Other river-based locactions:
Green Dragon, Water Lane, Chesterton, Cambridge. CB4 1NZ 01223 505035 Probably the oldest coaching house pub in Cambridge located in the heart of Chesterton, with riverside views, across the road it has a picturesque beer garden that leads down to the river edge. Oliver Cromwell reportedly sat in the pub with friends practicing their knife throwing skills into the fire lintel that can still be seen today. J.R.R. Tolkien often visited the pub for inspiration whilst writing The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings.
Five Miles From Anywhere – No Hurry Inn, Upware. CB7 5ZR 01353 721654 Upware had its own public house to serve river traffic from 1760s. The present building opened as a pub in 1995 largely serving passing leisure boats. In the 1850s the pub was the meeting place of the Upware Republic, a society of up to 300 undergraduates from Cambridge who would meet to fish, boat, shoot and skate. Close to Wicken Fen Nature Reserve, the pub is situated in large grounds with a live music event stage.