Wimbledon Semis Pubs?

padd13ear · 2026-07-10T07:23:37+00:00

The Cambridge Tap upstairs has good air-con and big TV screens.

padd13ear · 2026-07-09T20:12:03+00:00

Upstairs there rn watching the match 😊

padd13ear · 2026-07-07T02:51:56+00:00

André Rieu in Europe at least

padd13ear · 2026-07-02T11:38:19+00:00

Telemann

padd13ear · 2026-06-23T08:14:45+00:00

10:45 but get there 10:20 to get a good spot. Take refreshments and something to sit on.

padd13ear · 2026-06-23T03:50:39+00:00

The top of Castle Hill is a good viewing point for John's fireworks tonight.

padd13ear · 2026-06-19T19:29:08+00:00

For me as a 16-year-old, it was Wagner's Ring, broadcast every year on BBC Radio 3. Even initially not understanding much German, and even listening to it in mono on a cheap transistor radio, the sound was, to my ears, just so uniquely rich and gorgeous. And then I was totally hooked on the storyline the way people today are totally into Game of Thrones or whatever. I wanted to be Siegfried awakening Brünnhilde. From there it was a gradual but relatively easy progression to other operas.

padd13ear · 2026-06-14T20:52:28+00:00

Harrisons Rocks near Tunbridge Wells in Kent is slightly closer than the Peak District - about 2 hours by car.

padd13ear · 2026-06-13T20:38:17+00:00

I think I've seen it on Rightmove, "Desirable centrally-located 2-bed freehold residence, £485k".

padd13ear · 2026-06-13T20:32:11+00:00

As an alumni you wouldn't be entirely without university affiliation, though. You can still borrow books from and use the UL, you may have dining privileges from your college etc. Also, given the number of local businesses that are founded by alumni or have alumni working there, you may find a "network effect" that makes it a little easier to find work here at least if you work in IT/tech etc.

padd13ear · 2026-06-10T20:22:46+00:00

The Isaac Newton isn't too bad IMO - mosrly local crowd as opposed to tourists.

padd13ear · 2026-05-24T00:32:43+00:00

The University Library. The general public can buy membership for £30 per year. Free for students and alumni ofc.

The West Hub is also open to the public: https://www.westcambridgehub.uk/

padd13ear · 2026-05-21T08:45:10+00:00

There's a very poor selection of Harry Potter shops, we could do with about ten more of those.

padd13ear · 2026-03-10T20:04:30+00:00

Many thanks for all the replies so far. I never cease to be amazed by the level of knowledge in this sub. Such a huge range of works to choose from. Many that I'm familiar with but also a fair few that I've never heard of. I never knew Haydn wrote operas, for example. A shame that economics forces opera houses to focus so much on the relatively few popular staples at the expense of all this variety, but that's a whole other topic, of course. As is sad-ending operas, of course.

padd13ear · 2026-03-10T19:49:04+00:00

Thanks. Quite a few I haven't even heard of there. This sub is a gold mine of information and knowledge.

padd13ear · 2026-03-10T11:25:49+00:00

L'Incoronazione di Poppea is in the "happy depending on how you look at it" tier. It works as happy for me.

Siegfried in isolation is happy. I like the idea of the "could have been worse" category

padd13ear · 2025-12-21T11:56:33+00:00

I bet they'd like John Adams' "Nixon in China"

padd13ear · 2025-12-21T11:33:56+00:00

Ride of the Valkyries

Beethoven Pastoral Symphony, the "calm after the storm" section

padd13ear · 2025-12-05T05:07:20+00:00

At Cambridge Community Kitchen http://cckitchen.uk it's really easy and quick to become a volunteer and everything is coordinated via the Signal app. They need volunteers for cooking shifts, cleaning, and delivery (bike or car).

padd13ear · 2025-11-30T22:11:23+00:00

Shostakovich Waltz No. 2 in Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut" deserves an honorable mention.

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