It is the last remaining pub in the village, which has a population of roughly 600,[citation needed] and has a long history as a community centre.

The Royal Oak has also hosted the "egg dump" (a more dramatic version of conkers using eggs), a charity bicycle ride raising funds for Action Medical Research, a fun run and regular celebrations at national holidays such as Christmas, Easter and New Year.

[4] In one of the more bizarre parts of the pub's history, the remains of a cat were uncovered in the cellar walls during renovations.

As reported in the Hunts Post newspaper in 1983, some patrons claimed that they could hear bells and occasionally singing monks in the bar room chimney.

[citation needed] In November 2011, the Royal Oak was sold by the Charles Wells Pub Company to a private buyer.

[citation needed] In 2016, after several years of negotiations, a group of villagers and members of HWCPS joined together to make a fresh bid to buy the pub.

The Royal Oak won CAMRA's award for Most Improved Rural Pub in Huntingdonshire in October 2017.