Date spot in Cambridge
The Eagle
Have a pint in the old coaching inn where Crick and Watson announced they'd found the structure of DNA, and look up at the RAF bar's ceiling, covered in wartime airmen's graffiti.
Bene't Street, city centre
Address: Bene't Street, Cambridge CB2 3QN- Bar
- Rain-proof ☔
- Cheap and cheerful
- Cosy
- Culture
Why it's a good date: History you can sit in, with plenty to talk about. Go in the afternoon for a seat in the RAF bar.
Photo: Verbcatcher, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized)
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Fitzbillies
Trumpington Street, near the Fitzwilliam
Address: 52a Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RG- Café
- Rain-proof ☔
- Cheap and cheerful
- Cosy
Share a famously sticky Chelsea bun with a coffee at the bakery and café on Trumpington Street.
Why it's a good date: A small, sweet Cambridge ritual. Get there early before the best buns go, or take a box away for the river.
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)
Midsummer House
Midsummer Common
Address: Midsummer Common, Cambridge CB4 1HA- Restaurant
- Rain-proof ☔
- A treat
- Romantic
- Foodie
Book a long tasting menu at the celebrated restaurant in a Victorian villa on Midsummer Common, right by the river.
Why it's a good date: One for a big anniversary or a celebration, when you want to go all out. Book well ahead and walk along the river to get there.
Cambridge Arts Theatre
St Edward's Passage, off King's Parade
Address: 6 St Edward's Passage, Cambridge CB2 3PJ- Event
- Rain-proof ☔
- Mid-price
- Big night
- Culture
See a play, a comedy or a touring show at the theatre down a little passage off King's Parade, founded by the economist John Maynard Keynes in the 1930s.
Why it's a good date: An intimate, old-fashioned night out right in the middle of town, with the pubs of Bene't Street round the corner for after.
