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Bury St Edmunds Dog & Partridge
Bury St Edmunds Dog & Partridge
formerly Mermaid
East, 52.24171,0.71679
Cask Ale is sold here.
29 Crown St, IP33 1QU
grid reference TL 855 638
opened 17th century
owner/operator: Greene King
Attractive 17th cent rooms to front with large modern extension to rear. Very popular with younger people at weekends. Accommodation available.
There's a 10% discount on Real Ales for card-carrying Camra members.
Facilities
- Accommodation available
- Beer garden or other outside drinking area
- CAMRA members' discount scheme: 10% discount off cask beer for CAMRA members
- Family friendly
- Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
- Parking
- Restaurant or separate dining area
- Separate bar
- Traditional pub games available
- WiFi available
Railway station about 0.9 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Historical interest
The pub is shown on this OS town plan from about 1850 (larger map).
Owner/operator: Greene King
C17th coaching inn. Very popular with younger people at weekends.
Beer: Greene King XX Mild, Rayments Special, Seasonal Ale, Abbot.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Also listed at 21 and 27 and 28 Crown St
In 1891 at 27 crown st
On Sunday night past, at the Dog and Partridge, in this town, a man devoured the whole of an earthenware pint mug, except the handle, and would have swallowed that also, but that the person with whom he had betted a trifling wager, expressed himself perfectly satisfied!Bury Post, 1788 (information from Old inns of Suffolk by Leonard P Thompson)
Died on the 2 August 1805, aged 53, Mr John Risbrock, of the Dog and Partridge, Bury St. Edmunds.Ipswich Journal, Aug 1805**
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)