grid reference TL 864 458
opened 1450
owner Greene King
hotel
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opening hours:
- 1100-2300
regular real ales
Greene King IPA + Abbot plus guest beer
listed building grade II*
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Local licensing authority for Long Melford is Babergh
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated 22/05/2016
Imposing 15th cent. 3* hotel with 25 rooms & used as an inn since at least 1580. The comfortable bar & lounge to rear of building (accessed from main entrance) overlook a coutyard & also welcomes non residents. It previously featured in TV's Lovejoy. The hotel was extensively & sympathetically refurbished in 2003. Food available 12-2.30 6.30-9.30 In 1648 the innkeeper, Richard Everard was killed in a brawl in the entrance hall. His body was said to have vanished before the burial.
Beer served through handpulls
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Evening meals
Restaurant or separate dining area
Separate public bar
Real fire
Dog friendly
Family friendly
Accommodation available
Pub is accessible to disabled customers
Bus stop nearby (see public transport tab for details)
Railway station about 3.50 miles away (see public transport tab for details)
Quiet pub - no electronic games, piped music or jukebox
parking
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of te londonpublichouse.com)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
Old pictures from http://www.foxearth.org.uk
Note
Name may be a sympathetic reference to a Papal bull - a lead seal attached to official religious edicts or documents - or a reference to Henry VIII who introduced a bulls head into his coat-of-arms after he defied a papal bull in 1538. Bull baiting was also quite widespread until it was banned in 1835.