The Crown Fordham

The Crown Fordham The Crown Fordham, your newly rebuilt local, serving a smokehouse-style menu, family favourites & great drinks. A community hub for friends, families & events.

Join us as we reopen our doors soon & bring the 'Crown' back to Fordham!

08/09/2026

A little bit of disappointing news from me late on a Tuesday night!

Sadly, we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close our kitchen tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday.

Our chef had been enjoying a very well-deserved holiday and was all set to come home today. He boarded his flight, only for everyone to then be taken back off the plane after it was cancelled due to the UK air traffic control issues. Unfortunately, tomorrow’s flights have now also been cancelled.

We’re really hoping to have him safely back with us on Thursday, but for peace of mind for both our customers and the team, we’ve made the decision to close bookings for the next two days rather than take bookings we may not be able to honour.

We have looked at every option, including asking the team who have worked incredibly hard over the weekend to extend their hours and cover, but that would mean cancelling well-earned leave and asking even more of people who already give us a huge amount. That simply wouldn’t be fair.

Anyone who already has a table booked will be contacted directly tomorrow.

We know it’s disappointing, and believe me, it’s disappointing for us too. Sometimes things happen completely outside of your control, and unfortunately this is one of those times.

We’re really sorry and thank you, as always, for understanding and support.

The bar remains OPEN as normal, it’s just the kitchen taking an unexpected couple of days off! 🙁.

08/09/2026

Right… I need your opinion on this one!!!

With the wonderful government increasing our rateable value, and our Sky Sports & TNT renewal heading towards £1,000 A MONTH 😳… I’ve got to ask… is it actually worth it?

Does live sport bring you to this pub?
Is watching the big games with a pint and a bit of atmosphere still important… or are you all at home watching a suspiciously cheap Fire Stick that definitely came with a receipt… and costs like £80 a year?!

Nearly £12,000 a year is a LOT of pints just to have football on the TV!

So tell me… KEEP IT….or BIN IT?

Genuinely interested in your views because the renewal is coming… and Sky clearly think we’ve got Premier League footballer spending punters!

Well… these five weren’t even planning on doing the quiz last night…:They popped in to watch the football, ended up join...
08/09/2026

Well… these five weren’t even planning on doing the quiz last night…:They popped in to watch the football, ended up joining the quiz late… and then went and won the bloody thing!!

Congratulations to the brilliantly named “Worst Stag Is Bowers” and apparently they’re VERY keen to have both their team name and winning photo plastered all over social media, so lads… your wish is granted….

As winners, they got to choose where the money from last night’s quiz went, and they picked a fantastic cause…Bliss, supporting premature and sick babies and their families. £84 donated and on its way to a very worthwhile charity paid last night 👌.

We had 21 players taking part last night, and it turned into a cracking little night! Thank you to everyone who came along, played and helped raise the money.

Well done lads “Worst Stag Is Bowers”, our latest Crown Quiz Night Champions!

07/09/2026

Quiz night starts at 8… come on down…

Morning you lot! Thought I’d do the post now before the madness of today bites us and properly kicks in… let’s talk abou...
06/09/2026

Morning you lot! Thought I’d do the post now before the madness of today bites us and properly kicks in… let’s talk about tomorrow night’s plans…

QUIZ NIGHT is back tomorrow at 8pm! £4 per person, teams of up to 6, and another opportunity to discover that the mate who claims to “know loads of random stuff” actually knows absolutely nothing when there’s £4 on the line right…

As always, the winning team chooses which local charity, club or organisation receives the pot, so get your team together and come and win some money for a good local cause. Basically drinking beer and arguing over quiz answers… but for charity..

There’ll also be the bonus question at the end, giving one individual the chance to win a Roast Platter for Two! So even if the other five members of your team have completely ruined your evening, you’ve still got something to play for….

And yes… we do food on Monday evenings… So get yourselves booked in early, grab some food beforehand and then convince yourselves it’s going to somehow improve your general knowledge.

Teams need to be pre-booked please! Drop us a message or get yourselves booked in online…See you tomorrow night… 8pm sharp! 👌

Well… last night’s lucky Deal or No Deal winner absolutely done me over! Played the game far too well, kept their nerve ...
05/09/2026

Well… last night’s lucky Deal or No Deal winner absolutely done me over! Played the game far too well, kept their nerve and somehow managed to walk out of the pub with a £150 BAR TAB. It’s taken me nearly 24 hours to process the fact I’m £150 down and I didn’t even get a night out myself. Not a pint. Not a kebab. Nothing. Just financial loss…. 🤣.

Thank you to everyone who played though, what a bloody good night! Drinks were flying, the boxes were opening and the Banker was about as popular as a fart in a lift…..and just for future reference guys… it’s BANKER. B-A-N-K-E-R. Because I could have sworn I heard several of you shouting a very similar word at me last night… normally immediately after I made a very generous offer.

Fair play to our winner though… £150 behind the bar is a cracking result. Enjoy every single pint of it. I’ll be the miserable bloke watching them being poured, mentally deducting each one from my bottom line!

Stay tuned… 🥔 💥
05/09/2026

Stay tuned… 🥔 💥

If you’re playing Deal or No Deal tonight, remember it’s 8pm registration… get yourself in, get a drink in your hand and...
04/09/2026

If you’re playing Deal or No Deal tonight, remember it’s 8pm registration… get yourself in, get a drink in your hand and get ready because we kick off at 9pm….

I do pity you lot though… the Banker’s day has gone downhill pretty bloody rapidly 😂🛞….So who knows what sort of mood he’s going to be in when that phone rings later… generous offers? Absolutely raging? Or desperately trying to claw back a new tyre?

Either way… 22 boxes, one player, one Banker who’s already had enough of today. What could possibly go wrong?! 😂 See you at 8pm!

Right… slight change to the line-up for Deal or No Deal this Friday!Three of our original 22 have unfortunately had to p...
01/09/2026

Right… slight change to the line-up for Deal or No Deal this Friday!

Three of our original 22 have unfortunately had to pull out, so the reserve bench has been raided! Gary Stiddard, Colin Whiley and Angela Martin are OUT and stepping up to face the Banker are John Davis, Jodie Cooper and Olly Henderson!

Everyone else… you’re still IN! Remember, I need all 22 players in the pub, drink in hand and registered by 8pm. If you’re not there, I’m assuming you’ve bottled it and I’ll start shouting for another reserve so if you didn’t get called up, still worth turning up! Game kicks off at 9pm PROMPT!

£250 BAR TAB up for grabs. Friday 4th September. Registration 8pm. Game starts 9pm.

See you Friday Love from the banker x

01/09/2026

Tonight remember we’re doing speed pool!

You’ve got to clear the table as fast as possible while ‘Karl the Clock’ stands there judging your entire existence with a stopwatch….

It’s £1 a go, have as many attempts as you like… fastest time takes the pot, with prizes for 2nd and 3rd too.

We kick off at 6pm, last attempt 9:30pm!

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14 Church Street
Ely
CB75NJ

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 11pm
Tuesday 11am - 11pm
Wednesday 11am - 11pm
Thursday 9am - 11pm
Friday 9am - 11pm
Saturday 9am - 11pm
Sunday 9am - 11pm

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