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Ale House, Colchester

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Opens at 2:00pm
Operator: Fred Veasey
82 Butt Road, Colchester, CO3 3DA (View on Google Map)
(01206) 573464
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2025 Branch Pub of the Year

2023 Branch Pub of the Year

2023 Town Pub of the Year

2022 Town Pub of the Year Runner Up;

2021 Town Pub of the Year Winner;

2020 Town Pub of the Year Winner;

2019 Town Pub of the Year Highly Commended;

2017 Town Pub of the Year Highly Commended;

2016 Town Pub of the Year Highly Commended;

2015 Town Pub of the Year Runner-Up;

A genuine free house just outside the town (city!) centre. A wide range of ales are on offer, including at least one dark, dispensed via a mixture of handpump and gravity, along with a range of ciders. Darts and TV sports are available, along with regular quiz and folk nights. The pub has won many CAMRA awards under the friendly landlady. There is a large walled garden to the rear which was a saviour during the pandemic.

Information for this venue is provided by the Colchester & North East Essex Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Dragoon
Local Authority
Colchester Borough Council
Last updated
24/04/2025
Last surveyed
17/02/2025
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
individual
Pub ID
COL/10596
Asset of Community Value
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Monday
4:00pm - 10:00pm
Tuesday
3:00pm - 10:00pm
Wednesday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:00pm
Sunday
2:00pm - 7:00pm

Current beers

This Pub serves 8 changing beers (Changing Beers, mostly LocAle.) and 0 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen
Colchester - Hyperbole
Colchester - Hyperbole Premium Golden Ale • 4.4% Spotted once
Colchester - Hyperbole
Colchester - Hyperbole

Premium Golden Ale

ABV: 4.4%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
Spotted once recently. Last spotted 1 week ago
Salcombe Shingle Bay
Salcombe - Shingle Bay Session Bitter • 4.2% Spotted once
Salcombe Shingle Bay
Salcombe - Shingle Bay

Session Bitter

ABV: 4.2%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
Spotted once recently. Last spotted 3 days ago
WHARF - EPA 100
WHARF - EPA 100 Session Pale Ale • 3.8% Spotted once
WHARF - EPA 100
WHARF - EPA 100

Session Pale Ale

ABV: 3.8%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
Spotted once recently. Last spotted 1 week ago

Source: Regional

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Garden Garden
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
At Landladys Discretion
Games Games
Darts, Bar Billiards
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Real Cider Real Cider
4 changing ciders.
LocAle LocAle
WHARF, Colchester, Mighty Oak
Transport
Close to bus routes (20m)
First: 56, 57; Hedingham: 63
Nearby Station (800m)
Colchester Town

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