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East Bergholt Carrier's Arms
East Bergholt Carrier's Arms
formerly Carrick Arms?
North West, 51.97779,1.01805
Cask Ale is sold here.
Heath Rd, CO7 6RA
grid reference TM 073 353
opened 15th century
owner/operator: Wellington
A large fireplace & beamed ceilings hint at the building's historic origins - being 14th century in one half & 15th century in the other - but it has been much altered since.
Lunchtime & evening meals every day and on Sunday evenings. They also serve Sunday roast & bar snacks at lunchtimes.
In the garden is a large pond full of very large koi carp. There's also a large car park and a large, fully fenced garden.
Facilities
- Beer garden or other outside drinking area
- Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
- Cider (real draught, not keg) available: including Seacider, Snails Bank
- Dogs welcome
- Evening meals
- Family friendly
- Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
- Parking
- Real fire
- Traditional pub games available: pool table
- WiFi available: free
Railway station about 3.2 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Historical interest
Owner/operator: Inntrepeneur
The massive fireplace and beamed ceilings hint at the pub's C15th origins but in all other respects it has been much changed and opened up.
Beers: Ruddle's Best Bitter; Webster's Yorkshire BitterCAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
1881 census records a Carrick Arms, Gaston End, which probably refers to this pub.
In 1937 the pub is listed in Kelly's Directory as one of 220 pubs that was retailing beer that they were brewing.
New landlords (since March 2010) have refurbished the pub.
Landlords
Footnote
A carrier is an old trade and usually refered to the landlord also providing transport for goods e.g. coal, corn, timber or lime.
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)