The Eagle

The Eagle is a Grade II listed public house in Cambridge, England, which opened in 1667 as a coaching inn. It is the second oldest pub in Cambridge, after the Pickerel Inn on Magdalene Street.

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Type: Pub
Description: pub in Cambridge, England
Also known as: “The Eagle Inn” and “The Eagle, Cambridge”
Address: 8 Bene’t Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QN
Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Corpus Christi College and King’s College.

Corpus Christi College

University

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Corpus Christi College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. From the late 14th century to the early 19th century it was also commonly known as Bene't College. Corpus Christi College is situated 360 feet south of The Eagle.

King’s College

University

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King's College, formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college lies beside the River Cam and faces out onto King's Parade in the centre of the city. King’s College is situated 690 feet west of The Eagle.

Trinity College

University

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Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at Oxford or Cambridge. Trinity College is situated 1,200 feet northwest of The Eagle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cambridge and Cambridge Castle.

Cambridge

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Cambridge is a university city in Cambridgeshire in England. It is a city of crocuses and daffodils on the Backs, of green open spaces and cattle grazing only 500 yards from the market square.

Cambridge Castle

Locality

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Cambridge Castle, locally also known as Castle Mound, is in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. Built after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 to control the strategically important route to the north of England, it played a role in the conflicts of the Anarchy and the First and Second Barons' Wars.