android appBury St Edmunds Beerhouse
Cash not accepted - card payments only.
opening hours
- Mon-Fri: 1700-2300
- Sat: 1200-2300
- Sun: 1200-2200
regular cask ales
- Brewshed Best Bitter [H]
guest beers
This pub serves 7 guest ales.
source: National
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 Beerhouse
formerly Segment, Ipswich Arms, Gaff, Bar Curvo
South West, 52.25159,0.71291
Cask Ale is sold here.
1 Tayfen Rd, IP32 6BH
grid reference TL 852 649
opened 1857
owner/operator: Gusto Pronto
Traditional beer house in unusual semi-circular Victorian building, very handy for the railway station. Open fire in winter. Refurbished with a modern feel. Projector TV for major sporting events.Homemade snacks are available.Serves own beers from the Brewshed brewery which was originally behind pub (but relocated out of town during 2016). Three other local pubs are also owned by same company.
Seven beer engines provide an ever-changing selection of well-kept Real Ales. Three real ciders. Regular beer festivals and annual cider festival.
A wonderful place to spend time while waiting for a train at the conveniently nearby railway station. And for any other reason.
Note that the Pizzashed, for which hygiene ratings are given, is the on-site pizzeria.
Facilities
Beer festivals
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Beer served through handpumps
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Cider (real draught, not keg) available
Dogs welcome
Family friendly: Children welcome in courtyard
Newspapers available
Parking: small car park
Pub sells beer from local brewers
Real fire
Smoking area
Sport TV
WiFi available: free.
Railway station about 0.2 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Bury St Edmunds: 352 yards (321m)
Linden Tree 0.13 mile
Old Cannon Brewery 0.15 mile
Bushel 0.20 mile
Secret Distillery 0.30 mile
Grapes 0.32 mile
Gym 0.34 mileHistorical interest
It's shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
[Ipswich Arms]
Owner/operator: Greene King
Victorian pub, originally called the Segment after its unique semi-circular shape. Lively drinkers bar purveys good beer and value for money food. The early photo in the bar was taken from the top of St John Church in 1871.
Beer: Greene King XX Mild, IPA, Seasonal Ale, Abbot.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Listed in St Andrew's Street in 1861. Listed in 1874 as 24 Tay-Fen Rd.
Died on the 13th, Ann S Stevenson aged 38, wife of William Stevenson, Ipswich Arms, Bury.Ipswich Journal, August 1880**
The Ipswich Arms was changed to the Gaff (in late 2007) and then to Bar Curvo (mid 2009)…
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 Stuart Ansell)
