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	Cambridge City Milton Road Chesterton, Cambridge CB4 1UY Tel: (01223) 357973     Ground capacity: 5,000 Seats: 495
"The Pilgrims"	Quite possibly the hardest ground to find in the Dr. Marten's League (maybe with the exception of Gresley), to such an extent that, in an impromptu BrewersNet survey, 90% of Cambridge residents questioned either (a) didn't know where it was (b) thought they knew where it was but actually were talking about Cambridge United's ground, or (c) didn't even know there was a football team in Cambridge. Not surprising really, as most people who live there are too busy riding bicycles, punting down the river and generally acting in a foppish manner to be bothered with such common  pursuits as football. City of course once competed on equal terms with Cambridge United, before the "U's" had the temerity to get elected to the Football League, taking most of the City's football fans with them. The "Lilywhites" are left with a small, but enthusiastic, band of supporters to carry the torch. A newish ground, built next to the old one, with a quite impressive main stand and excellent clubhouse, but only shallow terracing around the other three sides. Plenty of parking spaces though, and the cheese salad rolls are delicious. Perennial relegation candidates, they only avoided this fate last season due to Hastings Town's reluctant withdrawal to the Southern/ Eastern Division.
Stuff to do:	Apparently, there is some kind of university there, so I heard. Apart from  the Colleges which draw most people in there are numerous churches, museums, shops selling tourist tat, quaint tea-rooms, and some decent pubs. For the full tourist guide, check out Cambridge-UK, complete with scary pipe-organ music. Also, this Guide to Cambridge Pubs might come in handy. As with Bath, the incredible influx of tourists brings with it traffic chaos, and the added hazard of thousands of bicycles everywhere you go.
Famous people?	Samuel Pepys (diarist)... EM Forster (novelist)..William Pitt... (Prime Minister).. Oliver Cromwell... (Victor of King Charles I)..Sir Isaac Newton (mathematician and physicist)... Richard Madeley ("Countdown" presenter)... there's no end to the illustrious names educated at Cambridge. Current residents of the city include Clive James (roly-poly Antipodean TV presenter), Professor Stephen Hawking  (scientist) and Geoffrey Archer (writer of "classic" literature.)
On the air:	BBC Radio Cambridgeshire give top coverage of City games on 95.7/96.0 FM or 1026 MW
On the net:	Cambridge City website
Directions:	Cambridge City's ground is located in the Chesterton district, at the town end of the A1309 Cambridge-Ely road, off an unmarked road, behind a big office block, with only a faded wooden sign on a low wall by the road to alert you to it's presence. Be warned! For those travelling from the North take the A14, follow signs for Cambridge A1307. This will take you down Huntingdon Road. Continue to follow this road until you reach a major traffic light controlled junction with a Texaco garage on your left. Turn left, and follow the right hand lane through the lights and into Victoria Road (A1134). Continue along this road going past a Chinese take-away (The Blow Out) on your right and Blockbuster video shop on your left. At the bottom of this road you will reach a large round-a-bout (although it does not look like one) with a large shop on it (Staples). Go straight on taking the left hand lane past the Portland Arms Pub on your left. Carry on for 100 yards and the entrance to the ground is on your left, opposite Tommy Tuckers take-away. From the South leave the M11 at Junction 13. At the top of the slip road turn right to head towards Cambridge on the A1303 Madingley Road. Continue on until you reach a mini roundabout, take the first exit into Northampton Street then across the lights into Chesterton Lane. At the end of this road you will come to a large roundabout with a shop on it (Staples). From this point follow the directions as above. There is ample parking at the ground.

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