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Bury St Edmunds Oakes Barn
Bury St Edmunds Oakes Barn
South West, 52.24392,0.7114
Cask Ale is sold here.
St Andrews St South, IP33 3PH
grid reference TL 852 640
opened 21/11/2013
owner/operator: Oakes Barn Ltd
A real ale free house and social hub near the town centre with some period features and historic links to the mediaeval town. Six real ales are always available including one dark beer alongside craft cider. Home-made food comprises lunchtime specials and snacks served all day. There is an outside covered smoking area and open courtyard with seating. Regular events are held in the bar and an upstairs function room also available to hire.
A new build real ale pub, which opened on Thursday, November 21st 2013 and has established itself as a well-regarded community pub with excellent ale.
Children are welcome daytime/early evening.
The pub's name showcases its historical links with yarn merchant and banker James Oakes, who built the original building as a wool combing shed. Its logo also includes an oak tree, which he featured on his bank notes and is on the sign outside Lloyds Bank - once the Oakes Bevan & Co Bank.Bury Free Press
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Beer garden or other outside drinking area: Courtyard
Beer served through handpumps
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Cider (real draught, not keg) available
Dogs welcome
Family friendly
Function room available to hire: up to about 30 people
Live music
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Newspapers available
Pub sells beer from local brewers
Smoking area
Special events
Traditional pub games available
WiFi available
Railway station about 0.7 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Historical interest
Susan Wilde and Heather Warren launched this new build pub as a one bar free house called Oakes Barn in Nov 2013. The site has been excavated by local archaelagical group as it was once part of town ditch and defences and later used as a stable by local man, James Oakes.
Footnote
James Oakes was a historical figure in the town and part of the building used to be his stables.
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
