University Arms is a landmark hotel located in the historic heart of Cambridge, overlooking Parker's Piece. Since opening in 1834, the University Arms hotel has played an important role in the history of the city. In 1848, in the shadows of the hotel the defining rules of football were invented by locals playing on Parker’s Piece. The hotel has always been innovative and was the first hotel in the city to have electricity, lavatories on each floor, while in 1904 the owner made the risky decision to convert the stable yard into a garage due to the increasing popularity of the motorcar. After a two year, £80m transformation, the hotel reopened in 2018 and the literary and academic spirit of Cambridge is one of its defining characteristics. Home to 189 beautifully and ‘playfully’ designed rooms, its own curated library and a deliciously indulgent restaurant, Parker’s Tavern. The restaurant is inspired by the communal dining halls synonymous with Cambridge Colleges and is an English tavern serving locally sourced, seasonal food, with every dish designed to be a whimsical re-imagining of a British classic, sourced from field, fen and England’s seas.
