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In the light of the government announcement of March 20th, all pubs are now closed until further notice.
A number of pubs are providing takeaway food and/or drinks during the Covid-19 lockdown. Some offer deliveries, while others are selling from the premises. This page lists details of those we know about.
If you can give any of our pubs some support through these terrible times by buying some takeaway food or drink, please do so. Our pubs need as much support of possible if they're going to still be there for us when the crisis is over.
Bury St Edmunds Tavern on St. John's
opening hours
Closed Mon; 11am-11pm Tue-Thu; 11am-1am Fri & Sat; 12-10pm Sun
food times
Closed Mon; 12-9pm Tue; 11am-9pm Wed; 12-9pm Thu-Sat; 12-4pm Sun
guest beers
This pub serves 3 guest ales.
source: National
Local licensing authority for Bury St Edmunds is West Suffolk
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated Mar 2nd, 2020.
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Bury St Edmunds Tavern on St. John's
formerly Wolf, Benson Blakes, Snug
Real Ale is sold here.
88-89 St John's Street, IP33 1SJ
grid reference TL 852 644
opened modern
COVID-19 UPDATE: Pub is offering takeaway Sunday lunches - please contact pub for details.
Reopened in May 2019, a freehouse The Tavern is able to stock a large range of both local and craft beer. Food served all day from 12noon to 9pm (4pm Sundays) and from 11am on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Facilities
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome
Evening meals
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Railway station about 0.5 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Bury St Edmunds: 0.5 miles (0.8km)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Grapes 0.04 mile
Karooze 0.05 mile
Gym 0.06 mile
King's Arms 0.11 mile
Nutshell 0.16 mileHistorical interest
A former pizza restaurant converted into a comfortable bar / restaurant.
This was Benson Blake's, A Lloyd's No. 1 pub, part of the JD Wetherspoon chain, which was sold around September 2016 to become the Snug, part of a chain of cocktail bars.
It reopened on May 24th 2019 as the Tavern on St John's.
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
