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Sudbury Horse & Groom
Sudbury Horse & Groom
Currently closed - may reopen?
35 East St, CO10 2TU
grid reference TL 876 416
owner/operator: Greene King
Locals bar with single L shaped bar. Patio & outdoor smoking shelter.
Although Greene King branding has been removed, only GK beers have been seen by us when visiting.
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1902 (interactive map)
Facilities
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Beer served through handpumps
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome
Family friendly
Live music
Parking
Traditional pub games available
Railway station about 0.5 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Brewery Tap 0.09 mile
Weaver's Tap 0.15 mile
White Horse 0.19 mile
Grover & Allen 0.20 mile
North Street Tavern 0.20 mile
Gainsborough 0.23 mileHistorical interest
In WW1 the pub was home to C Company 2/6 of the London Regiment and it narrowly avoided being destroyed in a bombing raid by a Zeppelin on March 31st 1916 when 8 high explosives and 19 incendiary bombs were dropped on the town. Houses in East Street were destroyed, killing four people outright and one soldier who died a few days later.
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
