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Troston Bull
opening hours
- Mon-Tue: closed
- Wed-Fri: 1700-2300
- Sat: 1200-2300
- Sun: 1200-2000
guest beers
This pub serves 3 guest ales.
source: National
Local licensing authority for Troston is West Suffolk
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated May 28th, 2020.
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Troston Bull
Currently closed - may reopen?
The St, IP31 1EW
grid reference TL 897 721
Reopened 15 July 2017 after lengthy closure. New owners also have set up the Wilde Bull micro-brewery on the premises.
In August 2018, the owners tweeted "Good morning to all our customers. I'm sorry to inform you that as of 2pm yesterday the Troston Bull has closed for business until further notice. I'd like to thank all of you that have supported us over the past year and wish you all the best for the future."
We hope this isn't the end...
The pub can be seen on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome
Family friendly
Parking
Real fire
Separate bar
Traditional pub games available
Gallery
Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Fox 1.70 miles
Greyhound 2.4 miles
Pykkerell 2.4 miles
Cadogan Arms 2.7 miles
Bunbury Arms 2.9 miles
Dun Cow 3.0 milesHistorical interest
The pub is historically listed as a Family & Commercial hotel & posting house.
Francis Fuller, received 14 days imprisonment for stealing a piece of pork from out of the saucepan in the public kitchen at the Troston Bull, the property of Josiah FARROW.Ipswich Journal, January 30th 1828***
James Catton was charged with stealing 6 gallons of beer from the Bull brewhouse after his wife was seen carrying two buckets of beer to her house. The defence was that Catton knew nothing of the theft and was a man of gallantry and would have carried the two pails of beer instead of his wife…
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)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
