activities **Punting the Backs** Explore experience]()\n\n05 Go deeper\n\n[35 Colleges All the colleges **Every Cambridge college** Open the college guide]()[Food & drink / a story **The six oldest pubs** Walk the timeline]()[Plan / Itinerary builder **Build your Cambridge day** Start planning]()\n\n05 / Where it is\n\n### Find it\nand what’s nearby.\n\nExplore around The Cambridge Blue\n\n The map will load when you reach it.\n\n05 / Good to know\n\n### The Cambridge Blue: frequently asked questions\n\n01 Is the Cambridge Blue independent?\n\nYes. CAMRA records it as independently operated with an individual freehold.\n\n02 Is it mainly a real-ale pub?\n\nCask beer is central, but it also carries substantial keg, bottled Belgian beer, cider, whisky and other drinks.\n\n03 Does it have a garden?\n\nYes. The rear garden is considerably larger than the narrow street frontage suggests.\n\n04 Does it serve food?\n\nYes, through its resident kitchen. Check the official page for current service times and booking arrangements.\n\nBefore you visit\n\n### Check hours, tickets and access.\n\nCheck opening hours, admission prices and access with the venue before setting off.\n\nUpdated\n\nDate unavailable\n\nBy\n\n[Above Guide Editorial Team]()\n\nUseful links\n\n- [Official site cambridge.pub ↗]()\n- [Supporting source camra.org.uk ↗]()\n\n[Report a correction]()\n\nContinue exploring\n\n### Make Cambridge\nyour own.\n\n[Visit the official site]()[← All things to do]()\n\nOpening hours, prices and access change. Confirm details on the official site before visiting.\n\nFiled under independent pub / free house / real ale / Belgian beer / beer garden" }