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Bull, Beaumaris (Olde Bull's Head Inn)

Part of a hotel but open to all.

Grade II*-listed building that was the original posting house of the borough. In 1645 General Mytton, a parliamentarian, commandeered the inn while his forces laid siege to the nearby castle. The Royalists surrendered on 25 June 1646. Dr Johnson and Charles Dickens were famous guests and each bedroom is named after a Dickens character. The beamed bar has a large open fire. Parking is limited.

While the bar opens at 11am alcohol is not served until after 12.

Historic Interest

17th-century origin, but substantially rebuilt and enlarged in 1766. Grade II* Listed, Historic Wales reference 5601.

Information for this venue is provided by the Gwynedd A Mon Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Sir Ynys Mon - Isle of Anglesey
Last updated
29/08/2024
Last surveyed
Pub ID
SIR/044
Asset of Community Value

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed status: II*

The marvellous unspoilt public bar and a snug annexe to the left in this 17/18th century coaching inn are barely altered in at least 50 years. The oldest pub fittings are the shelves at the rear of the public bar servery. The brick fireplace, counter and bay window seating here could well date from around 1940, which is the date on the bank of handpumps. As the 1960s photo on the wall above the fireplace shows, there were large niches left and right of the fireplace but in recent years the left one has become an arched short passageway to link a former separate business. This is now a tiny snug bar, which has a brick bar counter of c.1960 with two old wooden hatch doors above and marble bar top. The entrance hall with a flagstone and tiled floor has an Art Nouveau decoration on a window to the bar/left side. The residents’ lounge on the right was a shop in 1928. In the courtyard is what the Guinness Book of Records states to be the largest simple-hinged door in Britain (11 feet wide and 13 feet high)

General information about historic pub interiors

The marvellous unspoilt public bar and a snug annexe to the left in this 17/18th century inn are barely altered in 50 years. This was a coaching inn on the London to Holyhead route prior to Telford's Menai Suspension Bridge. In the courtyard is what is recorded in The Guinness Book of Records as the largest simple-hinged door in Britain (11 feet wide and 13 feet high). The oldest pub fittings are the shelving at the rear of the servery in the public bar. As the photo from the 1960s on the wall above the fireplace shows there were large niches to the left and right of the fireplace but in recent years the left one has become an arched short passageway to link a former separate business. This is now a tiny snug bar, which has a brick bar counter of c.1960 with two old wooden hatch doors above and marble bar top.

The entrance hall with a flagstone and tiled floor has an Art Nouveau decoration on a window to the bar/left side. The residents’ lounge on the right was a shop in 1928. The last major changes to the public bar were possibly around 1940, the date on the bank of three handpumps with red Bakelite handles. The brick fireplace, bar counter featuring four rows of 1930s-looking bricks and the red leather bay window seating could well date from c.1940. The stable door/hatch to the side looks much older.

General information about historic pub interiors
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Opening
Food
Monday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Noon - 2:00pm & 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Tuesday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Noon - 2:00pm & 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Noon - 2:00pm & 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Noon - 2:00pm & 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Noon - 2:00pm & 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Noon - 2:00pm & 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Sunday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Noon - 2:00pm & 6:00pm - 9:00pm
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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Parking Parking
Accommodation Accommodation
Camping Camping
(500m)
Real Fire Real Fire
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Real Ale Real Ale
Real Heritage Pub Real Heritage Pub
Cask Marque Cask Marque
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes (40m)
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