Sudbury Gainsborough
listed building grade II
last updated Mar 31st, 2025.
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Sudbury Gainsborough
also traded as Royal Oak, Oak
South, 52.03853,0.73266
Closed:
Closed and boarded up following drugs raid by police
last owner/operator: Heineken UK
7-8 King St, CO10 2EB
grid reference TL 875 413
The pub is shown on this OS town plan from 1881 (larger map).
Lively bar with regular live music and discos. Now also serving food in the evenings.
it was called the Royal Oak until late 2015/early 2016.
The building is thought to date from the 17th century, but has been much altered.
Gallery
Cow 0.03 mile
White Horse 0.08 mile
Weaver's Tap 0.09 mile
Lady Elizabeth 0.11 mile
Brewery Tap 0.14 mile
Grover & Allen 0.19 mileHistorical interest
Owner/operator: Allied Domecq
[Royal Oak]
Lively pub with regular bands on Fri. & Sat. eve. and good beer, including interesting guests. Reputedly haunted by a poltergeist. Meals Fri.-Sat. only.
Beers: Greene King IPA; Nethergate Bitter; guest beer (independent)CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Also listed in Borehamgate Street (1839 - 1865).
Mr Joseph Gooch was granted an extension in time of one hour on the occasion of a club dinner for the Order of Shepherds. Ipswich Journal, Oct 1875**
In the February/March 1981 edition of Last Orders*** it was reported that the Royal Oak was then owned by Ind Coope.
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)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** Last Orders is a free local newsletter - published by Suffolk CAMRA memers since 1978)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
