🍻 Ready to lead a Cambridge institution?
Some pubs have a story to tell. The Baron of Beef has been telling its story since 1752.
This Grade II listed pub is packed with character, history and personality – and we're looking for an ambitious General Manager to lead the team and take this much-loved Cambridge pub into its next chapter.
With its old-world charm, welcoming atmosphere and loyal local following, the Baron of Beef is anything but your average pub.
🏛️ Why the Baron of Beef?
Because this isn't just another pub.
Dating back to 1752, the Baron of Beef is steeped in Cambridge history. This Grade II listed pub has welcomed generations of locals and visitors, with famous names including Douglas Adams and Tom Baker having passed through its doors.
Today, it's a vibrant community pub combining historic character with everything you'd expect from a modern local.
We've got great pub food, live music, karaoke, live sport and a well-stocked bar, alongside a loyal customer base and plenty of opportunity to grow.
For the right General Manager, this is a chance to lead a pub with genuine personality and write the next chapter of its story.
🚀 What's the opportunity?
As General Manager, you'll have the freedom to make the business your own, building on everything that makes the Baron of Beef special while identifying new opportunities to grow.
You'll be at the heart of the pub, leading your team, driving sales and creating the kind of atmosphere that keeps customers coming back.
You'll have the opportunity to:
👊 What we're looking for
We're looking for a confident, commercially minded pub leader who loves being at the heart of a busy operation.
You'll ideally have:
🎁 And there's plenty in it for you...
We're all about rewarding our team's hard work, so as well as a competitive salary, bonus and pension contribution, you'll receive:
🚀 Ready to write the next chapter?
If you're an experienced pub manager looking for a role with history, personality and plenty of opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.
Lead the team. Grow the business. Make your mark on the Baron of Beef.
Apply today!
Greene King is the country’s leading pub company and brewer with c.2,600 pubs, restaurants and hotels across England, Wales and Scotland.
At Greene King we are passionate about delivering our purpose to ‘pour happiness into lives’. That’s for our customers, our team, our pub partners, our suppliers and the communities in which we live, operate and serve. Founded in 1799 with offices in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk and Burton on Trent in Staffordshire we employ around 40,000 people across the group with three divisions: Greene King pubs, Destination Brands & Ventures, and Brewing & Brands.
• Greene King pubs: Greene King pubs is our mainstream pub brand located where people and communities come together; pubs enjoyed in cities, towns and villages throughout the country with clear ambition to be “The Nation’s Most Loved Pub Brand”. Pub Partners runs our tenanted and leased pubs business and Hive Franchise pubs.
• Destination Brands & Ventures: Destination Brands is a portfolio of distinct brands which includes Hungry Horse, Chef & Brewer, Farmhouse Inns and Flaming Grill that bring friends and family together, delivering great service, quality and value for money for a range of eating out and drinking occasions. Venture includes Hickory’s, Premium (Crafted Pubs & Metropolitan Pub Company) and Hotels which operate autonomously of Greene King’s managed pub brands.
• Brewing & Brands covers the brewing sides of the business. Quality ales are brewed at the Westgate brewery in Bury St Edmunds and the Belhaven Brewery in Dunbar. Our industry-leading portfolio includes Greene King IPA, Old Speckled Hen, Abbot Ale, Ice Breaker and Belhaven Best and our premium beers, Level Head and Flint Eye, brewed for the modern-day drinker.
