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Top Cambridge Pubs: Earl Of Beaconsfield

It’s time for another of my favourite Cambridge pubs and this one may surprise a few people!

 In my opinion the Earl Of Beaconsfield is a greatly underrated pub. Affectionally known as ‘The Beaky’, it’s a place I love to visit. Situated on the Romsey side of Mill Road bridge, I highly recommend a visit.


The Beaky is one of the few Cambridge pubs which remain open after midnight, thus I usually end my nights here. It’s a great pub to end the night in, but it’s much more than just a late night venue. I like the busy, yet friendly atmosphere here. 

The Beaky serves a good range of ales, honestly I cannot recall ever having a bad pint here. Sometimes one of my all times favourites, Titanic Brewery’s Plum Porter is available: 


The Beaky is a pub which prides itself on an array of entertainment including, regular live music, jam sessions, live sports and something that’s an increasingly rare sight in Cambridge: 

Obviously I won

Situated at the back of The Beaky’s courtyard beer garden is another room, with a pool table! I can easily count off one hand how many pool tables are currently in Cambridge pubs! 



If you’re a Guinness fan, the Beaky serves one of the best pints of it in Cambridge. This reminds me that I have a quest to continue…. 


In summary The Beaky is a great pub. I think it unfairly gets overlooked as there’s so many great pubs on Mill Road.  However, I’d go as far as to say, I’ve had beer here that’s certainly at least on par with some of the Mill Road big hitters. It’s also a great pub to celebrate a Cambridge United victory in…..


Except, that’s not what Rach and I are doing here, we lost 3-0 to Luton in the fourth round of The FA Cup. Still, The Beaky put a smile back on our faces. 


Thanks for reading. Which pub do you think I’m going to write about next? 

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  1. retiredmartinOctober 24, 2023 at 4:34 PM

    Love that pub, and delighted to see it in the new Good Beer Guide (first time, certainly in many years).

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  2. Beer MooseOctober 24, 2023 at 4:40 PM

    Agreed! It certainly deserves to be in the GBG.

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