Bury St Edmunds Fox Inn
listed building grade II*
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 Fox Inn
East, 52.24635,0.71992
Currently closed but expected to reopen.
Undergoing refurbishment as of September 2025
1 Eastgate St, IP33 1XX
grid reference TL 857 643
owner/operator: Greene King / Old English Inns (Greene King)
The pub is shown on this OS town plan from about 1850 (larger map).
Characterful building and 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) and try to have as little environmental impact as possible. Live Jazz from 7.30 every Sun eve.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
CAMRA members' discount scheme: 10% discount off cask beer for CAMRA members
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)
One Bull 0.15 mile
King's Arms 0.23 mile
Queen's Bar & Grill 0.28 mile
Old Cannon Brewery 0.32 mile
Hopsters 0.32 mile
Nutshell 0.33 mileHistorical interest
Owner/operator: Greene King
Characterful building. The oldest pub in Bury, which has not been spoilt by a recent extension. Well worth a look.
Beer: Greene King IPA, Seasonal Ale, Abbot.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
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)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
