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In the light of the government announcement of March 20th, all pubs are now closed until further notice.
However, a number of pubs are providing takeaway food and/or drinks during the 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 difficult times by buying some takeaway food or drink, please do so. Our pubs need as much support as possible if they're going to still be there for us when the crisis is over.
Bury St Edmunds Fox Inn
opening hours
8am-11pm
food times
11am-10pm
listed building grade II*
Local licensing authority for Bury St Edmunds is West Suffolk
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated Jun 5th, 2020.
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Bury St Edmunds Fox Inn
Real Ale is sold here.
1 Eastgate St, IP33 1XX
grid reference TL 857 643
Characterful building & claims to be (in part) the oldest remaining pub in town. According to Listed Buildings Register, it was built in the 15th century as a merchant's house, though it's probably older, being recorded as a hospice for the abbey before the Dissolution. Located just outside the old East Gate. Nicely furnished throughout with a courtyard garden. This pub also has a declared ethical policy (see the website) & try to have as little environmental impact as possible. Food available (12 - 2.30 & 6 - 10). Live Jazz from 7.30 every Sun eve.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Cask Marque accredited
Evening meals
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Real fire
Separate bar
Traditional pub games available
WiFi available
Railway station about 0.7 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Bury St Edmunds: 0.7 miles (1.1km)
Greyhound 0.14 mile
Vino Gusto 0.15 mile
King's Arms 0.23 mile
Queen's Bar & Grill 0.27 mile
So Bar 0.31 mile
Old Cannon Brewery 0.31 mileHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Also listed at 21 Mustow Street and 117 Northgate St. (1881).
Fox Inn, Eastgate Street, BSE to be sold by Auction...All that Freehold estate, now in full trade...with stables, brew-house, sheds, pigsties & other buildings in a large yard (No landlord noted).Ipswich Journal, April 24th 1811**
Died on the 3rd, aged 67, Lavinia, widow of Robert Burroughs, formerly of the Fox Inn, Bury.Ipswich Journal, January 1880***
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(1861 census information from Malcolm Fairley)
(** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
