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Operator: Independent

Fowlmere Road, Newton, CB22 7PG (View on Google Map)

(01223) 870436

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Historic Interior

Queen's Head, Newton. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 05-04-2016

Queen's Head, Newton: sign. (Pub, External, Sign, Key). Published on 05-04-2016

Queen's Head, Newton: stillage. (Pub, Bar, Key). Published on 05-04-2016

Queen's Head, Newton. (Pub, External). Published on 11-03-2014

Outside the pub. (External). Published on 02-02-2012

Queen's Head, Newton: games room. (Pub). Published on 05-04-2016

Queen's Head, Newton, games room. (Pub). Published on 11-03-2014

Queen's Head, Newton; settle and fireplace. (Pub, Bar). Published on 11-03-2014

Behind the bar. (Pub, Bar). Published on 02-02-2012

This village local is one of only a handful of pubs to have appeared in every edition of the Good Beer Guide. The list of landlords since 1729 has just 18 entries with the names displayed on the wall in the simply furnished but timeless public bar which includes an upright piano. The cosy lounge has a welcoming fire in the colder months. Back in the public, the stuffed goose in the case above the bar is Belinda who used to patrol the car park. There is a small roadside area at the front with a few tables. The Queen's Head is listed in the National Inventory as having a historic pub interior of regional importance. Simple but excellent food centres on soup and sandwiches. There is an extended Sunday and Thursday to Saturday evening menu, including pies and ploughman. Monthly Saturday Bistro Night. Gourmet food vans visit Wednesdays and some Sundays. Ales are served direct from casks on a stillage behind the bar. Guest beers often include an Adnams seasonal and an ale from a regional brewery such as Lacons, Tring and XT. The King and Kaiser are reputed to have stopped here for a pint in the early 1900s.

Information for this venue is provided by the Cambridge Branch of CAMRA

Previous Names
Local Authority: South Cambridgeshire District
Last updated: 03/05/2023
Last surveyed: 04/03/2023
Leasehold owner: unknown
Freehold owner: individual
Pub ID: CAM/1
Asset of Community Value

Three star - A pub interior of outstanding national historic importance

Listed status: II

A pub since 1729 and run on very traditional lines, this family-owned gem retains a splendid, unspoiled public bar along with, in the Saloon, a rare surviving example of 1960s pub re-fitting.

From the front door, a short passage leads to the 'Jug And Bottle' hatch, still with its two windows and bell push.To the right is the splendid traditional quarry tiled public bar which retains old dado panelling with bare bench seating, old wood surround fireplace and a splendid curved high-backed settle. The counter was added in post war times and behind it is a stillage containing casks of Adnams beers. To the left of the passage is the Saloon or lounge bar which was formerly two small rooms and which contains two classic forms of pub re-fitting used in the early 1960s, few examples of which still remain - a bar counter of brick with old bottles set into it; and wood added to the walls to give it a Mock-Tudor effect. The toilets and games room were added in 1963.

General information about historic pub interiors

A pub since at least 1729 and still run on very traditional lines. From the front door a short passage leads to the 'Jug And Bottle' hatch still with its window and bell push. To the right is the superb traditional quarry-tiled public bar which retains old dado panelling with bare bench seating, old wood surround fireplace and a splendid curved high-backed settle. The counter was added in post war times and behind it a stillage contains casks of Adnams beers. To the left of the passage is the Saloon or lounge bar which was formerly two small rooms (possibly the Saloon in the front and living quarters at the rear with its inglenook fireplace?). This room sports two classic forms of pub re-fitting used in the early 1960s, of which few examples now survive - a bar counter of brick with old bottles set into it; and wood added to the walls to give a Mock-Tudor effect. In 1963 the toilets and a games annexe to the right of the public bar was added. You can play traditional pub games such as Devil Among The Tailors, Shove H'appeny and Darts - the pub claims the Shah of Persia played darts here in 1965. What makes this pub so popular is that all the work is very much in sympathy with the historic core.

General information about historic pub interiors

Monday

Closed

Tuesday

Noon - 2:30pm & 6:00pm - 10:00pm

Wednesday

Noon - 2:30pm & 5:00pm - 10:00pm

Thursday

Noon - 2:30pm & 5:00pm - 10:00pm

Friday

Noon - 2:30pm & 5:00pm - 10:30pm

Saturday

Noon - 3:00pm & 5:00pm - 10:30pm

Sunday

Noon - 4:00pm

Monday

No Service

Tuesday

Noon - 2:15pm

Wednesday

Noon - 2:15pm

Thursday

Noon - 2:15pm & 6:00pm - 8:45pm

Friday

Noon - 2:15pm & 6:00pm - 8:45pm

Saturday

Noon - 2:45pm & 6:00pm - 8:45pm

Sunday

Noon - 2:45pm

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