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2025 Town Pub of the Year Runner Up;

2024 Town Pub of the Year Runner Up;

2023 Town Pub of the Year Highly Commended;

2022 Town Pub of the Year;

2021 Town Pub of the Year Runner-Up;

2020 Town Pub of the Year Runner-Up;

2019 Town Pub of the Year Runner-Up;

2018 Town Pub of the Year Highly Commended;

Pub with bar serving two separate drinking areas. Comfortable seating areas. Good value and varied menu. Pool and darts. Occasional quiz night and live music. Food: Mon-Sun 12-2 also 6-9 Fri-Sat In Colchester and NE Essex 2012 Pubs Guide.

Information for this venue is provided by the Colchester & North East Essex Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Colchester
Last updated
Last surveyed
21/02/2026
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
unknown
Pub ID
COL/10795
Asset of Community Value
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Monday
Noon - 9:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 9:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 10:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 10:00pm
Friday
Noon - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 9:00pm
Monday
Noon - 4:00pm
Tuesday
No Service
Wednesday
Noon - 8:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 8:00pm
Friday
Noon - 8:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 8:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 4:00pm

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Current beers

This Pub serves 4 changing beers (House Beer Wibblers 'Isla Rose' plus 3 Ever Changing Ales on Handpump sourced both Locally and Nationally. WHARf, Bishop Nick, Colchester, Mighty Oak.) and 0 regular beers.

The venue's range of changing beers regularly includes the following rare beer styles: Stout, Porter, Mild.

Source: Regional


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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Live Music Live Music
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Events Events
Games Games
Real Fire Real Fire
Restaurant Restaurant
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Smoking Smoking
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Real Cider Real Cider
LocAle LocAle
Wibblers Isla Rose
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes (180m)
First: 52, X20, 371, 320; Hedingham: 82, 83 (83B adds to services)
On London Road
Directions
Situated in a small lane 100m from London Road, Stanway West of Colchester.

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