I spent Friday night visiting the Cambridge CAMRA Octoberfest. Compared to other events the local Cambridge branch run it's a fairly small festival.

A large pub set within an historic building just outside of the city centre.   Absolutely heaving at the bar - 4 deep - & no free seats at 18.30 so we left without a drink for The Cou

Near the city centre, right on the side of the river is The Pickerel Inn.   Decked out in dark wood with 3 real ales - one of them was Orkney Dark Sun which was marvelous.   Onl

A modern chain pub, but done out fairly tastefully in darkish-red wood with a real fire.  

The Live & Let Live is a small traditional pub in a residential street with an interesting etched glass

The Empress is a Bohemian place which feels like a proper pub in

A wooden panelled traditional style pub that is nice enough but is dominated by Greene King beers.   One beer that wasn't GK was St Austel Proper Job, which almost all of us had & wer

The smallest pub in Cambridge apparently & right in the city centre.   St Radegund was packed on the Friday night we visited with standing room only.   5 real ales, from loc

This is a traditionally styled pub, done out in dark wood with 8 real ales.   Some nice long tables were available for a group of us to sit at.   Pork scratchings for sale.&nbsp

A traditional style pub done out in dark wood furniture & panelling with framed newspapers on the walls.   There is a small snug to one side of the island bar.   The only th