android appBury St Edmunds Spread Eagle
opening hours
- Mon-Sun: 1100-2300
food times
- Mon-Sun: 1100-2100
regular cask ales
- Greene King IPA [H]
guest beers
This pub serves 2 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 Spread Eagle
East, 52.23913,0.70408
Cask Ale is sold here.
(A143) Out Westgate (A143), IP33 2DE
grid reference TL 847 635
opened 1837
owner/operator: Greene King
Town pub with a "country atmosphere". Patio area; no food Sun eve.
There's a 10% discount on Real Ales for Camra members.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
CAMRA members' discount scheme: 10% discount off cask beer for CAMRA members
Evening meals
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Separate bar
Traditional pub games available
Railway station about 1.3 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Bury St Edmunds: 1.3 miles (2.1km)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Dove 0.16 mile
Westgate 0.40 mile
Rose & Crown 0.42 mile
Oakes Barn 0.45 mile
Vespers 0.48 mile
Masons' Arms 0.49 mileHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: Greene King
Town pub with a country atmosphere. Due to be extended in 1996. Pleasant patio area. No food Sun eve.
Beer: Greene King IPA, Seasonal Ale, Abbot.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
An earlier pub of the same name was previously located in the Buttermarket.
Thursday last, being the day for granting annual licences to the victuallers and innkeepers of this borough (BSE), the former number of 51 were reviewed by the magistrates. There were also several applications for new licences but only 2 were granted. Namely, one for Mr Frederick CLARK, Jun…
Landlords
Footnote
The spread eagle was originally a Roman sign and later used by many countries including Austria, Germany, Russia, Spain & France. The sign is also used by many English noble families. Its popularity as an inn sign owes a lot to the fact that it was the device of Catherine of Aragon.
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(1861 census information from Malcolm Fairley)
(** information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
