There are so many great pubs to choose from in Cambridge. They are all in the city centre as I am advised there are no real ale pubs near the ground. I have selected some pubs near the rail station and close to the bus route. The Cambridge Tap, sister bar to the Euston and Sheffield taps is due to open at the station in early 2012. As well as the pubs listed below, I recommend a visit to the following. Free Press, The Maypole, The Mitre, St. Radegund and The Castle. Steve Bradbury

The Devonshire Arms   Guv'nor. Dom Morris Address. 1 Devonshire Road, Cambridge. CB1 2BH. Phone. 01223 316610 Website. www.individualpubs.co.uk/devonshire Food. Good menu with daily specials Food Times. 12 - 2, 6 - 10 Mon - Thu,12- 10 Fri - Sat. 12 - 4, 7 - 9 Sun. Smoking. Beer Garden. Parking. Metered TV. No. Music. Background Pub Games. Yes Opening. 12 - 11 Mon - Thu,12 - 12 Fri - Sat, 12 - 10.30 Sun Brewshed American Blonde Brewshed Pale Ale Milton Augustus Milton Justinian Milton Nero Milton Pegasus Milton Sparta	Live and Let Live 40 Mawson Road, Cambridge. CB1 2EA Phone. 01223 460261 Guv'nor. Pete Wiffin Website. www.the-live.co.uk Food. No. Smoking. Street. Parking. Metered TV.  No Music. Background. Pub Games. No Opening. 11.30 - 2.30, 5.30 - 11 Mon - Fri, 11 - 2.30, 6 - 11 Sat, 12 - 3, 7 - 11 Sun. Brentwood Gold Darkstar APA Humpty Dumpty Little Sharpie Nethergate Umbel Ale Oakham Bishops Farewell Titanic Stout Tring Jack O'Legs Cassels Cider	Cambridge Blue 85-87 Gwydir Street, Cambridge CB1 2LG Guv'nors.  Jethro & Terri. Phone.  01223 471680 Website. www.the-cambridgeblue.co.uk Food. Extensive menu with daily specials. Food Times. 12 - 10 Mon - Sat, 12 - 9 Sun Smoking. Beer Garden Parking. Metered TV. Terrestrial Music. Background Pub Games. Yes Opening. 12 - 11 Mon - Sat, 12 - 10.30 Sun. Bank Top Dark Mild Bank Top Sweeneys Cottage Silver Cloud Island Vectis Venom Nethergate Dew Drop Oakham Inferno Offbeat Kooky Gold Prospect One-Twenty Woodforde's Wherry
The Devonshire is owned and operated by the locally based Milton Brewery. Seven handpumps feature beers from Milton and other micro-breweries. There is plenty of seating indoors and out. Friendly staff serving well-kept beer make the Devonshire a must visit in Cambridge SB	Despite the name, this pub is a traditional style local community pub. Over 500 different beers are served here each year which is testament to its popularity. The variety and quality of the beers is excellent. Belgian beers also feature in bottles and on tap. The pub also specialises in rum and has over 100 different ones to sample. My favourite pub of the trip. SB	Yet another great pub in Cambridge. Up to 10 real al ales are served alongside several ciders and perries. These are complemented by a large selection of bottled beers from around the world. There are two small rooms at the front of the pub leading to a larger back room and the beer garden. CAMRA Local & Regional POTY 2011. SB

Kingston Arms 33 Kingston Street, Cambridge. CB1 2NU Guv'nors. Paolo Boggia & Jane Fairhall Phone. 01223 319414  Website. www.kingston-arms.co.uk Food. Great menu with daily specials. Food Times. 12 - 2, 6 - 10 Mon - Thu. 12 - 3, 6 - 10 Fri. 12 - 10 Sat - Sun. Smoking. Outdoor area. Parking. Metered. TV. Terrestrial Music. Background Pub Games. No Opening. 12 - 3, 5 - 11 Mon - Thu, 12 - 12 Fri, 11 - 12 Sat, 11 - 11 Sun   Caledonian Deuchars IPA Crouch Vale Brewers Gold Harviestoun Bitter and Twisted Highgate IPA HopBack Entire Stout HopBack Summer Lightning Mighty Oak Oscar Wilde Mild Oakham Bishops Finger Skinners Betty Stogs Timothy Taylor Landlord	The Elm Tree 16a Orchard Street, Cambridge. CB1 1JT Guv'nors. Rob, Jess and Steve. Phone. 01223 502632 Website. www.theelmtreecambridge.co.uk Food. Cold lunches only. Food Times. 11 - 4 Daily. Smoking. Outdoor Area Parking. Metered TV. No. Music. Background Pub Games. Yes Opening. 11 - 11 Mon - Sat, 12 - 10.30 Sun.   B & T Black Dragon Mild B & T Edwin Taylors Extra Stout B & T Shefford Bitter Courage Directors Crouch Vale Blackwater Mild Downton Pale Ale Jarrow Joblings Swinging Gibbet Nethergate Azzaparrot Wells Eagle IPA Wells Naked Gold Thatchers Cheddar Valley Cider
Ten handpumps serve up a varied range of well kept ales. There are also ciders and perries available. Friendly and helpful staff made our visit a very pleasant experience. The foo0d has won regional awards and after sampling some, its not difficult to see why. Beer festivals are held monthly. SB	Back street pub with a mixed clientele. Ten real ales are available along with a cider. There is an extensive selection of Belgian bottled beer which seemed very popular. The owners were friendly, even recommending pubs that weren't on our list. This is the type of pub I could quite easily stay at instead of going to the match (wish I had). SB