android appTroston Bull
opening hours
- Mon-Tue: closed
- Wed-Sat: 1200-2300
- Sun: 1200-2000
food times
- Mon-Tue: closed
- Wed-Sat: 1200-1430, 1800-2100
- Sun: 1200-1600
regular cask ales
- Adnams Ghost Ship [H]
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 Nov 21st, 2023.
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Troston Bull
North West, 52.31468,0.7828
Cask Ale is sold here.
The St, IP31 1EW
grid reference TL 897 721
Re-open under new management. Rascality Brewery established on site. Pub serving food and drink 5 days a week - with plans to extend to 7 days in 2023. Beers often include at least one from the pubs own brewery.
Rascality Brewery also operates within the pub and its beers are available on the bar.
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
Nearest railway station
Thurston: 5.3 miles (8.5km)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Fox 1.70 miles
Greyhound 2.4 miles
Pykkerell 2.4 miles
Cadogan Arms 2.7 miles
Dun Cow 3.0 miles
Grumpy Goat 3.1 milesHistorical interest
The pub can be seen on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: Greene King
Popular local. Bars show signs of being much older than the exterior would suggest. No food Sun. & Mon. eve.
Beers: Greene King XX Mild, IPA, seasonal AleCAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
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, 30 Jan 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…
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)
