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The Pub

The Portland Arms is a traditional English pub serving fine real ales, specialty beers from around the world and home cooked food in a cosy, friendly setting. Continue reading →

The Venue

The Venue

For decades the Portland has been an essential part of the Cambridge live music scene welcoming local, national and international acts to our dedicated 200 capacity venue. Continue reading →

Book a table

Book a table

We will reopen on Tue 18th May and bookings are now being taken!
See here for details and to reserve your table. Continue reading →

Hiring the venue

Hiring the venue

Whether you are in a band and are looking for a venue to hold your own gig or are looking for a modern space to hold a meeting or gathering click here for all the info. Continue reading →

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Matt Reaction
Matt Reaction is at The Portland Arms.Tuesday, September 28th, 2021 at 6:08am
The Portland Arms

Night out with a bunch of legends including Colin Leonard and Collars.

Went in not knowing much about Yard Act. Now I know what all the fuss is about!

Shit hot live band with a genius frontman! Had the...

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Yur Mum
Yur MumMonday, September 27th, 2021 at 2:24pm

- OCTOBER DATES -

♦️02 / SKEGNESS / The Great British Alternative Festival
♦️21 / LONDON / @newcrossinn
♦️22 / CAMBRIDGE / The Portland Arms
♦️23 / BEDFORD / Bedford Esquires
♦️24 / BEDFORD...

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The Portland Arms
The Portland ArmsMonday, September 27th, 2021 at 11:20am
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Call to the Faithful
Call to the FaithfulFriday, September 24th, 2021 at 5:57pm

Well, Cambridge, it's been two years since we've had the pleasure of playing for you and boy was it worth the wait. What an incredible venue The Portland Arms is!

So many of you turned up on a Thursday night to support...

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The Portland Arms
The Portland ArmsFriday, September 24th, 2021 at 11:01am

IT'S FRIDAY!
Where I'm from, Friday means Fish & Chips.
Now frying at the Portland: delicious beer-battered fish, with chunky chips, tartar sauce and your choice of mushy or garden peas. THE Friday tradition.

#PortlandArms

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The Undercover Hippy
The Undercover HippyFriday, September 24th, 2021 at 10:00am

Excited to announce that Funke and the Two Tone Baby will be supporting us at 3 shows on our tour!

20/10 Norwich - The Waterfront Norwich
21/10 Chelmsford - Hot Box Live Events
28/10 Preston - New Continental

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Our Team

Hayley and Steve
The Guvnors and current custodians of Portland Towers
Sam
Our Bar manager and part time wrestler.
Nath
Nath makes Plates. Our head chef and creator of those (almost) world famous burgers and top dishes

Sam's Beer Blog

Muses from our bar manager, part-time wrestler and beer enthusiast Sam on all things hops and barley related.

Sam’s Beer Blog: Portland Beer Festival

A lot of people, me included were hugely disappointed to find out the Cambridge Beer Festival was cancelled for the second year in a row. That’s why when the opportunity came up for The Portland to host our own Beer Festival, I wanted to present as authentic an experience as possible for lovers of the summer event. I got in touch with all our regular local brewers, as well as some new faces, and came up with a diverse range of real ales. I wanted to produce a menu chock full of beers that regular ale drinkers and CAMRA locals …

Sam’s Beer Blog: The Selection Box

Takeaway and click & collect services have become more popular than ever. I took this mindset into consideration and put together a helluva deal: Sam’s Selection Box

Get in touch

If you are an individual, group, band, promoter, club or organisation wanting to play at the venue please go to the VENUE-HOW TO HIRE section. We do not book individual bands ourselves.

For general enquiries you can use the contact form below.

    OPENING HOURS
    (From 19th May)

    Tuesday – Thursday
    Midday – 11pm
    Kitchen hours: Midday – 2.30pm & 5pm – 9pm

    Friday
    Midday – Midnight
    Kitchen hours: Midday – 2.30pm & 5pm – 9pm

    Saturday
    Midday – Midnight
    Kitchen hours: Midday – 9pm

    Sunday
    Midday – 5pm
    Kitchen hours: Midday – 3pm

    Monday
    Closed all day

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    129 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 3BA
    01223 357268