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Although the government has now allowed pubs to reopen, many are still unable to do so safely, while most if not all are only able to accommodate limited numbers of customers. Many of them are still reliant on providing takeaway food and/or drinks. Some offer deliveries, while others are selling from the premises. This page lists details of those we know about.
If you can give any of our pubs some support through these difficult times by buying some takeaway food or drink, please do so. Our pubs need as much support as possible if they're going to still be there for us when the crisis is over.
Hartest Ruffel's Beerhouse
Hartest Ruffel's Beerhouse
Closed unknown
James Seeley of Hartest said he saw deceased driving a little pony and cart near his house."He asked me where he was, I said Hartest, he said how far is it to Bury, I said about 9½ miles, he asked me if there was a public house was nearby, I told him Hartest Crown was about ½ a mile down in the village, after I got down there he asked me where Mr Ruffel lived, I told him about ¾ of mile off in the common, we shook hands and he bade me goodbye, he said 'I will see you in the morning', he then drove fast down the hill, he seemed intoxicated, I told him to 'mind how you drive down there as it is a bad hill', he seemed alright when I left home.
I cannot tell whether it is the body of the man who drove off, it seemed to be but I had never seen him before so I can't tell."
John Garwood of Hartest …
Footnote
[1] News report reproduced with kind permission from Foxearth & District Local History Society.
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
