android appBury St Edmunds Old Cannon Brewery
Cash not accepted - card payments only.
opening hours
- Mon-Fri: 1930-2300
- Sat: 2030-2300
- Sun: 2030-2230
food times
- Mon-Sat: 1200-2100
- Sun: 1200-1600
regular real ales
- Adnams Southwold Bitter [H]
- Old Cannon --seasonal-- [H]
- Old Cannon Best Bitter [H]
- Old Cannon Gunner's Daughter [H]
guest beers
typically beers such as:
- Mauldons Moletrap Bitter
- Timothy Taylor Golden Best
This pub serves 2 guest ales.
source: National
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Bury St Edmunds is West Suffolk
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated Nov 21st, 2023.
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Bury St Edmunds Old Cannon Brewery
formerly St Edmund's Head, Cannon Brewery Inn
West, 52.24977,0.7148
Real Ale is sold here.
86 Cannon St, IP33 1JR
grid reference TL 854 647
Free House, opened about 1845
owner/operator: Innventure Ltd
This excellent brewpub is on the site of the original Cannon Brewery. Now in private hands, it is a true free house. The Old Cannon Brewery serves good quality food and comfortable accommodation is available. Both the brewpub and stable block are Grade II Listed. They date from mid 19th century.
They brew their own beers on site and have 2 signature beers available throughout the year; Best bitter and Gunner's Daughter and have a rotating seasonal ale which they also brew on site. They conduct tours of the micro brewery (book for tour) and usually brew in the bar using two vessels every Monday and Wednesday.
Cash payments are no longer accepted - cards only.
Both the brewpub and stable block are Grade II Listed. They date from mid 19th century.
Facilities
Accommodation available
Beer festivals
Beer garden or other outside drinking area: Outdoor drinking area to rear
Beer served through handpumps
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome
Evening meals
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Newspapers available
Parking
Pub sells beer from local brewers
Smoking area
WiFi available
Railway station about 0.3 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Bury St Edmunds: 528 yards (482m)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Bushel 0.15 mile
Beerhouse 0.15 mile
Linden Tree 0.23 mile
Grapes 0.24 mile
King's Arms 0.24 mile
Nightjars 0.26 mileHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this OS town plan from about 1850 (larger map).
Also listed at 80 (1879), 98 or 100 Cannon Place, and at 100 Short Brackland (1881).
The pub was a brew-pub between 1845 and 1917; shown on the 1885 OS town plan as the Cannon Brewery Inn.
Renamed Old Cannon in 1994.
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)
