12 Pubs of Christmas
Date: 12/12/2009
Venue: Pub make TBC
Comments:
12 Pubs of Christmas pub crawl 2009
Squad:
Antony, Cameron, Carla, Fiona, George, Jack, Jenni, Jonathon, Kamila, Lucy H, Phil, Rob W, Simon M
. Route for 2009 saw a welcome return of the Maypole, Free Press and the Mitre, after three years out, while Quinns has disappeared from the list after being included for the last two years. The Elm Tree, Clarendon Arms and St Radegund are the only pubs to feature in all of the past five 12 pubs of Christmas.
. Highlights from 2009 must include; the magical snow (so very Christmassy), the running snowball fight between Clarendon Arms and the St Radegund (very reminiscent of the gun battle in Heat), almost getting thrown out of the Eagle for being too rowdy, and then getting thrown out of the Cow (for some chocolate and/or ice-throwing related incident).
. Congratulations to George, who was the only one to make it to all 12 official pubs plus the 3 bonus pubs (obviously working on some kind of pagan calendar).
. A selection of drinks that participants partook of included: bottles of lager, glasses of wine, 7%Belgium beer (yum), pints of ale, B-52s, white russians (which turned out to be pints), whisky, and gin and tonics.
. We had five boat races to find the best drinker. It turned out to be a boy, under 30, who was born in the north, and lives outside of Cambridge. So obviously it is Jonathon.
. Congratulations to Lucy H, Jenni and Fiona for winning the Christmas song anagrams competition. Although they were outfoxed by O’Christmas Tree, O’Christmas Tree (probably because there wasn’t enough letters in the anagram).
. If anyone can remember if someone“won”the bucket, please let me know.
. Lastly, the“guest”korfballer from another team this year was Andy Thornley, who was found in the Free Press (singing really badly).
Antony Proietti
The Route
1. The Tram Depot (meet from) 6:30 7:00 5 Dover street
2. Free Press 7:05 7:30 7 Prospect Row
*Bonus Pub Opportunity (The Cricketers)
3. The Elm tree 7:35 8:00 Clarendon Street
4. Clarendon Arms 8:05 8.30 35-57 Clarendon Street
5. St Radegund 8:40 9:00 129 King Street
*Bonus Pub Opportunity (The Champion of the Thames)
6. Maypole 9:15 9:40 20a Portugal Place
7. The Mitre 9:45 10:10 17 Bridge Street
*Bonus Pub Opportunity (The Baron of Beef)
8. The Egale 10:20 10:40 8 Benet St
9. The Bath House 10:45 11:05 3 Benet St
10. The Cow 11:10 11:35 Corn Exchange street
11. The Castle 11:45 12:10 37 St Andrews Street
12.The Fountain 12:15 12 Regent Street
Tram Depot (pub number one) - The early starters:
Mini Guinesses in the first bonus pub (The Cricketers):
The Cricketers (Bonus pub number one):
More people arrive - The Elm Tree (pub number three):
The first boat race "Come on the Boys" (Clarendon Arms - pub number four):
Clarendon Arms (pub number four):
Simon and the angel Jonathon - St Radegund (pub number five):
Champion of the Thames (bonus pub number two):
George in the Maypole (pub number six):
Maypole (pub number 6):
Let the snowball fight begin:
The Baron of Beef (pub number 7):
The Mitre (bonus pub number 3):
Rob has a small accident, oops!
Bath Ale House (pub number 9):
Rob asks - does my hat match my shirt?:
Lucy (The Cow - pub number 10):
The Cow - just after we had been chucked out (pub number 10):
George and Jenni:
Jonathon shows his support for Barnet - The Fountain (pub number 12):
The survivors (pub number 12):
A festive favourite on the City social calendar. See here for last year's action.