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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.
Beyton Bear
opening hours
12-9 Mon; 12-10.30 Tue-Sat; 12-9 Sun
food times
12-6 Mon; 12-9 Tue-Sat; 12-6 Sun
guest beers
This pub serves 2 guest ales.
Local licensing authority for Beyton is Mid Suffolk
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated Jun 3rd, 2020.
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Beyton Bear
Extra services available here during the Covid-19 lockdown:
Take away drinks:
"Cask beer - £3 pint
Keg beer - £3.50 pint
22nd March Cask ales available:
Woodfordes Volt, Woodfordes Wherry and Greene King Abbot Ale
Please bring your own container (no glass please, milk bottles are great!).
Red wine
Shiraz, Malbec, Merlot - £10
Cote Du Rhone, Rioja - £13
White wine
Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio - £10
Picpoul de Pinet, Marlborough Sauvignon, Prosecco - £13
Bottles
Corona (the beer not the virus!!) - £2.50
Fruit cider - £3.00
Ghost ship low alcohol - £2.50
Becks Blue - £2.00
Can's - coke, lemonade, San Pellegrino and others - £0.75
Tonic's - assorted flavours £1.00
Gin
Bear flavored gins - £19 a bottle
Bombay Sapphire - £27 litre
To order email Hannah on hannah@bibpub.com or text on 0781 211 7015."
Real Ale is sold here.
Tostock Rd, IP30 9AG
grid reference TL 937 632
Front bar, with comfortable seating. One eating area to the back, and a front restaurant seating area. Food is served 7 days a week.
There is easy access from the A14 as the pub was originally on the main Ipswich to Cambridge road.
The Bear was run by the same family from 1922 to 2016, when it was acquired by Old Cannon brewery.
Facilities
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Beer served through handpumps
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome
Evening meals: Thursday to Saturday
Family friendly: Children welcome in beer garden
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks): Friday to Sunday
Parking
Quiet pub - no electronic games, piped music or jukebox
Real fire
Restaurant or separate dining area
Separate bar
Traditional pub games available: Skittles
Railway station about 1.7 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Thurston: 1.7 miles (2.7km)
White Horse 0.22 mile
Gardners' Arms 1.15 miles
Bennet Arms 1.53 miles
Victoria 1.66 miles
Fox & Hounds 1.70 miles
Dog 2.0 milesHistorical interest
The pub can be seen on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
A report in the Ipswich Journal** on October 1st in 1856 states that The Bear Inn, Beyton was to be sold in October.
Beyton, old established road side public house. To be sold by auction, on the 17th October 1860. All that old established and well accustomed public house, called the Bear Inn, pleasantly situated next the high road leading from Bury to Stowmarket, and comprising large and small parlours, bars, kitchen, back kitchen, six bedrooms, extensive wine and beer cellars and store rooms…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(census information from Dudley Diaper)
(** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
