Christmas in Cambridge
Check-in anytime from 4pm
Canapés & sherry at 5PM in the Drawing Room
Carol Singers from Clare College accompanying the canapés
Festive Dinner in Parker’s Tavern between 7PM and 9PM
A lazy buffet breakfast in Parker’s Tavern between 7AM and 10.30AM
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Christmas Day Lunch will be served in Parker’s Tavern
Walking tours available at either 10AM or 2:30PM
Televised King's Speech at 3PM
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Christmas Cold Cuts will be served at 7PM in Parker’s Tavern
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Leisurely Boxing Day Breakfast will be served in Parker’s Tavern
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Plenty of time to curl up in front of the fire and relax in the library before checkout
Christmas at University Arms, Cambridge
Our festive Afternoon Tea, offers a delicious selection of savouries & sweets created by our pastry team. With traditional festive finger sandwiches and cranberry scones, accompanied by a pistachio Christmas tree with a mince pie filling and Mandarin & Champagne cheesecake. Free-from menu also available. Please note, free-from Afternoon Tea bookings require at least 24 hours to prepare for any allergies or dietary requirements
University Arms and Parker’s Piece have been the location of choice for great feasts and celebrations throughout Cambridge’s history. The same celebratory spirit that brought 15,000 people onto the green for Queen Victoria’s Coronation in 1838 remains to this day. Few halls in Cambridge can compete with the grandeur, elegance and history of the University Arms Ballroom, especially during the festive season as it becomes adorned with decorations. Whether you are looking for a space for an intimate reception or festive feasting, the Ballroom offers a unique and memorable setting for your Christmas celebration.
Join us in our ballroom with Emily Tallulah flowers for a luxury festive wreath making workshop. In this 2-hour workshop, you will make a traditional mossed wreath base with lots of gloriously scented blue pine. We will have an abundance of the finest winter offerings; dried fruits, cones, dried flowers, feathers & seed heads, and you can finish your wreath with some beautiful velvet ribbon.
Ring in the New Year at University Arms with an evening of elegance with our Gala party package. Begin the evening in the Ballroom, welcomed with canapés and Champagne before heading into Parker's Tavern for a 5-course tasting menu, featuring mushroom consommé & truffle, roasted Orkney scallop with BBQ lettuce sauce, crispy fried lamb sweetbreads & bacon with potato, Tunworth cheese & pickled shallots, complete with live entertainment throughout. Finish the evening back in the ballroom for a Gala party, dancing the evening away and toasting to new beginnings before retiring to your bedroom.
