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Bull Hotel

OLD ENGLISH INNS

MANAGER

Gary Hodgson.

 

ADDRESS

Hall Street, Long Melford, Sudbury, Suffolk  CO10 9JG  Tel. 01787 378494  Fax. 01787 880307  e-mail bull.longmelford@pubexplorer.com 

 

MAP

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OWN WEBSITE

www.thebull-hotel.com

 

PUB EXPLORER REFERENCE

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PUB OPENING TIMES

Monday - Saturday 11am - 11pm. Sunday 12noon - 10.30pm.

 

DRAUGHT BEERS SERVED

Carling, Fosters, Stella, Guinness, Strongbow Cider.

 

REAL ALES

Greene King IPA / Abbot + Guest Ale.

 

SPECIAL EVENTS

Held last weekend of the month. See in-house or ring for full details.

 

DINING AT THIS OLD ENGLISH INN
Traditional Pub Meals served from an extensive main menu & Homemade Specials board with specialty dishes.
 

ACCOMPANYING DRINKS

 Range of Fine Wines, Hot Chocolate & Tea, Cafe Tier & Range of Fresh Coffees.

 

CREAM TEAS

Cream teas, sandwiches and coffee. Daily 10am - 9.30pm.

 

RESTAURANT DINING TIMES

Daily 12.30pm - 2pm & 6.30pm - 9.30pm.

 


ACCOMMODATION

25 rooms all en-suite with facilities. (poster room and suites are available).

 

RATES

Bed & Breakfast. Single  £80.00. Double / Twin  £120.00.
Dinner, Bed & Breakfast. Single  £90.00. Double / Twin  £140.00.
Dinner, Bed & Breakfast (2 nights only). £69.50 per person per night.

 

TERMS & BOOKING

Rates quoted above are standard and may be subject to change.
Wedding package is available on request. Special rates are often available through Central Reservations Tel. 0800 9173085.

 

BREAKFAST TIMES

Also open to non-residents.
Monday - Friday 7am - 9.30am. Saturday & Sunday 8am - 10am.

 

FUNCTIONS

Licensed for Civil weddings.
Meeting Rooms available for up to 30 people. Full conference facilities.
We cater for private functions for between 30 & 120 people. A popular venue for all occasions. Full wedding packages available.

 

FACILITIES

 Courtyard Seating Area (canopy for smokers), Wheelchair Access, Disabled Toilet.

 

OTHER

Children Welcome. Debit & Credit Cards accepted.

 

Bull Hotel Photo

The History - Built in 1450 by a wealthy Wool Merchant, The Bull has been a Inn since 1570. It  is set on the longest high street in East Anglia in the fascinating village of Long Melford. Known as the antiques Capital of the Region Long Melford was famously used as a setting for the TV series ‘Lovejoy.’ Originally the House was built as a rectangle with two wings extending rearwards from its extremities. It is thought that at the rear of the building the workmen were engaged with weaving the cloth which gave the original owner and much of Long Melford fame and fortune. Historians delight in pointing out that the Bull was a well known house before the discovery of America and at a time when the last battles of the Wars of the Roses had not yet been fought. When the original House became an Inn many alterations were done to bring it up to date and fit for its new role. Over the next 100 years more alterations were undertaken to make the Inn a better place for the new coach trade and to house the Ostler’s and Horses required by Britain’s newest travel revolution.  Standing halfway between London and Norwich, Long Melford became a natural coaching centre, The Bull was the principle coaching inn, and by 1807 the Bull was also the only Posting House in the Village.  In 1929 Trust House Ltd acquired the Hotel and shortly after began major renovations. It had been thought that the original timber and plaster exterior had been removed during the last century, but in 1935 workmen discovered it intact underneath a nine inch thick plain brick wall which was removed to reveal the frontage that is much admired today.  More recently the Hotel, part of the Old English Inns estate until 2001 was purchased by Bury St Edmunds based Brewer Greene King.
 The Surrounding Area - Long Melford is a prime area of interest for the traveller, not only for its own Halls, fine Church and antiques shops , but also for the areas of historic interest in the neighbourhood.  Villages such as Lavenham, Cavendish, Clare and Boxford all lies within easy reach and the ancient towns of Bury St Edmunds and Colchester are nearby.

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