Socials

These are many and varied – see below for general details, and check the calendar and upcoming events box for the specifics.

Regular weekly events

Pub meets

52 weeks a year (pretty much), Thursday evening will find some hillwalkers in a Cambridge pub wishing they were in the hills. Come along to meet club members and chat about upcoming trips.

During term, we’ll be in the Castle Inn on Castle Street from 21.30 until closing time. We usually take over a couple of tables upstairs, or can be found outside if it’s nice. There are normally a couple of us wearing club t-shirts and we’ll often have a map or two lying on the table, so we should be easy to spot!

Out of term, we often change location (as there are usually fewer people, it’s an ideal opportunity to explore the pubs of Cambridge!) and sometimes meet earlier for food. Details are finalised on the discuss list (see FAQs), and will also be posted on the website - though they often aren’t decided until Thursday itself.

Lunches

Lunches are on Tuesday lunchtimes during term at 13.15 and cost £2. They are in the Stretton Room in Fitzwilliam College, which can be found at the bottom of O staircase. Come along to socialise with fellow hillwalkers and have all the baguettes, fillings, crisps, fruit, chocolate and treats that you can eat!

Annual events

Lent Term: Annual Dinner

Normally held in February, this is about the only time you’ll see hillwalkers in black tie! In a good year, the party continues well into the early hours.

Easter Term: Garden Party, overnight punting and barbecue

Classic May Week activities, with a hillwalking twist! The Garden Party often involves an extravagantly decorated cake (recent creations have included a rucksack and scale model of the Snowdon Horseshoe), as well as vast quantities of food and drink. In the evening, we reconvene to punt (or swim/canoe) up to Grantchester for a barbecue - a great way to end the academic year.

Michaelmas Term: Christmas curry

Self explanatory!

Less regular events

Formals

We usually organise one or two official formals a term, which are always very popular. Details and how to sign up are emailed to the main list.

And, of course, there are also unofficial pub lunches, cycle rides, barbecues, music sessions, trips to climbing walls and anything else our members feel like organising!