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Melton Coach & Horses

Melton Coach & Horses

North East, 52.10362,1.32875

Cask Ale is sold here.

Melton Rd, IP12 1QB

grid reference TM 280 502

opened 1547

owner/operator: deben inns

Contact:telephone(01394) 384851telephonewebsiteWebsite

This pub is operated by Deben Inns. It has a spacious bar and restaurant areas that offer a wide range of drinks & home cooked food to a high standard.

The pub also caters for corporate events and holds cookery courses. There are plans to use some old brewery recipes from the former Melton brewery (which was located adjacent to the pub) to help recreate lost beers.

The building dates from the 17th century, with several subsequent extensions.

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Historical interest

Historical interest

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Landlords

Landlords

Footnote

Coach & horses became a popular means of transport for many travellers during the 17th and 18th cent. especially for those who could not afford their own vehicle. As regular services evolved, they encouraged many inns enroute to become natural stopping points for refreshments - with journeys broken into stages (about 8 miles) - and many eventually provided stabling to enable regular changes of horses. Their demise started in 1840s with the building of the railway network.

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

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

(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)

(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)

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