android appBury St Edmunds Tollgate
opening hours
- Mon-Thu: 1100-2400
- Fri-Sat: 1100-0100
- Sun: 1200-2400
Local licensing authority for Bury St Edmunds is West Suffolk
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated May 19th, 2021.
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Bury St Edmunds Tollgate
South West, 52.26069,0.71157
Real Ale is sold here.
142 Fornham Rd, IP32 6AX
grid reference TL 851 659
opened pre-1780
owner/operator: Greene King
Attractive building located on a road now by-passed. The pub has a large garden with covered patio & outside bar. Charity Events throughout the year. Disabled access available.
There's a 10% discount on Real Ales for Camra members.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
CAMRA members' discount scheme: 10% off real ales for CAMRA members
Evening meals
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Separate bar
Traditional pub games available
Railway station about 0.6 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Bury St Edmunds: 0.6 miles (1.0km)
Greengage 0.45 mile
Linden Tree 0.54 mile
Beerhouse 0.63 mile
Woolpack 0.65 mile
Old Cannon Brewery 0.77 mileHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from 1883 (interactive map).
A Match of Cocks at Thomas Williamson's at the Toll-Gate near Bury.Ipswich Journal, December 20th 1746***
Friday last, Mr Titus Manning, of the Tollgate Inn, near Bury, married Miss Spink, of Fornham All Saints.Ipswich Journal, August 1800**
Died August 1805, Mr Titus Manning, publican at the Toll Gate Inn, Bury St. Edmunds.Ipswich Journal, Aug1805**
On 20 Sep 1838, Mr Henry Rudland, son of Mr John RUDLAND of the Tolgate Inn, Bury, married Miss Elizabeth Mayhew, Bury
At 4pm March 20th, 1847 the thatch of the Tollgate caught fire probably by soot from the chimney. Before the engine could get there the roof was in flames and the house destroyed, the store next door containing beer was preserved by plentiful water…
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)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
