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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Hookup Spots and Stuff Only Locals Know

Hook-up Spots (That hallowed spot where everyone hangs around with their mates dreaming of the time when they can get into the pubs or clubs - a bench, a corner: you name it.)

• As i drive past it has to be outside parkside swimming pool in 2003
• Not really any hook-up spots of great meaning to me. I guess the Mill pond is always a good place to meet for a beer and smoke in the summer. Normally lots of girls around. L-banks was the hook up spot for the skaters, but alas the uni realised the playground they had created was going to attract noisy plank wealding stuntmen.
• Outside Parkside Swimming pool where all the skaters hang out
• If you're 15, Jesus Green outside the toilets. Mostly people just sit in the various green spaces around the city (Parkers Piece, Christs Pieces, Jesus Green etc)
• we tend to hang on christs piece int he summerand clowns (the italian coffee shop) down kings street throughout the year-serves the best hot choc and cake and open till about 12
• What more can you ask for than the Regent Newsagents on regents street of course. So close to parkers piece which is actually pretty dangerous during the night. But hey abundence of youngsters who get themselves drunk and when they reach the age of 16 frequent the nearby pubs (the ones closest to parkers piece. The fact that the police and fire station is only 50 metres should not deter you if you feel the urge to drink and smoke on parkers piece.
• Christs Piece, definatly except the area away from the bus station underneath the overhanging trees where groups of tramps sit and drink Special Brew.
• The Top of lion yard...go up da stairs and through the glass doors...lots of people hang out there.....can do skating there 2
• Parkers piece, of course.
• all the underagers gather on parkers piece especially on special events and end of terms etc... There is a distinct shortage of proper places to go other than pubs and stuff... theres a coffee bar called clowns but generally full of people who don't speak no english...
• parkers piece, in the summer its the only place to be.
• Check out the food at the Green Man, Triplow. Out of this world. Truly.
• Cambridge uni May Balls (in June)
• Best place to meet is parkside pool as its slap bang in the middle of everywhere and links between tennis court and the tech [APU] nicely. Loads of boring-as-hell nu-metaller types seem to enjoy sitting on christs pieces dont ask me why
• The Mill Pond and Christ's Piece
• The village recreation ground where everyone goes to chill and ride the jumps.
• Train Station to watch the trains...Mmmm 225 Intercity!
• Quay Side is an excellant spot in the summer to hang out, or slightly further up the river on Jesus Green. Plenty of laughs to be had at the tourists trying to punt, and falling in. Lots of little take-aways and of-licences to buy drinks at and it is relatively easy to spot your friends.
• the CRC grounds down kings hedges road are pretty phat, loads of nice ledges and a like, lots of nice surfaces. it has just been re-done so it is really well made and stuff. lot's of cained 6th formers pootering around prime for being beaten if you fell that way inclined. also a good sixth form college if you are that age, good enough to travel the country definately!
• Cemetery on Mill Road (actually a lovely place if you ignore the fact that some sick people like to vandalise it)
• TENNIS COURT ROAD,THAT IS IF YOU HAVENT BEEN CKUCKED OFF BY THE FAILED POLICE THAT IS
• The only hook up places that I know of are private house parties held my desperate sixth formers trying to get their end away...
• There are none , find your own friends you lazy bastards.
• Parker's Piece!
• EVERYONE goes down Christs Pieces! Only in the summer though - when it's nice and hot
• Parker's Piece. In summer, you can check out the babes while-u-wait!
• Kings bar Kings bar Kings bar. OK i used to be a student, I'm biased. But i do miss the old place. Other than that, the wall outside kings. buy a sandwich from peppercorns, more of which below and watch the world go by. oh and kick the crap out of some french schoolkids. also more of which below. the mill - in summer, the only place to drink warm beer, sit in cowpats and watch americans fall out of punts

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