St Radegund, Cambridge
Pub in King Street, Cambridge, England
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St Radegund is a pub in King Street, Cambridge, England. It is named after St Radegund, a Frankish saint associated with the nearby Jesus College. With a single saloon bar of just over 20 square metres (220 sq ft), it is popularly believed to be the smallest pub in Cambridge.[1]
Overview
The pub was the home to the Cantabrigensis Hash House Harriers between 1993 and 2017, a rowing club and a cricket team.[2] It was the start/finish venue on the legendary King Street Run. All of these activities and more were encouraged (and in the case of the cricket team, started) by Terry Kavanagh (1937-2012), who was landlord between 1992 and 2009.
Since 1992 the St Radegund has played an annual cricket match against The Champion of the Thames, for the King Street Trophy.[3]
In 2008, the saga of the 2003 St Radegund cricket tour to Croatia,[4] The Ascent of Mount Hum,[5] was published, to critical acclaim.[6]
Friday night is Vera Lynn Appreciation Society night when large amounts of gin and tonics were served along with to Vera Lynn’s songs.[citation needed]
In 2007, it was pointed out that the pub sign depicted the arms of the Austrian municipality, Sankt Radegund bei Graz rather than the saint herself. A local artist was commissioned to correct the mistake and the story attracted media comment.[7] In 2010, the new landlord, James Hoskins, reverted to a design incorporating the former (incorrect) arms. In early 2015 the premises underwent a programme of refurbishment and redecoration after which it became a pub tied to the Saffron Brewery, ceasing to serve Habit and Sackcloth, beers specially brewed for the pub by Milton Brewery.[8]
It was closed under notice of forfeiture in August 2019.[9] In 2020 Cold Chain Bars[citation needed] obtained the lease and the pub reopened in March 2024 before closing again in October of the same year. It re-opened again in January 2026 [10], promising a return to former standing as a community hub. ([11]