android appBury St Edmunds Tavern on St. John's
Local licensing authority for Bury St Edmunds is West Suffolk
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated Nov 29th, 2023.
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Bury St Edmunds Tavern on St. John's
formerly Wolf, Benson Blakes, Snug
West, 52.24713,0.71225
Currently closed but expected to reopen.
88-89 St John's St, IP33 1SJ
grid reference TL 852 644
opened modern
owner/operator: Cornhall Bury Ltd
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.
Closed for layout changes. Reopening date unknown.
Currently closed and on the market.
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)
Secret Distillery 0.01 mile
Grapes 0.04 mile
Nightjars 0.05 mile
Gym 0.06 mile
King's Arms 0.11 mile
Bushel 0.11 mileHistorical interest
[Wolf]
Owner/operator: JD Wetherspoon
New addition to the town's hostelries. Set out in typical Wetherspoon's style, offering cheap beer in basic but comfortable surroundings.
Beer: Courage Directors; Theakston Best Bitter, XB, Younger Scotch.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
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)
