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Just for Kentish Paul, your Pelican of the Day;

February 2024. Cambridge.

Pub 2 of “Just a couple with Will in Cambridge” and a real wander into the backstreets towards Newmarket Road,

well away from the post-graduate Mill Road set to a real (and increasingly rare) survivor. The backstreet boozer, the community pub with big screen and pool and crib but none of that guest beer nonsense.

I hadn’t been in the Dobblers for 20 years, when its beer line up was a consistent Eagle and Bombardier, and was just hoping there was enough residual charm to justify adding Will adding this to his crowded list.

As it turned out, just about. Look ! A Luton Town badge Will !

And some proper Old Skool seating Will !

And a pint of Adnam’s Southwold (in dreadful glass) Will !

No Bombardier though, just those Wells Brewpoint beers and a guest, which Will clearly wasn’t enjoying much as he returned from the bar.

I smiled at Will. My Southwold was a 3+, cool and foamy, far better than I’d expected. Will had to take a sip to reluctantly confirm my diagnosis.

What a lovely pub.

Four lads turned up to play pool, I briefly considered staying for a second pint and reading “Skips of Europe”,

but that turned out to be the much less interesting “Skies of Europe”.

The chap drinking at the bar came over to stick a quid in the jukebox,

and on came “You’re wondering now” by The Specials.

“Good choice mate”. The bloke at the jukebox laughed. For a second, I felt like a Cambridge man again.