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Botesdale Greyhound

Botesdale Greyhound

North West, 52.34221,1.00437

Cask Ale is sold here.

The Street, IP22 1BS

grid reference TM 047 758

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Contact:telephone(01379) 898003telephonewebsiteWebsite

Once a coaching in on the London-Norwich road, this no frills pub has lots of character. Bare floorboards, old furniture , old photos and taxidermy exhibits add to the atmosphere. Busy bar, quieter lounge/restaurant and a back room. Occasional live music Fridays, Food speciality is pizzas cooked in the wood-fired oven (not Sun, Mon) Parking is very limited. Free pool table in back room. Hog rolls Sunday lunchtime from October to April.

Note that parking at the pub is very limited.

The building dates from the late 15th century, though it was partly rebuilt and extended about 1600.

The spaniel on the sign (the sharp-eyed will have spotted that it's not a greyhound) is called Elvis and is owned by the pub's proprietor, Chris Burnard.

Planning permission has been granted for an on-site microbrewery, though this was some time ago and there appears to be no progress on it.

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Historical interest

Historical interest

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Landlords

Landlords

(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony, Kim or Keith - original sources are credited)

(some old PO historical directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)

(** information from Stuart Ansell)

(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)

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