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Top Cambridge Pubs: The Champion of The Thames

 The second instalment of my guide to Cambridge’s best pubs takes us to King Street. Once the beer destination of Cambridge, there’s now only one pub on King Street worth visiting, until the Rad reopens. Gone are days where people would compete to complete the King’s Street Run, having a drink in each pub in the quickest time and having to go back one if any boldly fluids get lost. I’ve never seen anyone attempt it. 

The Champion of The Thames or ‘Champ’ as it’s affectionately known as, is one of the finest drinking establishments in the centre of Cambridge. 



To be honest I don’t like Greene King much. I find most of their beers bland and I don’t really like Greene King pubs either, I can count on one hand how many I like, because in my experience, most GK pubs don’t look after their beer well enough. However The Champ is thankfully the polar opposite to what I’ve just described, the beer here is always served in excellent condition. If you want a GK beer, this is the place to come to. The Abbot is always served in divine condition. My personal favourite, Abbot Reserve or ‘naughty Abbot’ is usually available in winter. There’s always some interesting guest beers too! 


A pint in excellent condition

The pub has a traditional interior, made for conversation. This is important to me, when I go to the pub I want to be able to chat with the people I’m there with! The Champ certainly gives one of warmest welcomes in Cambridge, the staff are incredibly friendly to customers whether they are regulars or first timers. 

The Champ also has a strong claim on the best Guinness in Cambridge award. I’m going to investigate where should be crowned with this award, right here on the blog. That’s going to take me a while, so in the meantime head down to The Champ, it is one of the best pubs in Cambridge after all. If you’re lucky, the naughty Abbot might be on. 

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  1. retiredmartinOctober 16, 2023 at 9:43 PM

    Lovely concise post, and agree on the Champ. It was a great place to be on the day of the coronation too (early opener) !

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  2. Beer MooseOctober 17, 2023 at 1:58 PM

    Cheers RM! Appropriate street to be drinking on for a coronation.

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