android appCavendish Five Bells
opening hours
- Mon-Sat: 1200-2300
- Sun: 1200-2230
guest beers
typically beers such as:
- Colchester Jack Spitty's Smuggler's Ale
- Colchester Number One
- Nethergate Suffolk County Best Bitter
This pub serves 3 guest ales.
source: Regional
Local licensing authority for Cavendish is West Suffolk
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated Jun 5th, 2020.
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Cavendish Five Bells
South, 52.08764,0.63254
Real Ale is sold here.
The Green, CO10 8BA
grid reference TL 804 465
bar / restaurant
Thatched, single bar pub with fine views across village green. A local brewery supplies some of the real ales on offer.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome
Evening meals
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Restaurant or separate dining area
Sport TV
Traditional pub games available
WiFi available: free.
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Sudbury: 6.6 miles (10.6km)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
George 0.05 mile
Bull 0.15 mile
Angel 1.62 miles
Black Lion 1.80 miles
Globe 2.2 milesHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1902 (interactive map)
The original pub dates from before 1766, when it was advertised to let in the Ipswich Journal** as follows: October 11th 1766
To be lett and entered immediately-the ancient and well accustomed Inn known as the Five Bells in Cavendish also the household goods-furniture-stocks of ale and beer, casks to be sold to any person that shall hire the house upon a fair appraisal and also a very good stock in the Coopers way to be disposed off with the above. For particulars enquire of John Shrive or John Revell of Cavendish.
To be lett, the Five Bells, Cavendish...Enquire of Mr. John Shrive or Mr…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** reproduced with kind permission from Foxearth & District Local History Society)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
(**** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
