England is set to play Norway on Saturday (July 11) at 10pm
As England make their way further into the World Cup, the games have been a boost for Cambridgeshire pubs. England are set to play Norway on Saturday (July 11) at 10pm.
This means more fans and punters will be heading to their local to see if England can take one step closer to bringing it home. For pubs across the county, the World Cup games have left them fully booked.
At The Tivoli in Chesterton Road, Cambridge, staff have had to turn people away due to being “packed out” for games. “We’ve had to reject over 100 bookings for the Norway game,” events manager Ben Tatum said.
He added: “We’ve had a great couple of weeks with the World Cup so far. It took a couple of fixtures to get off the ground, but then all of a sudden we are packed out.”
During England’s last game versus Mexico, which was broadcast at 2am on Monday (July 6), Ben added that the pub was “very tense”. He said: “We had three Mexican lads at the back of the room, but everyone got on like a house on fire. It’s all very sporting camaraderie. It’s a decent atmosphere.”
The World Cup has also drawn more people to other pubs in Cambridge. Chloe Williams, who works at The Prince Regent, in Regent Street, said the pub has “definitely” seen an increase in people coming to watch the games.
She added: “It’s been great, we have been really busy. It’s really nice as everyone seems to come together to watch football.”
Marianna, who asked to use only her first name, at the The Grain and Hop Store pub in Regent Street, said the pub has also seen more people turning out for the football. She said: “It’s been very busy, especially for England.
“We have been fully booked. We have not had any problems and we probably won’t. We always have people coming in to watch sports, but the numbers have definitely increased.”
David Turner-Robinson at the Golden Hind pub in Milton Road said everyone has had a “good time” watching England’s World Cup journey. He said: “We’ve had quite a lot of people. The next game is fully booked out. For the first few games, we weren’t sure how it was going to go. However, we have adapted and it’s been great.”
At The Shed Taproom and Grill at Sand Martin House in Peterborough, the games have been "hectic". Zola Barraco, who believes "it's coming home", said: "It's been great. It's nice to see people so patriotic. We have had more families which has been really nice.
"It has been hard work for us bar staff as it's a constant, but everyone has been in good spirits. Everything is always really nice and we've had no trouble."
While the World Cup has been a winner for many pubs, some pubs haven’t benefited from it as much. Ali Prior from The Cobblestones in March said: “We haven’t really bothered with it.
"We are too far out of town and we have too many pubs to compete with that are walkable. It’s not really something we have pushed.”
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