This Pub is Permanently Closed
Reopened in January 2018 as a cyclist and rambler friendly pub after major refurbishment and renaming. Now a free house. There is a secure bike lock-up and a basic toolkit is available if needed (there's also a good bike shop nearby). They aim to provide a warm, cosy environment and specialise in local ales. Coffee, wine, tea and simple food are also available. Important note: The Cyclist is totally cash-free. So you will need a card to pay for food and drinks. Food Available Monday to Friday lunch time and Sunday lunch. Beers sold on draught (in rotation) - they currently are from: Colchester Brewery, Mauldons Brewery, Nethergate Brewery, Green Jack Brewery, Earl Soham Brewery, Cliff Quay Brewery, Duvel Moortgat.
Planning applications:
DC/21/03643 Full Planning Application - Change of use from cafe to part retail and part office space on ground floor, change of use from shed to holiday let, change of use of disused ancillary cellar to commercial use and associated works to facilitate these as detailed in the Design and Access Statement, Planning Statement and Heritage Statement and drawings. Approved 18 Nov 2021.
DC/21/03644 Application for Listed Building Consent - Change of use from café to part retail and part office space on ground floor, change of use from shed to holiday let, change of use of disused ancillary cellar to commercial use and associated works to facilitate these as detailed within the Design and Access Statement, Planning Statement and Heritage Statement and drawings. Approved 18 Nov 2021
Historic Interest
May also be listed at 33 Ballingdon St; it has also been listed in Bulmer Rd. Mentioned in the Bury & Norwich Post** in 1825: February 16th 1825 Mr Pettit the landlord of the King's Head at Sudbury was robbed of a valuable mare on Saturday night by the artifice of three villians, a man called for the hostler to hold his horse while he refreshed himself at the house, while thus employed, two men enterd the house & took the landlord's horse from the stable on which they rode off while the other took his horse from the hostler. The building dates from the early 17th century. Photographs of this Grade II Listed pub and more historical information about it can be found at suffolk.camra.org.uk/pub/942
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