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Bungay Chequers
Bungay Chequers
South East, 52.45696,1.4384
Cask Ale is sold here.
23 Bridge St, NR35 1HD
grid reference TM 337 898
opened 17th century
Pub is situated close to the town centre and has been updated with new flooring and lights. It consists of two rooms separated by an archway. Ample parking is available adjacent to a partially covered area leading to a paved beer garden. Real ales are often sourced from local breweries.
Facilities
- Beer garden or other outside drinking area: paved beer garden
- Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
- Dogs welcome
- Evening meals: snack menu
- Parking
- Pub sells beer from local brewers
- Smoking area: Garden
- Sport TV
- Traditional pub games available: Darts
- WiFi available
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Historical interest
Owner/operator: free
Re-establishing itself after the loss of the former long-standing, beer loving manager. Covered drinking area at rear.
beer: Adnams Bitter; London Pride; Buffy's Mild; Bass guest beers.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Landlords
Footnote
The Chequers sign is an ancient sign probably brought to England by the Romans. Later the sign became associated with a money table e.g. an exchequer or type of chessboard. Some pubs displayed the sign to indicate that they would change money or acted as bankers in some way.
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)