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Exning Wheatsheaf
Exning Wheatsheaf
East, 52.26394,0.37008
Real Ale is sold here.
45 Chapel Rd, CB8 7HA
grid reference TL 618 655
owner/operator: Hawthorn Leisure
Large pub with a conservatory & large beer garden. 4 letting rooms. Guest beers are from the Marston beer list.
The pub is reputedly built on site of 17th century ale house or coaching inn.
Facilities
Accommodation available
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Beer served through handpumps
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome
Evening meals
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Quiet pub - no electronic games, piped music or jukebox
Real fire
Restaurant or separate dining area
Separate bar
Traditional pub games available
Railway station about 2.6 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Historical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1901 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: Greene King
Large pub, reputed to have been built on the site of a C17th alehouse.
Beers: Greene King IPA, seasonal ale, Abbot.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Landlords
1844: William Hassall ((WifeMarried/49y/born Newmarket, Cambridgeshire))
1855: William Hassall ((Innkeeper, Head/Married/51y/born Newmarket, Suffolk))
1861: William M Hopal ((Wheatsheaf inn))
1861: + Elizabeth M Hopal
1865: Frederick Heffer ((Farmer, not shown as publican, Head/Married/37y/born Suffolk))
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
