London · small venue
Intimate Cranfield pub hosting monthly folk, roots & acoustic gigs
About 70 standing. Folk, Roots, Americana.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
Here is The College Arms Bar in Cranfield, London at a glance. It books folk, roots and americana acts. The figures below set out its size, live nights, kit and genres.
capacity
| Live music | Varies |
| TodayClosed | 11:00–23:00Opens in 3h 00m 26s |
| Backline | TBC |
| Books | Folk · Roots · Americana |
4 photos show the inside of The College Arms Bar. It books folk, roots and americana acts. Tap any photo to open it at full size.
Everything about The College Arms Bar that matters before you book is set out below. It books folk, roots and americana acts. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.
| Capacity | about 70 standing |
| Live nights | Contact venue |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Genres | FolkRootsAmericana |
| Website | whelanspubs.co.uk |
| Status | Being verified |
You will find The College Arms Bar at 18 Store St, Cranfield, London, WC1E 7DH. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 302 rooms in our London venue directory.
Cranfield, London WC1E 7DH
The nearest station is Goodge Street (Underground station), about 5 minutes' walk away.
The College Arms Bar for artists: The College Arms Bar has not joined GigXchange yet, so acts vote here to bring it on - to hire the venue for a private event, choose Private hire.
| Booking email and phone | Locked |
| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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The College Arms Bar publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times.
| Mon | 11:00–23:00 |
| Tue | 11:00–23:00 |
| Wed | 11:00–23:00 |
| Thu | 11:00–23:00 |
| FriToday | 11:00–23:00 |
| Sat | 11:00–23:00 |
| Sun | Closed |
The stage kit at The College Arms Bar is not confirmed yet. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about.
| PA system | TBC |
| Drum kit | TBC |
| Guitar amp | TBC |
| Bass amp | TBC |
| Keys / keyboard | TBC |
| Vocal mics | TBC |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
Here is the story of The College Arms Bar in Cranfield, London so far. It books folk, roots and americana acts. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.
The College Arms Bar is a grassroots music venue in Cranfield, London with a standing capacity of about 70. It books Folk, Roots, Americana, Blues, Acoustic.
Listing notesThe College Arms is an intimate village pub on College Road in Cranfield, Bedfordshire (MK43 0SR), with a bar, real ale and an attached Chinese restaurant ('Uncle Lim's'). Its live-music programme is run by Forest Folk and Roots, which stages monthly acoustic, contemporary folk, roots, americana and blues gigs in a laid-back, listening-room setting — recent bills include the likes of Minnie Birch. The venue holds around 80, with gig doors typically at 7:30pm, and parking immediately outside and on the nearby Cranfield University campus.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
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The College Arms Bar
Intimate Cranfield pub hosting monthly folk, roots & acoustic gigs. Capacity about 70.
- c. 70
- Capacity
- Varies
- Live music
- 11:00
- Open today
- –
- Backline
- Folk
- Books
- Listed
- Directory status
Last updated: 12 November 2026
The College Arms Bar — Quick Facts
The College Arms Bar capacity: about 70 standing. Intimate Cranfield pub hosting monthly folk, roots & acoustic gigs. Here are the key facts on The College Arms Bar at a glance.
By size, The College Arms Bar is the joint 152nd largest of the 168 venues we list in and around London with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Jack Solomons Club (about 70); The Bugle Horn (about 70) and The Stags Head (about 70).
With room for about 70 standing, The College Arms Bar is a small room by our directory's sizes. The typical London room we list holds about 200, so this one is on the smaller side. Small rooms like this reward acts with a loyal local audience: the fee is often a door split, and a full room comes from your own guest list rather than the venue's marketing. The figure is listed, not yet verified, so check it with the venue before you plan around it.
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Inside The College Arms Bar
The stage kit at The College Arms Bar is not confirmed yet. The room holds about 70. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about and what we know about the room.
The College Arms Bar is a grassroots music venue in Cranfield, London with a standing capacity of about 70. Contact the venue for their technical specification and backline.
The College Arms Bar books Folk, Roots, Americana, Blues, Acoustic acts. This listing is part of the London venue directory.
The College Arms is an intimate village pub on College Road in Cranfield, Bedfordshire (MK43 0SR), with a bar, real ale and an attached Chinese restaurant ('Uncle Lim's'). Its live-music programme is run by Forest Folk and Roots, which stages monthly acoustic, contemporary folk, roots, americana and blues gigs in a laid-back, listening-room setting — recent bills include the likes of Minnie Birch. The venue holds around 80, with gig doors typically at 7:30pm, and parking immediately outside and on the nearby Cranfield University campus.
The College Arms Bar doesn't list fixed live-music nights, so look at what is booked in the rail below to see when it runs shows. Its listed genres start with folk. Its kit is not confirmed yet, so ask what is on stage before you load in. The College Arms Bar isn't on GigXchange yet - vote to bring it on, and have a short EPK and a live clip ready, since that is what most venues ask for first. For the rest of the circuit, read how to get gigs in London.
By size, The College Arms Bar is the joint 152nd largest of the 168 venues we list in and around London with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Jack Solomons Club (about 70); The Bugle Horn (about 70) and The Stags Head (about 70).
Find The College Arms Bar
You will find The College Arms Bar at 18 Store St, Cranfield, London, WC1E 7DH. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 302 rooms in our London venue directory.
The nearest station is Goodge Street (Underground station), about 5 minutes' walk away. The College Arms Bar is in Cranfield, London — use WC1E 7DH for sat-nav, taxis and ride apps. Before you travel, check the night’s start time and what’s on in London this week; if you book acts, see who’s available in London this weekend.
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What's On at The College Arms Bar
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The College Arms Bar is #239 of 302 London venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly. Only gigs in the GigXchange directory count.
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- #9 NEW Soul Mama Islington 13 gigs
- #10 – Underworld 12 gigs
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The College Arms Bar in brief. Set in Cranfield, London, The College Arms Bar is a small room (under 150) that books folk, roots and americana. Other rooms nearby: The Courtyard Theatre, The Crazy Coqs and The Dome, or browse the London venue directory.
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