The Pickerel claims to be the oldest pub in Cambridge and as it dates back to the 1500’s probably is. You enter a bar with room for 4 or 5 people, but a second slightly larger bar is behind that. There’s not much room unless you head out to the patio which is huge; don’t worry about kids taking up valuable real estate, though, because no under-18’s are allowed.
I had a nice pint of Old Peculiar on my visit (love the name and it is perenially just tapped out, so I was pretty glad to find it here). Dark, reddish brown but sort of bland, I can see how this is so popular and think that it is a safe intro to British ale for those intimidated by the drink. It was sunny and we (me and my pint) went out to enjoy the porch.
There were a couple of graduations scheduled and the place was likely to be packed soon, but for the time being it was a lovely spot to spend a lazy, early summer afternoon.
