St Radegund is a pub in

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. It is named after

St Radegund Radegund ( la, Radegundis; also spelled ''Rhadegund, Radegonde, or Radigund''; 520 – 13 August 587) was a Thuringian princess and Frankish queen, who founded the Abbey of the Holy Cross at Poitiers. She is the patron saint of several churche ...

, a Frankish saint associated with the nearby Jesus College.

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The pub is the home to the Cantabrigensis Hash House Harriers, a rowing club and
cricket team
It is the start/finish venue on the legendary King Street Run. All of these activities and more were encouraged (and in the case of the cricket team, started) by Terry Kavanagh (1937-2012), who was landlord between 1992 and 2009. Since 1992 the St Radegund has played an annual cricket match against

The Champion of the Thames The Champion of the Thames is a pub in King Street, Cambridge, England. The pub's name derives from an oarsman who won a sculling race on the Thames before moving to Cambridge in 1860. He required that all mail to him be addressed to "The Champi ...

, for the King Street Trophy. In 2008, the saga of the 2003 St Radegund cricket tour to

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, ''The Ascent of Mount Hum'', was published, to critical acclaim. St Radegund is the smallest pub in Cambridge. Friday night is Vera Lynn Appreciation Society night when large gin and tonics were served to the sounds of the wartime forces sweetheart. In 2007, it was pointed out that the pub sign depicted the arms of the Austrian municipality,

Sankt Radegund bei Graz Sankt Radegund bei Graz is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria. It is named after Saint Radegund Radegund ( la, Radegundis; also spelled ''Rhadegund, Radegonde, or Radigund''; 520 – 13 August 587) w ...

rather than the saint herself. A local artist was commissioned to correct the mistake and the story attracted media comment. In 2010, the new landlord, James Hoskins, reverted to a design incorporating the former (incorrect) arms. In early 2015 the premises underwent a programme of refurbishment and redecoration after which it became a pub tied to the Saffron Brewery, ceasing to serve Habit and Sackcloth, beers specially brewed for the pub by Milton Brewery. It was closed under notice of forfeiture in August 2019. In 2020 the pub was bought b
Cold Chain Bars
and it reopened in March 2024.

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