Sudbury Gainsborough
opening hours
- Mon-Thu: 1130-2230
- Fri: 1130-2400
- Sat: 1000-2400
- Sun: 1200-1800
food times
- Mon-Sat: 1200-2045
- Sun: 1200-1700
regular cask ales
- Adnams Ghost Ship [H]
- Adnams Southwold Bitter [H]
guest beers
This pub serves 1 guest ale.
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Sudbury is Babergh
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated Jul 30th, 2024.
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Sudbury Gainsborough
formerly Royal Oak, Oak
South, 52.03853,0.73266
Cask Ale is sold here.
7-8 King St, CO10 2EB
grid reference TL 875 413
owner/operator: Heineken UK
Lively bar with regular live music. 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.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Real fire
Separate bar
Traditional pub games available
Railway station about 0.2 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Sudbury: 352 yards (321m)
Comfortable 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
The pub is shown on this OS town plan from 1881 (larger map).
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)
