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The present public house emerged around the turn of the twentieth century close to the site of the earlier Garrick Inn and took its name from the saint associated with nearby Jesus College. It became the traditional start and finish of the King Street Run, the notorious student drinking challenge traced to a 1955 debate. After a long closure and an abortive 2024 revival, it reopened in January 2026 as an independent, cask-led community alehouse. Visit for the intimate scale, house ales and living King Street mythology rather than polished gastropub comforts.\n\n02 / The essentials\n\n### The St Radegund: visit essentials\n\n1. 01\n\n It is widely described as the smallest pub in Cambridge.\n2. 02\n\n The present pub developed around the turn of the twentieth century near the site of the former Garrick Inn.\n3. 03\n\n Its name recalls St Radegund, the patron associated with the medieval nunnery on the site of Jesus College.\n4. 04\n\n It became the traditional start and finish of the King Street Run.\n5. 05\n\n The King Street Run is traced to a 1955 undergraduate debate about drinking a gallon without a comfort break.\n6. 06\n\n The pub reopened as an independent, cask-led community alehouse on 29 January 2026.\n7. 07\n\n Its freehold is held by Cambridge United Charities.\n\n03 / The place\n\n### The building in context.\n\nBuilt\n\nLate nineteenth-century building; present pub recorded by the early twentieth century\n\nStyle\n\nCompact traditional city alehouse\n\nListing\n\nHistoric public-house frontage identified in the Cambridge Historic Core Appraisal\n\n04 / Before you go\n\n### Plan your visit\n\n#### Prices & admission\n\nNo admission charge; drinks are individually priced.\n\n#### Opening hours\n\nGenerally 17:00–23:00 Monday–Friday, 13:00–23:00 Saturday and 16:00–22:30 Sunday. Check the official pub or CAMRA listing before travelling.\n\n#### Plan your experience\n\nWalk-in pub. Its exceptionally small interior means space cannot be assumed at busy times.\n\n[Visit the official site]()\n\n#### Accessibility\n\nThe compact historic premises may constrain circulation. Contact the pub directly for current step-free access and toilet information.\n\n#### Participation requirements\n\nNo particular fitness requirement; confirm access needs directly because the pub is unusually small.\n\nNot normally required.\n\nContinue exploring / Cambridge\n\n### More things to do\n*in Cambridge*\n\nExplore Cambridge activities, sights and places to eat. 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Enjoy the history and drink responsibly.\n\n04 Did the pub recently reopen?\n\nYes. Following earlier closures and a short-lived 2024 incarnation, the St Radegund reopened as an alehouse in January 2026.\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 stradegund.co.uk ↗]()\n- [Supporting source camra.org.uk ↗]()\n- [Supporting source capturingcambridge.org ↗]()\n- [Supporting source greatercambridgeplanning.org ↗]()\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 / historic pub / real ale / King Street / student history" }