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  • Welcome to the Portland

    Cambridge's best loved pub and live venue

  • Our Drinks

    See our range of Cask Marque approved real ales, ciders, bottled and craft beer.
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  • Our Food

    Home-cooked favourites plus our Barrel & Stone pizzas
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Food & Drink

Click to see our latest food menu including our range of Barrel & Stone Pizzas.

Gigs

A full list of our live gigs and events

Store

Buy tickets for events as well as pub and band merch

Access

Accessibility Information

About Us

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

There has been an Inn on this site since the 1880’s, the current building dates from the 1930’s and was designed by renowned architect Basil Oliver

Hayley and Steve Pellegrini are the licencees and have been running The Portland since 2004.

The pub has four distinct areas;  the Saloon bar with it’s original wood panelling, Public bar with pool table and sports, a Courtyard with our Tiki themed hut and not forgetting our 200 capacity venue space.

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The Venue

For decades the Portland has been an essential part of the Cambridge live music scene welcoming local, national and international acts of all genres and backgrounds to play in our dedicated 200 capacity venue space.

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 we can cater for groups of all sizes and requirements.

We have a full in house PA system and lighting with experienced sound technicians available to make sure your event sounds and looks great. The venue also has it’s own full-service bar, air conditioning and ‘green room’ space.

For smaller events we have 2 separate bars and a courtyard garden that can be hired independently.

Check out our Frequently Asked Questions section for more info on the pub and hiring the venue.

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Next Events

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Latest News

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The Portland ArmsThursday, March 26th, 2020 at 1:21pm

Finding jobs to do while we're shut.
Today's task: tackle the ivy that is threatening to take over the building. Its pretty to look but really bad for the building. It also likes to fight back, me and Mrs Portland have the scars to...

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Jennie Evans if you want to get rid of it completely, you need to saw out a chunk at the bottom of the trunk. The top bit will then die back and be much easier to remove from the wall. Then drill holes in the stump and pour weedkiller into them, or hammer some copper nails into it, to stop it regrowing
Hilary Butler You have my sympathy. Our garden fights me. I also have blood and scratches to prove it 😀
Martin Ley I hate ivy with a passion - the dust and other stuff it creates when you cut it down are awful!
Donna Lyall I've been outside doing similar. Ivy is the bully with a nice name!Strangles,or takes over! Stay safe you two!xx
Jurgen Haabermaaster Must remove it from the wall once you have cut through it as if you leave it on to die off it shrinks and damages the building more. Good luck.
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The Portland ArmsSunday, March 22nd, 2020 at 10:11am

Barrels of beer at bargain prices.
Due to the immediate nature of the close down of the Portland we have barrels of real ale for sale. We are selling these off at ÂŁ60 a barrel, we will also provide the chocks, cork, spile, tap...

Emma Moorhead Tyrrell Graeme Adams
Lorraine Pepper Greg Lynch, if only you were closer
Hollie Catley Sam Jeggo Catley James Catley
Rhys Lewis Hung-Chang Chen Get there now!
Hilary Butler Sending love to you all, see you on the other side xxx
Jamie Russell Joseph
Martin Hunter How long will it keep for once tapped ?
Paul Clingan Where is this ?
Alex Wej Is there any time limit on picking up empty barrel?
Chris Braybrooke Robert!
Max Brady Ryan Michael
Chris Braybrooke Hi there, either the Woodfords Wherry, or Hooky Gold. Located in Whittlesford, so can collect whenever. Chris.
Cathryn Hardy Nathan Holdbrook keep Charlie going? 😂
BoJack Swindleman Oscar Fry Luke Fowles
Phillip Stakem Nick!
Grace Bilney Dawn Arnold Radda
Tara ƞanslı Dana Altland Lloyd Vella
Kevin Wright Steve Falgate
Nick Benton Hey, could I please have Farr Brew - Perfect Pale? Can collect whenever.
Francesca Jones Hugh Jones
Charlotte Davison Ben Ed told me tag you in this
Jurgen Haabermaaster Do you have any cider going?
Ben Adams Ned Brown Matt Ranui George Bretag-Norris 👀
Ollie Martin George Zehtab Paddy HooperLouis BMNuno Constancia get on it
The Portland Arms List updated with which have sold.
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The Portland ArmsFriday, March 20th, 2020 at 6:12pm

So... That's last orders for us for a while then! As per the Gov. announcement, time will ring out at the bar tonight.

We're currently looking into options on how we can bring The Portland vibe direct to your homes but until...

Tina Atkins Take care guys, stay safe and see you on the other side of this awful situation! 💜 xx
Keith Wilson See you soon x take care of yourself's
Sarah Hart Not sue whether to click like/love or crying...
Rachel McEleney Needed to be done. Hope you guys ride it out okay x
Matt Johnson Best of luck guys.
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The Portland ArmsFriday, March 20th, 2020 at 2:10pm

More take-away options for you! We now have 2 Pint cartons you can fill with your choice of beer, lager or cider.
+ for a limited time all real ales just ÂŁ3 a pint, drink in or 2 pint take away.
You can...

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The Portland ArmsThursday, March 19th, 2020 at 11:11am

The Portland remains open with reduced hours and a new menu concentrating on our most popular dishes and fresh produce. Everything is also now available to eat in or as a take-away.
Phone your order through on 01223 357268 and we can have it...

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The Portland ArmsWednesday, March 18th, 2020 at 10:57am

The wonderful Matt Deacon took it upon himself to come up with this fabulous fundraiser to help the arts. If you are a venue like us please add your details to this post and if people are in a position to and want to support...

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The Portland ArmsWednesday, March 18th, 2020 at 10:54am

We understand the vital role our pub plays in the community and we are doing everything we can to stay open as a safe space for everyone. We will be operating with reduced hours and a reduced food menu for the time being and will...

Will Loynes Brilliant venue, hope to see you soon 🎾 đŸ„ 🔊
Helen Blair Best food, defo be ordering my filthy fries with u as usual or as takeaway 😍
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The Portland ArmsWednesday, March 18th, 2020 at 10:11am

This seems like a no brainer to us and we urge everyone to sign the petition. As the NME put it:
“Basically, if you’ve got £40 and you need to survive for a week, you don’t splurge it all on some cake and champagne...

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Sam's Beer Blog

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

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Sam’s Beer Blog: 12 Beers of Christmas

When it comes to Christmas, I’m generally a bit of a Grinch. If I had it my way, crimbo decorations would go up...

Sam’s Beer Blog – Real Ale

For the most part, my beer blogs have been focused around craft beer, because that’s what I’m passionate about. I’m also a long-time...

Tickets and Merch

Tickets for The Portland  hosted events can be purchased online.

Cant see the ticket for the show you want? Check the individual event on the calendar for full info.

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.

Many answers to common questions like parking, age restrictions and letting rooms can be found on our FAQ pages

For all other non-gig inquires you can phone us or fill in the contact form below.

Call us

01223 357268

Visit us

The Portland Arms
129 Chesterton Road
Cambridge
CB4 3BA

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